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William Allen Melton 1787 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1787

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1864

Death Location: Perry County, Alabama, USA

Father: William Melton

Mother: Lucy Allen

Spouse(s): Nancy Haynes

Children(s): Mary Vanderver

The story of William Allen Melton began in 1787 in South Carolina, USA. William Allen Melton married Nancy Haynes, and had children including Mary Ann R Vanderver. William Allen Melton passed away in 1864 in Perry County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Allen Melton began in 1787 in South Carolina, USA.
  • William Allen Melton married Nancy Haynes, and had children including Mary Ann R Vanderver.
  • William Allen Melton passed away in 1864 in Perry County, 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)

Nancy Haynes
1790 – 1829
Birth Location: Plantersville, Perry, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Vanderver
1820 – 1880
Birth Location: ,,South Carolina
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William Melton's Ancestors

Self
William Melton
1787 – 1864
Birth Place: 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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Melton's Descendants

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William (Allen) Melton (26 Dec 1787 – 16 May 1864) m. Nancy Haynes (4 May 1790 – 30 June 1829)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann R) Vanderver (1820 – aft 1880) m. Carlisle (Coleman) Vandiver (1810 – aft 1880)
    1. 1. Elisha (W.) Vandiver (abt 1837 – bef 1900) m. Elizabeth (Isabella) Huff (15 January 1843 – 3 May 1932)
      1. 1. John (Henry) Vandiver (25 Sep 1885 – 10 OCT 1949) m. Ida Vandiver (April 18 1886 – 25 January 1943)
        1. 1. Walter Vandewer (abt 1907 – 12 May 1970) m. Melvina (M.) Vandiver (14 May 1911 – 25 February 1982)
        2. 2. Tommie Vandewer (abt 1909 – 1910)
        3. 3. Zadie (E) Vandever (abt 1910 – Abt 1987) m. Paul (Edward) Maupin (27 Oct 1914 – )
        4. 4. Velta (M) Vandiver (abt 1913 – 1 Jan 1994) m. Ruel Hanna (abt 1912 – )
        5. 5. John (Lucin) Vandiver (12 Mar 1915 – 17 April 1983) m. Tommie (Savage) Vandiver (1 Apr 1917 – 26 Oct 2007)
        6. 6. Jesse (Taft) Vandiver (12 June 1917 – 18 July 1980)
        7. 7. Opil (Harding) Vandiver (8 Aug 1918 – 21 Dec 1996)
        8. 8. James (Carl) Vandiver (8 Jul 1919 – 24 Dec 1995)
        9. 9. Ocie Vandiver (4 Jan 1924 – Feb 1985)
        10. 10. May (Dell) Ashcraft (28 Oct 1926 – 06 Nov 2009) m. James (Elmo) Ashcraft (abt 1924 – 11 OCT 1989)
        11. 11. Ilene Vandiver (abt 1929 – ) m. Robert (J) Recar (abt 1919 – )
        12. 12. Martha (R) Vandiver (abt 1933 – 27 January 2018) m. James (W.) Taylor (8 June 1926 – 9 January 2008)

William Melton's Timeline

9 Records

1787
26 Dec 1787
Birth of William Allen Melton in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
1787
26 Dec 1787
Birth of William Allen Melton in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1807
5 Jan 1807
Age 20
William Allen Melton was married in Greene County, Georgia, USA
Greene County, Georgia, USA
1807
25 Jan 1807
Age 20
William Allen Melton was married in Greene, Georgia, USA
Greene, Georgia, USA
1832
13 Jul 1832
Age 45
William Allen Melton was married in Perry County, Alabama, USA
Perry County, Alabama, USA
1832
13 Jul 1832
Age 45
William Allen Melton was married in Perry, Alabama
Perry, Alabama
1842
8 Jun 1842
Age 55
William Allen Melton was married in Talladega, Alabama, USA
Talladega, Alabama, USA
1864
16 May 1864
Age 77
Death of William Allen Melton in Perry County, Alabama, USA
Perry County, Alabama, USA
1864
16 May 1864
Age 77
Death of William Allen Melton in Perry County, Alabama, USA
Perry County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1787
    Event Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.1528
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1787
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Greene County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Greene, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1832
    Event Place: Perry County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1832
    Event Place: Perry, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1842
    Event Place: Talladega, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1864
    Event Place: Perry County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1864
    Event Place: Perry County, Alabama, USA
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