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William Elijah Melton 1896 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1896

Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1978

Death Location: Oklahoma, USA

Father: Jesse Melton

Mother: Mollie Loftin

Spouse(s): Docie Bell

Children(s): Lois Melton, Mildred Melton, Imogene Melton, Billy Melton, Nora Melton, Jimmie Melton

William Elijah Melton was born in 1896 in Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of Jesse Thomas Melton and Mollie Loftin. William Elijah Melton married Docie M Bell, and had children including Lois M Melton, Mildred Juanita Melton, Imogene W Melton, Billy E Melton, Nora Lorene Melton, Jimmie R Melton. William Elijah Melton passed away in 1978 in Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • William Elijah Melton was born in 1896 in Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of Jesse Thomas Melton and Mollie Loftin.
  • William Elijah Melton married Docie M Bell, and had children including Lois M Melton, Mildred Juanita Melton, Imogene W Melton, Billy E Melton, Nora Lorene Melton, Jimmie R Melton.
  • William Elijah Melton passed away in 1978 in Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Melton
1875 – 1922
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Mollie Loftin
1877 – 1910
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Docie Bell
1902 – 1988
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Lois Melton
1926 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Mildred Melton
1927 – 2010
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
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Imogene Melton
1932 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Billy Melton
1933 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Nora Melton
1935 – 2014
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Jimmie Melton
1939 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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William Melton's Ancestors

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William Melton
1896 – 1978
Birth Place: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Jesse Thomas Melton
1875 – 1922
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mollie Loftin
1877 – 1910
Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (Thomas) Melton
1846 – 1936
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Louisa (Bassalonia) Hartsfield
1851 – 1890
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Melton
1805 – 1871
Anna Sheffield
1807 – 1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860

William Melton's Descendants

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William (Elijah) Melton (5 Dec 1896 – 30 Jan 1978) m. Docie (M) Bell (1 Sep 1902 – 14 Mar 1988)
  1. 1. Lois (M) Melton (1926 – )
  2. 2. Mildred (Juanita) Melton (24 Aug 1927 – 22 Jul 2010) m. Wallace (Arthur) Gipson (5 Dec 1923 – 17 Jan 1990)
    1. 1. Ronald (Gene) Gipson (12 Oct 1948 – ) m. Shirley (Ann) Darby
      1. 1. Jeffrey (Allen) Gipson (9 Jul 1976 – )
    2. 2. Judy (Eileen) Gipson (29 Aug 1950 – )
  3. 3. Imogene (W) Melton (1932 – )
  4. 4. Billy (E) Melton (1933 – )
  5. 5. Nora (Lorene) Melton (13 Apr 1935 – 7 Apr 2014) m. Bernis (E) Horton (13 Nov 1914 – 2 Jan 2008)
  6. 6. Jimmie (R) Melton (1939 – )

William Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1896
5 Dec 1896
Birth of William Elijah Melton in Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1978
30 Jan 1978
Age 82
Death of William Elijah Melton in Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1978
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
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