John
Melton
Born in Jefferson Co, Indiana USA
Ancestors 
Son of Allen Melton
and Mary (Smith) Melton
Brother of
Benjamin Clark Melton, Anderson Melton, Montriville Melton, Amos R. Melton, Melvin Charles Melton, Marvin Melton, Sarah Melton, Laura Frances Melton and Hannah Louisa (Melton) Gifford
Died
at age 24
in Camp Wood, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2016
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Biography
John was born 4 Aug 1837. He was the son of Allen Melton and Mary Smith.[1]
in 1860 he is living with his parents and siblings as a unmarried man.[2]
John Melton of Kansas, Illinois enlisted as a private in Company K, 34th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Sep 1861.[3]
He passed away in 1862. John Melton [1838-1862] Thirty-fifth Infantry (Fifth Regiment Provisional Army, Mountain Rifle Regiment) DIED: Company K, 34th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jan 1862 at Camp Wood, KY.[3][4] He was buried and his headstone is at Shiloh Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois, USA [5]
Marvin was in a military record on 6 September 1861 in Kansas, Illinois.[6]
Company "K" 34th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of Muster Remarks
MELTON, John Recruit Kansas ----- Died at Camp Wood, Ky, Jan 28, 1861
METON, Marvin Private Kansas Sep 7, 1861 Mustered out Sep 12, 1864
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ2-NB6 : 19 December 2020), John Melton in household of Allen Melton, Milton Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCM-SXV : 18 February 2021), John Melton in entry for Allen Melton, 1860.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Side served: Union; State served: Illinois; Enlistment date: 6 Sep 1861. Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 263.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45386112/john-melton: accessed 30 August 2022), memorial page for PVT John Melton (4 Aug 1837–28 Jan 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45386112, citing Shiloh Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Cindy Cornwell McCachern (contributor 46810811) .
- ↑
Military:
"U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
Ancestry Record 1555 #3653474 (accessed 21 January 2023)
Name: Marvin Meton; Enlistment Date: 6 Sep 1861; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 7 Sep 1861; Muster Place: Illinois; Muster Company: K; Muster Regiment: 34th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Muster Out Date: 12 Sep 1864; Muster Out Information: Mustered Out; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: Yes; Residence Place: Kansas, Illinois; Title: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men.
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Cynthia (Bayer) Melton
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Cynthia (Bayer) Melton
Melton-4946 and Melton-1822 do not represent the same person because: John Melton died 28 Jan 1862 at age 24 in Camp Wood (Camp Nelson, KY) He did not marry
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Robin Lee
Melton-4946 and Melton-1822 appear to represent the same person because: same dates, difference in death location is that he died in one location and was buried in the other location
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by Robin Lee
Rejected matches › John J Melton (abt.1840-abt.1900)
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