Born in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Orr Walkup
and Nancy (Neely) Walkup
Wife of
Joseph Dillard Melton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 24
in Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2016
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Biography
Birth:
- 1828 Birth_Mary Jane Walkup was born "about 1828".
Source Title:
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary J. Walkup - Published information: birth: about 1828; Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.
Notes:
- Published information: birth: about 1828; Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. Published information: death: about 1852; Cannon, Tennessee, United States.
Reason This Source is Attached:
- Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244552530.
Marriage:
- 1850 Marriage_Mary Jane Walkup married Joel D. Melton on 5 Mar 1850 in Cannon County, Tennessee.[1]
Death:
- 1852 Death_Mary Jane passed away in 1852, in Cannon County, Tennessee.[2]
Burial:
- 1852 Burial_Mary Jane (Walkup) Melton was buried in Sugar Tree Knob, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States.[3]
Research Notes
- 1) Review 1850 Census, Verify Correct Census Posting was made in FamilySearch.com.
Sources
- ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3J-Y5F : 27 January 2020), Mary J. Walkup in entry for Joel D. Melton, 1850.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL1-ZQDB : 17 July 2020), Mary Jane Walkup Melton, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104189641/mary-jane-melton: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Mary Jane Walkup Melton (1828–1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104189641, citing Melton Cemetery, Sugar Tree Knob, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Nathan LORANCE (contributor 47999651).
The original Irish spelling of Walk up was Wauchope; the family originated in Carrick Fergus, Ireland. Thanks to the local genealogy society and the LDS church for their help!!!!
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