Died
at age 73
in Falcon, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
James was born in 1842 to James Melton and Sarah Forsythe. He married unknown in about 1869. He married Letishia McAlpin about 1881. He died in 1918. [1]
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD75-YHV : 15 July 2017), Sarah Melton in entry for James Melton, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 121, sheet 84A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1268; FHL microfilm 1,255,268.
James Melton Self M 38 Tennessee, United States
Mary Jane Melton Daughter F 11 Tennessee, United States
Ransom Pinkney Melton Son M 9 Tennessee, United States
Sarah Melton Daughter F 6 Tennessee, United States
Liddie Melton Daughter F 4 Tennessee, United States
Sarah Melton Mother F 80 Kentucky, United States
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCX-5Y6 : accessed 25 March 2019), Loutisa M Melton in household of James Melton, Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 8B, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,585.
Death: "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965", database with images Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 52; Certificate Number: 6 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #365777 (accessed 10 November 2023) James Melton death 3 Jan 1916 (age 74) in Falcon, McNairy, Tennessee, USA.
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