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Facts and Events
| Name |
William M. Melton |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2] |
13 Nov 1798 |
Georgia, United Statespossibly Clarke County, or possibly Milledgeville, Baldwin County  (conflicting information in source) |
| Marriage |
18 Oct 1820 |
Erie, Greene, Alabama, United States. Erie, Alabama is a ghost town in what is now Hale County
to Sarah Jane Meador |
| Census[1] |
1860 |
Navarro, Texas, United States |
| Death? |
15 Mar 1873 |
Navarro, Texas, United States |
| Burial[2] |
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Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United StatesZion Rest Cemetery, formerly Duncan Cemetery |
References
- ↑ Navarro County, Texas, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
pg 81 visit 554.
Melton, Wm., 67, farmer, $2560 real estate, $1200 personsal property, born Georgia
, Sarah, 55, born SC
Meadows, Mary, 87, born NC
, John, 30, born SC
, Jane 20, born AL
, Obadiah, 13, born Miss
, Ann, 11, born Miss
, Joel, 9, born Miss
, Benjamin, 7, born MISS
, John D, 4. born Miss
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Capt William M. Melton, Memorial 28722421, Created by Clem W. Akins Jr. 2 Aug 2008; Maintained by Debbie , in Find A Grave
accessed 13 Jan 2021.
Capt William M. Melton
Birth 13 Nov 1798, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Death 15 Mar 1873 (aged 74), Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Burial Zion Rest Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
[Has gravestone in style consistent with time of death]
Submited by Judy Richards [copied from William A. Melton, a biography by his son Obadiah Meador Melton, n.d.: Navarro County TXGenWeb © Copyright March, 2009]
William Melton, died at his residence near Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, Saturday, March 15, 1873. He was 74 years old at time of death. he was born near Milledgeville, GA., Nov. 13, 1798, and moved with his father, Elijah Melton, to Alabama at an early age and settled near the town of Erie. He was married to Miss Sarah Meador, daughter of Obadiah and Mary Meador, Oct. 19, 1820. He was then engaged in business with John C. Pharis.
He afterwards moved to Sumter County, Alabama, and entered the mercantile business, in which he remained for several years. He then engaged in farming, which he did successfully, for sometime, and then moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 1842, where he still pursued the occupation of farming. He was a true Democrat, and in 1854 the people called upon him to represent them in the Legislature, which he did with credit to himself and fidelity to the people. He was the man who framed the bill that killed the old Spanish league claims that bothered the people of Texas in early days.
For many years he was a strict member of the Primitive Baptist Church, serving as deacon. He died in the full faith and hope of the Lord and Savior, a loving husband, a good neighbor and a true friend.
Sub. by Jean Caddel
Note by Submitter: William & Sarah Melton are buried at Old Duncan Cemetery (now Zion’s Rest), Corsicana, Texas. He served in the Civil War, Co. E, 13th Texas Vol.; Capt . Wm. Melton’s Co., Bates Regt. Texas Vol. He was first elected Capt. Co. E., Oct 23, 1861, but was relieved because of age (63) by Nov. 1862, and served as a recruiting officer after that. Before coming to Texas, William Melton served as Representative from Pontotoc County in Mississippi in 1848. Also, he was a 1st cousin of Ethan Melton, one of the first settlers of Navarro County.
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