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William Ardis Arkie Melton 1862 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1862

Birth Location: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 22 Nov 1909

Death Location: Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: John Melton

Mother: Clarinda Mahan

Spouse(s): Frances Thurmond

Children(s): Hervey Melton

The story of William Ardis Arkie Melton began in 1862 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA. William Ardis Arkie Melton married Frances Blanche “Fannie” Thurmond, and had children including Hervey Mahan Melton. William Ardis Arkie Melton passed away in 1909 in Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ardis Arkie Melton began in 1862 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA.
  • William Ardis Arkie Melton married Frances Blanche “Fannie” Thurmond, and had children including Hervey Mahan Melton.
  • William Ardis Arkie Melton passed away in 1909 in Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Melton
1833 – 1898
Birth Location: Perry County, Alabama, USA
JM
Clarinda Mahan
1836 – 1916
Birth Location: Perry, Alabama, USA
CM

Spouses(s)

Frances Thurmond
1864 – 1917
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Hervey Melton
1899 – 1978
Birth Location: Lisbon, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
HM

William Melton's Ancestors

Self
William Melton
1862 – 1909
Birth Place: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Parents
John West Melton
1833 – 1898
Perry County, Alabama, USA
Clarinda (Jane) Mahan
1836 – 1916
Perry, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Allen) Melton
1787 – 1864
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Susannah West
1809 – 1841
Archimedes (Monroe) Mahan
1797 – 1861
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Bennett Edwards) Mahan
1809 – 1877
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1761 – 1836
Lucy Allen
1762 – 1815
Mary Howard
1788 – 1844
Major Mahan
1750 – 1820
Mary Scott*
1754 – 1823
William Edwards
1783 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Melton
1735 – 1805
Lieutenant ARW
1735 – 1801
John Howard
1760 – 1838
Amelia Putnam
1760 – 1798
Thomas Mahan
1731 – 1779
Margaret James****
1731 – 1768
Henry Scott
1734 – 1825
Mary Wilkins
1732 – 1789

William Melton's Descendants

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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 – )
      1. 1. Susan (Anita) Melton (6 Apr 1955 – ) m. Eugene Hartmann (1950 – )
        1. 1. Janean Hartmann (1984 – )

William Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1862
28 Mar 1862
Birth of William Ardis Arkie Melton in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
1909
22 Nov 1909
Age 47
Death of William Ardis Arkie Melton in Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1862
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
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