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Walter Larry Melton 1942–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1942

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1994

Death Location: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Walter Melton

Mother: Lois Vanderford

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Walter Larry Melton was born in 1942 in Union County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Walter Ruben Melton And Lois Laverne Vanderford. Walter Larry Melton passed away in 1994 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Larry Melton was born in 1942 in Union County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Walter Ruben Melton And Lois Laverne Vanderford.
  • Walter Larry Melton passed away in 1994 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Walter Melton's Ancestors

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Walter Melton
1942–1994
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Walter Ruben Melton
1919–1991
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Lois (Laverne) Vanderford
1922–1989
Lockhart, Union, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Torrence (Goings) Vanderford
1893–1974
Lockhart, Union, South Carolina, USA
Maude (Ophelia St) John
1900–1983
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Walter Vanderford
1868–1908
Mary Mitchell
1864–1945
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Jr.
1824–1896
Harriet Foster
1837–

Walter Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1942
24 Aug 1942
Birth of Walter Larry Melton in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
1994
1 Feb 1994
Age 52
Death of Walter Larry Melton in Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1942
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1994
    Event Place: Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

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