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Walter Herman Melton 1914 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1914

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1962

Death Location: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

Father: Jesse Melton

Mother: Mollie Loftin

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Walter Herman Melton was born in 1914 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Jesse Thomas Melton and Mollie Loftin. Walter Herman Melton passed away in 1962 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Herman Melton was born in 1914 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Jesse Thomas Melton and Mollie Loftin.
  • Walter Herman Melton passed away in 1962 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA.

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Walter Melton's Ancestors

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Walter Melton
1914 – 1962
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
Jesse Thomas Melton
1875 – 1922
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mollie Loftin
1877 – 1910
Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (Thomas) Melton
1846 – 1936
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Louisa (Bassalonia) Hartsfield
1851 – 1890
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Melton
1805 – 1871
Anna Sheffield
1807 – 1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860

Walter Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1914
18 Sep 1914
Birth of Walter Herman Melton in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1962
20 Feb 1962
Age 48
Death of Walter Herman Melton in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA
Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1962
    Event Place: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

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