YourRoots Logo
Sign up free
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Sign up free

William Jepthia Melton 1857 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1857

Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1922

Death Location: Gray, Marion, Texas, USA

Father: James Melton

Mother: Mary Sheffield

Spouse(s): Susan Hartzo

Children(s): Clifford Melton, Emma Melton, Lu Melton, Bular Melton, Ida Melton, Dora Melton, Annie Melton, William Melton, Charlie Melton, James Melton

The story of William Jepthia Melton began in 1857 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. William Jepthia Melton married Susan Ella Hartzo, and had children including Clifford D Melton, Emma Ophelia Melton, Lu Ella Melton, Bular Lee Melton, Ida May Melton, Dora Bell Melton, Annie Dea Melton, William Edward Melton, Charlie Culbertson Melton, James Carl Melton. William Jepthia Melton passed away in 1922 in Gray, Marion, Texas, USA.

Find more search results for William Melton
WM

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
N/A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • The story of William Jepthia Melton began in 1857 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Jepthia Melton married Susan Ella Hartzo, and had children including Clifford D Melton, Emma Ophelia Melton, Lu Ella Melton, Bular Lee Melton, Ida May Melton, Dora Bell Melton, Annie Dea Melton, William Edward Melton, Charlie Culbertson Melton, James Carl Melton.
  • William Jepthia Melton passed away in 1922 in Gray, Marion, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Melton
1816 – 1898
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JM
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Susan Hartzo
1865 – 1941
Birth Location: Marion, Texas, USA
SH

Children(s)

Clifford Melton
1883 – 1910
Birth Location: Texas, USA
CM
Emma Melton
1886 – 1962
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
EM
Lu Melton
1889 – 1970
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LM
Bular Melton
1891 – 1912
Birth Location: Texas, USA
BM
Ida Melton
1893 – 1978
Birth Location: Texas, USA
IM
Dora Melton
1895 – 1980
Birth Location: Annona, Red River, Texas, USA
DM
Annie Melton
1898 – 1995
Birth Location: Annona, Red River, Texas, USA
AM
William Melton
1904 – 1991
Birth Location: Texas, USA
WM
Charlie Melton
1906 – 1959
Birth Location: Texas, USA
CM
James Melton
1909 – 1979
Birth Location: Texas, USA
JM

William Melton's Ancestors

Self
William Melton
1857 – 1922
Birth Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Madison Melton
1816 – 1898
Tennessee, USA
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Everett (M) Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1725 – 1796
Hannah Melton
1734 – 1840
William Diffee
1732 – 1790
Elizabeth Twigg
1728 – 1790

