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Russell Leroy Melton 1935–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1935

Birth Location: Terrebonne, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Jan 2004

Death Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Harry Melton

Mother: Gladys Tungate

Spouse(s): Helene Kygar

Children(s):

Russell Leroy Melton was born in 1935 in Terrebonne, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States of America, the child of Harry Charles Melton And Gladys Elsie Tungate. In 1940, Russell Leroy Melton resided in Frankton, Hood River, Oregon, USA. Russell Leroy Melton married Barbara Lee Glenn, Helene Judith Kygar. Russell Leroy Melton passed away in 2004 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Russell Leroy Melton was born in 1935 in Terrebonne, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States of America, the child of Harry Charles Melton And Gladys Elsie Tungate.
  • In 1940, Russell Leroy Melton resided in Frankton, Hood River, Oregon, USA.
  • Russell Leroy Melton married Barbara Lee Glenn, Helene Judith Kygar.
  • Russell Leroy Melton passed away in 2004 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Russell Melton's Ancestors

Self
Russell Melton
1935–2004
Birth Place: Terrebonne, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States of America
Parents
Harry Charles Melton
1905–1963
Las Animas, Colorado
Gladys (Elsie) Tungate
1911–1991
Butte Falls, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Grandparents
Newton (Eli) Melton
1877–1940
Elkhorn, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Ethel (L) Melton
1885–1935
Oakdale, Wash
Jasper (Jack) Tungate
1882–1959
Lick Prairie, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Blanche (Anna) Smith
1882–1946
Oregon, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luther Moulton
1849–1916
Mattie Melton
1857–1957
John Baker
1852–1927
Margaret Ingle
1857–1940
Tobitha Watkins
1849–1930
James Smith
1850–1928
Elizabeth Edsall
1861–1942
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nehemiah Melton
1813–1893
Luremy Riddles
1813–1880
James Wright
1827–1898
Sarah Maxwell
1822–1912
M. Baker
1830–1914
Harriet Crow
1833–1858
James Engle
1815–1903
Nancy Brown
1815–1900
Benjamin Smith
1809–1894
Mary Barnes
1816–1895
Samuel Ed-snll
1828–1905
Martha Graham
1836–1918

Russell Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1935
28 Jul 1935
Birth of Russell Leroy Melton in Terrebonne, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States of America
Terrebonne, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 5
Russell Leroy Melton resided here in Frankton, Hood River, Oregon, USA
Frankton, Hood River, Oregon, USA
2004
21 Jan 2004
Age 69
Death of Russell Leroy Melton in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Terrebonne, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frankton, Hood River, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03361; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 14-7
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Frankton, Hood River, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frankton, Hood River, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03361; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 14-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 2004
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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