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William Huey Melton 1872 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1872

Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 1963

Death Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA

Father: James Melton

Mother: Lydia Sheffield

Spouse(s): Maude Logue

Children(s): Euria Melton, Lucy Melton, Troy Melton, Modean Melton

The story of William Huey Melton began in 1872 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. William Huey Melton married Maude Jane Logue, and had children including Euria Melton, Lucy Inez Melton, Troy B Melton, Modean Melton. William Huey Melton passed away in 1963 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Huey Melton began in 1872 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Huey Melton married Maude Jane Logue, and had children including Euria Melton, Lucy Inez Melton, Troy B Melton, Modean Melton.
  • William Huey Melton passed away in 1963 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Melton's Ancestors

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William Melton
1872 – 1963
Birth Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James K Polk Melton
1845 – 1901
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Lydia (Lelah) Sheffield
1847 –
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (Madison) Melton
1816 – 1898
Tennessee, USA
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Everett (M) Sheffield
1812 –
Georgia, USA
Rebecca Sheffield
1813 –
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858

William Melton's Descendants

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William (Huey) Melton (2 Nov 1872 – 29 Apr 1963) m. Maude (Jane) Logue (20 Apr 1875 – 5 Apr 1967)
  1. 1. Euria Melton (11 Mar 1906 – 16 Jan 1998) m. Richard (Altha) Tucker (18 Aug 1903 – 23 Sep 1980)
    1. 1. Salata (Marie) Tucker (22 Oct 1926 – ) m. Joseph (Kenneth) Brown
      1. 1. Sharon (Diane) Brown (27 Jul 1947 – )
      2. 2. Kenneth (Dwaine) Brown (22 Oct 1949 – ) m. Sharon Harrison (1949 – )
        1. 1. Marla (Deonn) Brown (11 May 1975 – )
        2. 2. Kyle (Dwaine) Brown (10 Sep 1978 – )
      3. 3. James (Charles) Brown (23 Jul 1951 – )
      4. 4. Carole (June) Brown (26 Nov 1955 – ) m. Douglas (Earl) Little (4 Apr 1956 – )
        1. 1. David (Earl) Little (23 Nov 1978 – )
        2. 2. Joseph (Roice) Little (21 Aug 1981 – )
      5. 5. Dorothy (Marie) Brown (24 Aug 1960 – ) m. Charles (William) Johnston
        1. 1. Jana (Marie) Johnston (14 Mar 1982 – )
        2. 2. Lori (Beth) Johnston (4 Aug 1984 – )
      6. 6. Jerry (Lynn) Brown (7 Aug 1965 – )
  2. 2. Lucy (Inez) Melton (13 May 1908 – 2 Oct 2003) m. Alfred (Jesse) Rogers (23 Nov 1905 – 15 Oct 1990)
    1. 1. Lucy (Lugene) Rogers (20 Jul 1941 – ) m. Leslie (Neal) Morris (31 Mar 1939 – )
      1. 1. Belinda (Kay) Morris (17 Feb 1961 – )
      2. 2. Donna (Lynn) Morris (4 Sep 1963 – )
      3. 3. Leslie (Durwood) Morris (23 Dec 1969 – )
      4. 4. Bryan (Andrew) Morris (18 Mar 1975 – )
  3. 3. Troy (B) Melton (18 Aug 1910 – 19 Jul 1977) m. Gladys (Irene) Gray (31 May 1910 – Sep 1990)
    1. 1. Veda (Willena) Melton (17 Dec 1934 – 28 Aug 1971) m. Jack (Harold) Boyd (17 Jan 1928 – 17 Jul 2007)
      1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Boyd (6 Jun 1953 – )
      2. 2. Troy (Douglas) Boyd (16 May 1955 – ) m. Tashina (Danielle) Shields
    2. 2. Clayton (Edward) Melton (19 Feb 1944 – )
    3. 3. James (David) Melton (9 Mar 1952 – )
  4. 4. Modean Melton (14 Jan 1916 – 13 May 2004) m. Lee (Roy) Rodgers (1914 – 2 Aug 1988)

William Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1872
2 Nov 1872
Birth of William Huey Melton in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1963
29 Apr 1963
Age 91
Death of William Huey Melton in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1872
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1963
    Event Place: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA

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