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William Allen Melton 1787 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1787

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1864

Death Location: Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama, USA

Father: William Melton

Mother: Lucy Allen

Spouse(s): Susannah West

Children(s): John Melton

The story of William Allen Melton began in 1787 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. William Allen Melton married Susannah West, and had children including John West Melton. William Allen Melton passed away in 1864 in Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Allen Melton began in 1787 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Allen Melton married Susannah West, and had children including John West Melton.
  • William Allen Melton passed away in 1864 in Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Melton
1761 – 1836
Birth Location: Haw River, Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Lucy Allen
1762 – 1815
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah West
1809 – 1841
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Melton
1833 – 1898
Birth Location: Perry County, Alabama, USA
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William Melton's Ancestors

Self
William Melton
1787 – 1864
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Alexander Melton
1761 – 1836
Haw River, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Lucy (Danielle) Allen
1762 – 1815
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nathan (Or Nathaniel) Melton
1735 – 1805
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Lieutenant (Robert Samuel Allen 3rd - a farmer - a slave owner -) ARW
1735 – 1801
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Farrar
1700 – 1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Melton's Descendants

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William (Allen) Melton (26 Dec 1787 – 16 May 1864) m. Susannah West (7 July 1809 – 30 September 1841)
  1. 1. John (West) Melton (1833 – 1898) m. Clarinda (Jane) Mahan (1836 – 1916)
    1. 1. William (Ardis Arkie) Melton (28 Mar 1862 – 22 Nov 1909) m. Frances (Blanche “Fannie”) Thurmond (16 Sep 1864 – 08 Oct 1917)
      1. 1. Hervey (Mahan) Melton (08 Apr 1899 – Dec 1978) m. Ruth (Virginia) Reeder (3 Apr 1902 – 23 Jul 1945)
        1. 1. Frances (Loreta) Melton (04 Mar 1928 – 26 Feb 2009)
        2. 2. George (Ray) Melton (28 Nov 1929 – 26 Aug 2010)
        3. 3. Albert (Thurmond) Melton (19 October 1932 – 7 November 2002) m. Doris (Earlene) Burkart (Oct 1933 – )

William Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1787
26 Dec 1787
Birth of William Allen Melton in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1864
16 May 1864
Age 77
Death of William Allen Melton in Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1787
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1864
    Event Place: Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama, USA
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