William M Melton (1798 - 1873)

Born 13 Nov 1798 in Clarke, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane (Meador) Melton — married 18 Oct 1820 in Erie, Greene County, Alabama

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1873 at age 74 in Navarro, Texas, United States

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Biography

The following is a memoriam or sketch of William Melton, early Texas pioneer, written by his son, Obadiah Meador Melton, of Graham, Texas.

My father, William Melton, died at his residence near Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, Saturday, March 15, 1873. He was 74 years old at time of death. he was born near Milledgeville, GA., Nov. 13, 1798, and moved with his father, Elijah Melton, to Alabama at an early age and settled near the town of Erie. He was married to Miss Sarah Meador, daughter of Obadiah and Mary Meador, Oct. 19, 1820. He was then engaged in business with John C. Pharis. He afterwards moved to Sumter County, Alabama, and entered the mercantile business, in which he remained for several years. He then engaged in farming, which he did successfully, for sometime, and then moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 1842, where he still pursued the occupation of farming. He was a true Democrat, and in 1854 the people called upon him to represent them in the Legislature, which he did with credit to himself and fidelity to the people. He was the man who framed the bill that killed the old Spanish league claims that bothered the people of Texas in early days For many years he was a strict member of the Primitive Baptist Church, serving as deacon. He died in the full faith and hope of the Lord and Savior, a loving husband, a good neighbor and a true friend.

-Copied from http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I50654

In 1861 William Melton was elected Captian Co. E 13th Regt Inf. TX, he was 3 at the time and felt he was too old so resigned in favor of Capt C. M. Winkler, he was however highly respected and assigned for a special recruitment service for the CSA and continued to hold the title of Captain.

Company was known at various times as Captain Melton's Co., Captain Clark's Co and Co E Bates' Regiment Texas Volunteers; and Company E, 13th Regiment Texas Infantry.^[1]

William was born in 1798. He was the son of Elijah Melton and Elizabeth Batson. He passed away in 1873.

Sources

1. ↑ https://militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/ancestorcomments.aspx?id=283&state=Texas&type=4&rid=2592

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LF-W19 : accessed 2 July 2015), William Melton, Pontotoc county, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing family 1044, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFV-Z4T : accessed 2 July 2015), Wm Melton, [Blank], Navarro, Texas, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 81, household ID 514, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,301.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGW-FJW : accessed 3 July 2015), Wm Melton, Texas, United States; citing p. 6, family 42, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,099. ""Son Elijah's family are neighbors on same page""

• http://txnavarr.genealogyvillage.com/biographies/m/melton_william.htm

• http://records.ancestry.com/william_melton_records.ashx?pid=7842638

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=melton&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1880&GSdyrel=before&GSst=46&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=28722421&df=all&

• https://lrl.texas.gov/mobile/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5189

• Find a grave site #28722421 buried Zion Rest Cemetery in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas