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Samuel Melton 1794–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1794

Birth Location: Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 August 1883

Death Location: Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Reuben Melton

Mother: Sarah Jones

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Samuel Melton was born in 1794 in Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Reuben Buck Melton And Sarah Jones. Samuel Melton passed away in 1883 in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Melton was born in 1794 in Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Reuben Buck Melton And Sarah Jones.
  • Samuel Melton passed away in 1883 in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

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Samuel Melton's Ancestors

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Samuel Melton
1794–1883
Birth Place: Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Reuben 'Buck' Melton
1757–1825
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia
Sarah Jones
1749–1823
Charlotteville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Samuel) Melton
1729–1772
Richmond, Surry, Virginia
Letitia White
1731–1785
Northern Neck, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Milton
1698–1752
Elizabeth Farrar
1698–1753
Jeremiah Sr.
1695–1776
Mary 7GGM
1709–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Melton
1670–1742
Mary Ross
1675–1750
Thomas Farrar
1665–1742
Mary Perrin
1668–1748
John White
1662–1718
Mary Elliot
1675–1733
Col. Martin
1683–1756
Mary Lewis
1664–1748

Samuel Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1794
19 July 1794
Birth of Samuel Melton in Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1883
26 August 1883
Age 89
Death of Samuel Melton in Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1794
    Event Place: Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1883
    Event Place: Ellenboro, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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