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Thomas Melton 1877–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: Benton Co., TN

Death Date: 21 JAN 1956

Death Location: Benton, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Melton

Mother: Temperance Boswell

Spouse(s): Ella Abbott

Children(s):

In 1877, Thomas Melton entered the world in Benton Co., TN, born to William Tiley Melton And Temperance Boswell. Thomas Melton married Ella Abbott. Thomas Melton passed away in 1956 in Benton, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Thomas Melton entered the world in Benton Co., TN, born to William Tiley Melton And Temperance Boswell.
  • Thomas Melton married Ella Abbott.
  • Thomas Melton passed away in 1956 in Benton, Tennessee, United States.

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Thomas Melton's Ancestors

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Thomas Melton
1877–1956
Birth Place: Benton Co., TN
Parents
William Tiley Melton
1836–1917
Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America
Temperance Boswell
1840–1882
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Robert Melton
1823–1850
Tennessee, United States
Nancy (Ann) Melton
1825–1850
Tennessee, United States
William Boswell
1805–
North Carolina, United States
Sarah
1810–
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah
1778–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1877
1877
Birth of Thomas Melton in Benton Co., TN
Benton Co., TN
1956
21 JAN 1956
Age 79
Death of Thomas Melton in Benton, Tennessee, United States
Benton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Benton Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JAN 1956
    Event Place: Benton, Tennessee, United States

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