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Robert Smith Melton 1840–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1840

Birth Location: Sebree, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Jul 1924

Death Location: Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Joseph Melton

Mother: Celia Grayson

Spouse(s): Mary Bryant

Children(s): Hattie Melton, Nora Melton, Emma Melton, Edgar Melton, Mamie Melton, Ellis Melton

Robert Smith Melton was born in 1840 in Sebree, Henderson, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Melton And Celia Grayson. Robert Smith Melton married Mary Emily Jane Bryant, and had children including Edgar Smith Melton, Ellis Joseph Melton, Emma Jane Melton, Hattie Pearl Melton, Mamie Lee Melton, Nora Gertrude Melton. Robert Smith Melton passed away in 1924 in Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Smith Melton was born in 1840 in Sebree, Henderson, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Melton And Celia Grayson.
  • Robert Smith Melton married Mary Emily Jane Bryant, and had children including Edgar Smith Melton, Ellis Joseph Melton, Emma Jane Melton, Hattie Pearl Melton, Mamie Lee Melton, Nora Gertrude Melton.
  • Robert Smith Melton passed away in 1924 in Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Robert Melton's Ancestors

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Robert Melton
1840–1924
Birth Place: Sebree, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Melton
1819–1896
North Carolina, USA
Celia Grayson
1820–
North Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Melton's Descendants

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Robert (Smith) Melton (17 Nov 1840–22 Jul 1924) m. Mary (Emily Jane) Bryant (14 November 1851–14 June 1935)
  1. 1. Hattie (Pearl) Melton 1877–1965 m. Charles (Emmett) Farley 1865–1927
    1. 1. Margarett Farley 1901–1994 m. Louie (Edward Parker) Sr 1903–1982
      1. 1. Silas (Oscar) Parker –1976
      2. 2. Frances (Jean) Parker 1928–1938
      3. 3. Louie (Edward Parker) Jr 1922–1986 m. Mabel Lee 1928–2020
    2. 2. Maurine (Merritt) Farley 1904–1970
    3. 3. Edgar (Ellis) Farley 1919–1994 m. Claudia (Cecil) McCommac 1923–2010
  2. 2. Nora (Gertrude) Melton 1881–1972
  3. 3. Emma (Jane) Melton 1874–1921
  4. 4. Edgar (Smith) Melton 1874–1943
  5. 5. Mamie (Lee) Melton 1885–1954 m. Thatcher Kimball 1883–1956
    1. 1. Doris (Kimball) Bateman 1912–1981 m. Audrey (Raymond) Bateman 1911–2007
      1. 1. Paul Bateman 1945–2013
    2. 2. Virginia (Kimball) Little 1914–1942
  6. 6. Ellis (Joseph) Melton 1890–1978

Robert Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1840
17 Nov 1840
Birth of Robert Smith Melton in Sebree, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Sebree, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
1924
22 Jul 1924
Age 84
Death of Robert Smith Melton in Coraville, Henderson, Kentucky,USA
Coraville, Henderson, Kentucky,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1840
    Event Place: Sebree, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Coraville, Henderson, Kentucky,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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