William Melton's Descendants

1.
WM
William (Jepthia) Melton (22 Dec 1857 – 26 Aug 1922) m. Susan (Ella) Hartzo (18 Mar 1865 – 9 Jun 1941)
  1. 1. Clifford (D) Melton (29 Jan 1883 – 1 May 1910)
  2. 2. Emma (Ophelia) Melton (30 Dec 1886 – 22 May 1962) m. William (Gray) Davis (22 Aug 1879 – 12 May 1961)
    1. 1. Bennie (Kirklin) Davis (15 Aug 1904 – 1928)
    2. 2. Doris (Igarah) Davis (22 Sep 1909 – 28 Aug 1984)
    3. 3. Horace (Gray) Davis (26 Jan 1913 – 25 Sep 1982) m. Norrie (Ree) Mouldin ( – 31 Aug 1954)
      1. 1. Bennie (Wayne) Davis (30 Sep 1940 – ) m. Lenda (Joyce) Albright (1939 – )
        1. 1. Lenda (Renee) Davis (15 Aug 1961 – )
    4. 4. Susie (Gladys) Davis (1916 – ) m. Robert (Newton) James (1909 – )
      1. 1. Geneva (Ann) James (15 Mar 1936 – )
      2. 2. Melvin (Ray) James (6 Jan 1940 – )
    5. 5. William (Haskell) Davis (8 Sep 1918 – 6 Mar 1959) m. Betty (Lou) Luhlua (11 Jul 1923 – 12 Mar 2003)
      1. 1. William (Haskell Jr) Davis (17 Jul 1940 – ) m. Patricia (June) Morris (12 Jun 1941 – )
        1. 1. William (Haskell III) Davis (26 Jul 1957 – )
        2. 2. Teri (Kay) Davis (8 Jun 1959 – )
        3. 3. Angela (Gaye) Davis (1 Jul 1962 – )
        4. 4. Lisa (Michelle) Davis (26 Nov 1965 – ) m. Bruce (E) Watson (1956 – )
    6. 6. Arnold (Louis) Davis (13 Mar 1922 – 7 May 2006) m. Charlyne Barksdale (13 Jan 1925 – 26 Sep 2000)
      1. 1. Arnold (Louis Jr) Davis (15 Apr 1947 – )
      2. 2. Donna (Arlyne) Davis (16 May 1949 – )
    7. 7. William (Gray) Davis (5 Aug 1924 – ) m. Pearl (Jean) Autrey (22 Sep 1927 – 28 Jul 1994)
      1. 1. Charles (William) Davis (12 Aug 1947 – ) m. Patti (Kay) Page (14 Jun 1951 – )
        1. 1. William (Gray III) Davis (21 Feb 1979 – )
      2. 2. Janie (Ree) Davis (6 Nov 1948 – ) m. Thomas (Dale) Payne (2 Sep 1943 – )
        1. 1. Lesa (Jean) Payne (30 Mar 1965 – )
    8. 8. Geneva (Estelle) Davis (2 Apr 1927 – Jan 1994) m. John (Robert) Mitchell (1 Apr 1925 – 28 May 2008)
      1. 1. John (Robert) Mitchell (2 Nov 1949 – )
      2. 2. Melvin (Bradford) Mitchell (24 Oct 1951 – )
  3. 3. Lu (Ella) Melton (5 Mar 1889 – Nov 1970) m. Wesley Mackey (Dec 1884 – 10 Jul 1942)
    1. 1. Dora (Orene) Mackey (18 Jun 1912 – 22 May 1998) m. William (Bert) Crook (14 Apr 1908 – 26 May 1986)
      1. 1. William (Byron) Crook (24 Sep 1936 – ) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Whitten (26 Feb 1939 – )
        1. 1. James (Bert) Crook (9 Jan 1958 – )
        2. 2. Lisa (Ann) Crook (6 Aug 1961 – ) m. Jack (Lively) James (19 Jun 1959 – )
    2. 2. Jo (Ann) Mackey (18 Dec 1931 – )
  4. 4. Bular (Lee) Melton (30 Sep 1891 – 29 Dec 1912) m. William (Russell) Light (17 Jan 1890 – 6 Mar 1960)
    1. 1. Willie (Vena) Light (28 Dec 1909 – 26 Dec 1992)
    2. 2. Bessie (Lucille) Light (16 Jan 1912 – 15 Mar 2008) m. Eugene (Manson) Boyter (26 May 1907 – 10 Jan 1989)
      1. 1. Betty (Jane) Boyter (9 Dec 1930 – 8 Jun 2012) m. Jessie (Donald) Luce (16 Oct 1927 – 15 Sep 2000)
        1. 1. Susan (Kay) Luce (28 Sep 1949 – )
      2. 2. Eugene (Russell) Boyter (16 Jan 1935 – ) m. Joyce Arnold (4 Feb 1938 – )
        1. 1. Eugene (Wesley) Boyter (6 Feb 1959 – )
        2. 2. Judy (Ann) Boyter (28 Jun 1963 – ) m. Baxter (Cloyd) Tatum (20 Nov 1947 – )
  5. 5. Ida (May) Melton (15 Jul 1893 – 22 Jul 1978) m. Herbert Reynolds (28 Oct 1886 – 7 May 1935)
    1. 1. Fannie (S) Reynolds (26 Nov 1916 – 15 Feb 1999) m. Gervous (Eugene) Dykes (2 May 1919 – 17 Jan 1963)
      1. 1. Johnny (Earl) Dykes (18 Mar 1948 – ) m. Virginia (Carolyn) Harrison
        1. 1. Angela (Diane) Dykes (16 Dec 1971 – ) m. Brooks Keen (7 Jan 1971 – )
        2. 2. Bobby (Lynn) Dykes (29 Apr 1975 – )
    2. 2. Fred Reynolds (3 Feb 1919 – 6 Jul 1944)
    3. 3. Harvey Reynolds (16 Feb 1924 – 6 Jun 1998)
    4. 4. Sally Reynolds (30 Apr 1926 – 20 Feb 1976) m. Adron (James) Teer (30 Mar 1920 – 28 Jul 1962)
      1. 1. Charles (Anthony) Teer (21 Dec 1951 – )
      2. 2. Gary (Wayne) Teer (25 Aug 1955 – )
      3. 3. Wanda (Kay) Teer (25 Aug 1959 – ) m. Mark (Alan) Cohen
        1. 1. Lance (Adron) Cohen (2 Aug 1989 – )
        2. 2. Harrison (Edward) Cohen (2 May 1992 – )
  6. 6. Dora (Bell) Melton (17 Aug 1895 – 8 Nov 1980) m. Jordan (Calhoun) Colgin (19 May 1881 – 6 Apr 1959)
    1. 1. Jordan (Calhoun) Colgin (9 Apr 1920 – 14 Sep 2008) m. Edith (Ethel) Bollman (12 Dec 1922 – 23 Sep 1994)
      1. 1. Sandra (Sue) Colgin (19 Apr 1942 – ) m. Ronnie (Robert) Wade
