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Melton, William Jefferson 1

Birth Name Melton, William Jefferson
Nick Name Bud
Gramps ID I0027
Gender male
Age at Death 76 years, 4 months, 21 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1881-04-16 Packton area  
 
Death 1957-09-07 Winnfield Hosp.  
 
Burial   Melton Cemetary (Winn Parish) La.  
 
Census 1920 WINN Police Jury Ward 1, Winn, Louisiana  

Age: 39

2a
Residence   Packton La On La500 Near Old RR Depot  
 
Occupation   Packton La Farmer
3a
Census 1940 Winn Ward 9  
General

Owned home value $2000 /Highesl level of school 7/
64-15 page 5

Age: 58

4a
1917 Winn Parish, Louisiana World War I Draft Registration Cards
5a
1942 Georgetown, Winn, Louisiana World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration)
5b
Census 1930 Police Jury Ward 09, Winn, Louisiana  

Age: 50

6a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Melton, Elbert Madison [I0003]
Mother Tyson, Louisiana Laurette [I0004]
    Sister     Melton, Kate E. [I0025]
    Sister     Melton, Lilly Bell [I8005]
         Melton, William Jefferson [I0027]
    Brother     Melton, Pleasant Tison [I0028]
    Sister     Melton, Mary Susan [I8008]
    Brother     Melton, Wyley Woodruff [I8009]
    Brother     Melton, Ben (Walker) Elbert [I0001]
    Brother     Melton, Allen Vince [I0031]
    Sister     Melton, Ruby L. [I0032]
    Sister     Melton, Ona Orpha [I0033]
    Sister     Johnson, Drucilla [I8323]
 
Father Melton, Elbert Madison [I0003]
Stepmother Farmer, Martha W. [I0201]

Families

    Family of Melton, William Jefferson and Howell, Iva Pearl [F0033]
Married Wife Howell, Iva Pearl [I0142]
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1911-01-03 Alexandria, La  
 
  Children
  1. Melton, Woodrow Wilson [I0108]
  2. Melton, Laura Louise [I0109]
  3. Melton, William Jackson [I8067]
  4. Melton, Mary Maxine [I0111]

Media

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Narrative

extra: Operated a Country store a boarding house & saw mill at Packton on
the railroad.
Also ran and coowned a Bank. His partner in the bank ran off with all
the bank funds and
he sold the land around the bank to pay the depositors.

Narrative

Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I0027:

Line ignored as not understood Line 16780: 2 _PGVU tmaster

 

Pedigree

  1. Melton, Elbert Madison [I0003]
    1. Tyson, Louisiana Laurette [I0004]
      1. Melton, Kate E. [I0025]
      2. Melton, Lilly Bell [I8005]
      3. Melton, William Jefferson
        1. Howell, Iva Pearl [I0142]
          1. Melton, Woodrow Wilson [I0108]
          2. Melton, Laura Louise [I0109]
          3. Melton, William Jackson [I8067]
          4. Melton, Mary Maxine [I0111]
      4. Melton, Pleasant Tison [I0028]
      5. Melton, Mary Susan [I8008]
      6. Melton, Wyley Woodruff [I8009]
      7. Johnson, Drucilla [I8323]
      8. Melton, Ben (Walker) Elbert [I0001]
      9. Melton, Allen Vince [I0031]
      10. Melton, Ruby L. [I0032]
      11. Melton, Ona Orpha [I0033]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Import from melton.ged [S0000]
  2. 1920 Census [S0016]
      • Source text:

        Others living at address. Dr. JM Melton, (cousin), James B Hughes (boarder) Josh Melton listed as son (who is this?) Must be a mistake

         

         

        Citing this Record

        \"United States Census, 1920,\" index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVWX-X21 : accessed 27 January 2015), William J Melton, Police Jury Ward 1, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 246, NARAmicrofilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,636.

  3. @s2@ [s2]
      • Page: Listed as Farm Operator
  4. 1940 Census [S0002]
      • Source text:

        \"United States Census, 1940,\" index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYRS-TRJ : accessed 27 January 2015), William J Melton, Police Jury Ward 9, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED)64-15, sheet 3A, family 49, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1468.

  5. familysearch.org [S0014]
      • Source text:

        Citing this Record

        \"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,\" index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ8P-L8R : accessed 27 January 2015), William Jefferson Melton, 1917-1918; citing Winn Parish, Louisiana,United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,030.

      • Source text:

        Citing this Record

        \"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,\" index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X59D-YMX : accessed 27 January 2015), William Jefferson Melton, 1942; citing NAID identifier 576248, NARAmicrofilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 4,436,679.

  6. 1930 Census [S0015]
      • Source text:

        Citing this Record

        \"United States Census, 1930,\" index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMTN-FDQ : accessed 27 January 2015), William J Melton, Police Jury Ward 09, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED)0013, sheet 3A, family 47, line 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 826; FHL microfilm 2,340,561.