Anthony Newton Melton (1831 - 1900)

Born 6 Dec 1831 in Gallia, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Minerva Catherine (Moore) Melton — married 8 Jul 1856 in Mercer, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1900 at age 68 in Wataga, Mercer, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Anthony Newton "Newt" was born in 1831. Newt was one of nine children of John Jacob "Jack" Melton (1799-1881) and Belinda May (1801-1884) and he is listed with them on the 1850 Census in his hometown of Gallia, Ohio. ^[1]On 8 July 1856 in Mercer County, Missouri, he married Minerva Catherine Moore. ^[2] His find-a-grave memorial links him to the profiles of ten children.

According to a note left at his Find-A-Grave Memorial; they had at least 14 children: Clayborn (1854-1855); Perry (1858-1859); Charles (1860-); Shannon Jasper (1862-1912); Louvilla (1863-1944); W. Howard (1866-1875); Robert Sherman (1866-1946); John Jefferson (1869-1955); Dacota Eliza "Cody" (1872-)^[3]; Buffon Darry (1876-1943); Curtis M. (1878-1953); Hattie Elgin (1880-1956); Mark Wood (1883-1979)^[4]; and Miles Newton (1889-1978).

He passed away in 1900.^[5]

Census Records

1860 Census in Marion Township, Mercer, Missouri with his wife, Minerva and one child; Perry. ^[6]

1870 Census in Lindley Township, Mercer, Missouri with his wife, Minerva and four children in their household: Jasper, Louvilla, Robert, and John. ^[7]

1880 Census in Lindley, Mercer, Missouri with his wife, Minerva and at that time 7 children: Shannon, Louvilla, Robert, John, Dacota, Buffon, and Curtis. ^[8]

1900 Census in Lindley, Mercer, Missouri with his wife, Minerva and at that time 2 children are listed in the household: Dacota and Miles. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQS-7PP : 4 April 2020), Newton Melton in household of John Melton, Raccoon, Gallia, Ohio, United States; citing family 435, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZND-VHF
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJFM-HBD : 3 November 2017), Newton Melton in entry for William R. Kline and Dakota Melton, 23 May 1903, Decatur, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,009,360.
4. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCW5-VJC : 3 November 2017), Newton Milton in entry for Mark Milton and Rhoda Mobley, 07 Dec 1905, Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States; citing reference p71 lic4842, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,009,360.
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38580849/anthony-newton-melton
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZB-LTB : 19 March 2020), Newton Milton, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M465-ZCJ : 18 March 2020), Newton Milton, 1870.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X5-9N5 : 14 August 2017), Newton Melton, Lindley, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 223, sheet 46B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,703.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZG-4PD : accessed 11 October 2020), Newton Melton, Lindley Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 16A, family 310, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,874.