William was born about 1842. He passed away before 1900.
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZB-V3K : 12 April 2016), Jane Denton in household of William Milton, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 9, family 65, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,053. (Widowed, Living with her daughter Martha Milton.)
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66V-T65 : 13 August 2016), Jennie Denton in household of William T Melton, Byrd, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 22, sheet 159B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0678; FHL microfilm 1,254,678.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CM-5KK : accessed 26 August 2017), Jane Denton in household of Geo W Denton, Byrd Township (south part excl. Jackson city), Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 1A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,845. (His mother-in-law's record indicates she only has two living children, George and Mary, so Martha (Denton) Melton has died.... since William Melton's children aren't living with him in this census, it's likely he has also died.)
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