        1. 1. Monette (Denea) Wade (14 Dec 1962 – ) m. Bruce (Fredrick) Wilson
        2. 2. Ronnie (Robert Jr) Wade (4 Mar 1966 – ) m. Cathryn (Ruth) Oneill (1963 – )
        3. 3. Randall (Craig) Wade (28 Jul 1971 – )
      2. 2. Jeffrey (Lynn) Colgin (29 Jul 1944 – ) m. Sandra (Maria) Winkler (20 Sep 1943 – )
        1. 1. Jeffrey (Lynn Jr) Colgin (24 Aug 1964 – )
        2. 2. Darin (Scott) Colgin (22 Nov 1967 – )
        3. 3. Miranda (Kaye) Colgin (4 Aug 1969 – )
      3. 3. Patricia (Elaine) Colgin (15 Feb 1948 – ) m. Daniel (James) Sheranko (1947 – )
        1. 1. Daniel (James Jr) Sheranko (18 Jun 1968 – ) m. Amanda (Sue) McKinley (3 Jun 1971 – )
        2. 2. Anthony (Layne) Sheranko (25 Apr 1969 – ) m. Angella (Michelle) Krise (4 Feb 1975 – )
      4. 4. Sammy (Joe) Colgin (8 Nov 1950 – 27 Nov 1982)
    2. 2. Juanita Colgin (23 Dec 1921 – ) m. Vernon (F) Howlett (4 Jan 1902 – 19 Feb 1963)
      1. 1. Jacqueline Howlett (10 Sep 1942 – ) m. Robert (Franklin) Goodroe (1941 – )
        1. 1. Dayna (Leigh) Goodroe (9 Mar 1969 – ) m. Matt (Dean) Nichols (3 Sep 1968 – )
  7. 7. Annie (Dea) Melton (20 Aug 1898 – 15 Feb 1995) m. Hope (Jack) McGlothin (31 Jan 1890 – 27 Oct 1955)
    1. 1. Sibyl (Evelyn) McGlothin (5 Feb 1922 – 1 Aug 1998) m. Richard (Weaver) Green (4 Mar 1922 – 9 Aug 2004)
      1. 1. John (Calvin) Green (1 Aug 1944 – 18 Jan 1998) m. Geneva (Louise) Carter
        1. 1. John (Richard) Green (7 May 1966 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Nathanael) Green (26 Aug 1967 – )
      2. 2. James (Richard) Green (17 Jun 1952 – )
    2. 2. Madge (Louise) McGlothin (1 Jul 1925 – ) m. Ottis (Devere) Mansell (3 Oct 1917 – 1 Aug 1971)
      1. 1. Patricia (Imogene) Mansell (9 Oct 1949 – 18 Jan 1998) m. Robert (William) Manry (25 Mar 1950 – )
        1. 1. Marcus (William) Manry (30 Jun 1968 – )
      2. 2. Ann (Dolores) Mansell (6 Dec 1954 – ) m. Michael (Wayne) Thompson
        1. 1. Sharon (Diane) Thompson (29 Jan 1976 – )
    3. 3. Morris (Calvin) McGlothin (22 Sep 1927 – 5 Nov 2010) m. Arleta (Sue) Upchurch (4 Mar 1933 – )
      1. 1. Ray (Janell) McGlothin (27 Dec 1955 – ) m. Edoardo Bucci (1960 – )
        1. 1. Lauren (Annamaria) Bucci (19 Dec 1995 – )
      2. 2. Lou (Lane) McGlothin (20 Aug 1958 – ) m. Alan (Dale) Davis (14 Oct 1954 – )
        1. 1. Melissa (Michele) Davis (28 Aug 1984 – )
      3. 3. Dixie (Naomi) McGlothin (23 Jul 1962 – ) m. Jimmy (Lee) Sims (10 Jul 1959 – ) m. Harold (James) Billow (1959 – )
        1. 1. Chasity (Janell) Sims (30 Jan 1981 – )
        2. 2. Christopher (James) Billow (9 Jan 1992 – )
  8. 8. William (Edward) Melton (4 Feb 1904 – 30 Dec 1991) m. Rosetta Stevens (14 Nov 1908 – 22 Apr 1999)
    1. 1. Charles (Ray) Melton (18 Mar 1935 – )
  9. 9. Charlie (Culbertson) Melton (15 Feb 1906 – 12 Oct 1959) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Milam (1 May 1914 – 18 Nov 1990)
    1. 1. Virginia (Sue) Melton (27 Oct 1940 – ) m. James (Lowell) Lester (27 Feb 1936 – 10 Jul 2008)
      1. 1. Charles (Allen) Lester (28 May 1960 – ) m. Shanna (Renee) McHaney (1961 – )
        1. 1. Austin (Allen) Lester (23 Sep 1991 – )
        2. 2. Tristan (Dean) Lester (14 May 1995 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Lester (28 Aug 1964 – )
    2. 2. Charles (David) Melton (11 Jun 1943 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Lynn) Melton (30 May 1949 – )
  10. 10. James (Carl) Melton (26 May 1909 – 9 Jun 1979) m. Ruby (Ann) Melton (15 Dec 1911 – 28 Dec 2005)

William Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1857
22 Dec 1857
Birth of William Jepthia Melton in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1922
26 Aug 1922
Age 65
Death of William Jepthia Melton in Gray, Marion, Texas, USA
Gray, Marion, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Gray, Marion, Texas, USA
Find more search results for William Melton

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like “Trace Back To Me” instantly map your family’s migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond “end-of-line” automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans “end-of-line” ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you’re away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches’ maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you’ll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE