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William Byrd "Billy" Melton 1937–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1937

Birth Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 22 August 2001

Death Location: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Worth Melton

Mother: Reba Melton

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In 1937, William Byrd "Billy" Melton entered the world in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Worth Sidney Melton And Reba Belle Davis Melton. In 1940, William Byrd "Billy" Melton resided in No 7 Township, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolin. In 1950, William Byrd "Billy" Melton resided in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. William Byrd "Billy" Melton married Barbara Green Melton, and had children including Mark William Melton. William Byrd "Billy" Melton passed away in 2001 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1937, William Byrd "Billy" Melton entered the world in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Worth Sidney Melton And Reba Belle Davis Melton.
  • In 1940, William Byrd "Billy" Melton resided in No 7 Township, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolin.
  • In 1950, William Byrd "Billy" Melton resided in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Byrd "Billy" Melton married Barbara Green Melton, and had children including Mark William Melton.
  • William Byrd "Billy" Melton passed away in 2001 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Melton's Ancestors

Self
William Melton
1937–2001
Birth Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Worth Sidney Melton
1913–1963
North Carolina, United States of America
Reba (Belle Davis) Melton
1911–2002
Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Melton's Timeline

4 Records

1937
4 August 1937
Birth of William Byrd "Billy" Melton in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 3
William Byrd "Billy" Melton resided here in No 7 Township, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
No 7 Township, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
William Byrd "Billy" Melton resided here in Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
2001
22 August 2001
Age 64
Death of William Byrd "Billy" Melton in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1937
    Event Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02891; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 23-34
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: 2581; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 23-55

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: No 7 Township, Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02891; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 23-34

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sandy Run, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: 2581; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 23-55

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 2001
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S., Death Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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