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Robert Jefferson Melton 1831–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1831

Birth Location: Putnam, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 5 February 1908

Death Location: Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, United States

Father: Thomas Melton

Mother: Elizabeth Thrash

Spouse(s): Corasan Floyd

Children(s): John Melton, Robert Melton, Charley Melton, Mittie Melton, Etta Melton, Eula Melton, Early Melton

Robert Jefferson Melton was born in 1831 in Putnam, Georgia, United States, the child of Thomas Spencer Melton And Elizabeth Cynthia Thrash. In 1880, Robert Jefferson Melton resided in Precinct 2, Upshur, Texas, USA. Robert Jefferson Melton married Corasan S Floyd, and had children including Charley B Melton, Early L Melton, Etta Melton, Eula Melton, John Thomas Melton, Mittie E Melton, Robert B Melton. Robert Jefferson Melton passed away in 1908 in Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Jefferson Melton was born in 1831 in Putnam, Georgia, United States, the child of Thomas Spencer Melton And Elizabeth Cynthia Thrash.
  • In 1880, Robert Jefferson Melton resided in Precinct 2, Upshur, Texas, USA.
  • Robert Jefferson Melton married Corasan S Floyd, and had children including Charley B Melton, Early L Melton, Etta Melton, Eula Melton, John Thomas Melton, Mittie E Melton, Robert B Melton.
  • Robert Jefferson Melton passed away in 1908 in Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, United States.

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Robert Melton's Ancestors

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Robert Melton
1831–1908
Birth Place: Putnam, Georgia, United States
Parents
Thomas Spencer Melton
1800–1871
Greene County, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Cynthia) Thrash
1803–1843
Green, Georgia, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Melton's Descendants

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Robert (Jefferson) Melton (19 Oct 1831–5 February 1908) m. Corasan (S) Floyd (19 July 1837–10 Jul 1917)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Melton 1859–1934 m. Mary (Eva) Stoker 1867–
    1. 1. Roger (Samuel) Melton 1895–1981
  2. 2. Robert (B.) Melton 1863–
  3. 3. Charley (B.) Melton 1866–
  4. 4. Mittie (E.) Melton 1869–
  5. 5. Etta Melton 1871–1929
  6. 6. Eula Melton 1875–
  7. 7. Early (L.) Melton 1878–

Robert Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1831
19 Oct 1831
Birth of Robert Jefferson Melton in Putnam, Georgia, United States
Putnam, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 49
Robert Jefferson Melton resided here in Precinct 2, Upshur, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Upshur, Texas, USA
1908
5 February 1908
Age 77
Death of Robert Jefferson Melton in Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, United States
Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Putnam, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Upshur, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1908
    Event Place: Coffeeville, Upshur, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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