"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BJ-2XS : 12 April 2016), Samuel Melton, Rutherford county, part of, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1339, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD9-64H : 12 April 2016), Samuel Melton, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 7, family 50, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,658.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXG-KDW : 19 August 2017), Saml Melton in household of Irvin H Whitaker, Logans Store, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 164, sheet 542A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0981; FHL microfilm 1,254,981.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 December 2021), memorial page for Samuel H. Melton (19 Jul 1794–26 Aug 1883), Find A Grave: Memorial #38222214, citing Green-Davis-Melton Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by jon burns (contributor 47137874).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Richard Melton :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B655789 +
Y-Chromosome Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY159358, FTDNA kit #B655789
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: