Dear Webmaster,
            My name is Eric Thomas from Randolph County Georgia, I am a desendent of Mckinney Melton, my mother is Janice Melton Dale she was the daughter of Jack Melton 1915-2001. My moms brother John Claude Melton and myself were very interested in finding out more about the family history and also maybe coming to the family reunion sometime in the future if we were invited. I am a teacher and coach and my Uncle is a Doctor and writer. Thanks for your time      Eric

I am still working on updating the photos but I have updated the entire site with a better menu system.

The family pages have been removed and in its place is a online database. You can now generate many custom charts as well print reports on how you are related to someone else just set your ancestor as a favorite and then go to another person and you will see a option to create the relationship chart in the chart menu.

If you have data to add or edits you would like to make please request an account on the system.

The annual Melton Reunion will be Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Melton Cemetery located on Melton Cemetery Road, West of Highway 167,approximately 6 miles south of Wnnfield. The Board of Directors will meet at 10:00 AM, a business meeting will be at 11:00 AM, followed by a devotional in the Chapel and at 12:00 noon everyone will enjoy a delicious luncheon on the grounds furnished by those in attendance.

Friends and family are urged to attend. We look forward to the fellowship of relatives who come from far and wide, many of which we only see at this time of the year. At this time we honor the memory of loved ones buried as far back as 1887 and make plans for taking care of our beautiful country cemetery for future generations. This is possible through the generous donations made by our members through the years.

Hi all

My great grandmother was Samira Louise Tyson, sister of Laurette Tyson Melton.  I noticed in your family tree that you have William S Harper married to Amanda Oglesby.  I too found that info but do not believe it is the same William Harper that had been married to my Samira Louise.  I think that the WH married to Amanda was born in 1869 in LA whereas my great grandfather was born in Texas in 1851 and died there in 1924.  I have no further info on him or his family, so if anyone out there has some input I would appreciate it.  Will Harper and Samira (Sallie) had three children before she died. The oldest Will Harper Jr sent his dad military postcards in the early 1920’s in Texas. He also lived part of his later years with Laura’s daughter Mollie.  Any of Mollie’s descendants out there with any family history on the early childhood years of Will, his sister Alma or brother Sam?  Again thanks for having this blog available, hope to hear from someone soon

Beth Pence

The annual Melton Reunion will be Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Melton Cemetery located on Melton Cemetery Road, West of Highway 167,approximately 6 miles south of Wnnfield. The Board of Directors will meet at 10:00 AM, a business meeting will be at 11:00 AM, followed by a devotional in the Chapel and at 12:00 noon everyone will enjoy a delicious luncheon on the grounds furnished by those in attendance.

Friends and family are urged to attend. We look forward to the fellowship of relatives who come from far and wide, many of which we only see at this time of the year. At this time we honor the memory of loved ones buried as far back as 1887 and make plans for taking care of our beautiful country cemetery for future generations. This is possible through the generous donations made by our members through the years.

Hello,
Thanks for your site! I am hoping to connect with other descendants of Kate. I only recently discovered these ancestors on Ancestry.com and am still searching.

Jan in Colorado

My dad and I was friends with a gentleman named Buck guynes, who lived in Alexandria in the late 1960’s.

I was doing a google search, and ran across this link,,, his daughter Carols name rang a bell. I want to say her younger sister is Lisa

would like to catch up with the family, “Buck” was a good friend of my dads.

thanks

Mark Hoffman
Alexandria, LA 1963-2004
De Queen, AR

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The annual Melton Reunion will be held on May 19 at the Melton Cemetery located south of Winnfield. Melton descendants are urged to come and be with us at this time. Come early for fellowship. A meeting will be held at 11 o’clock and a delicious covered dish lunch is promised at noon.

The Melton Reunion is held annually for the descendants of Madison McKinney “Quinn” Melton, who migrated from Georgia in 1859 with his wife, Caroline Swain. They came to Winn Parish in a covered wagon train led by his brother, Jeff Melton.

Please post your comments here.

I am the daughter of Janice Melton Stroud, and the grand-daugther of Ernest Henry Melton. This website is great!

The Melton Cemetery web page is great. My grandparents were William (Bud) Jefferson Melton and Iva Pearl Howell/Melton. I am William James (Jimmie)Melton now 58 years old, and I still can remember the first graveyard working as a youngster, where we enjoyed great pot lucks or picnic style feeds after racking leaves and cleaning the Melton Cemetery. I can remember a mule drawn wagon from which a preacher gave a pre-lunch prayer.

I was looking for some of my ancestors from Mississippi. My great grand parents are James Columbus Howell and Artamesia Caroline Miley. They moved to Arkansas around 1931. But most of their years were in the Mayton, Mississippi area. Thanks for any info you can send.

Hi! Glad to find your site. Trying to find out more about my grandfather, Robert Lee Melton. I believe he lived in Calhoun County, MS. Thanks!

I have info on Adella Franklin RILEY McEnvale (married 2nd to John T. McEnvale). She was the mother of George W. Riley and John Travis Riley
buried in Melton Cemetery. She was first married to William Churchwell Riley in Butler County, Alabama, and they moved from there to Louisiana in the 1870s.
I’d like to share/exchange with anyone who researches this family.
Thanks for publishing this web site.

This is the guestbook for 06. Due to spambots atacking it the o7 guestbook is located on another post here.

I am looking for the Eliza Bradshaw, that was married to Clay McLaney, son of James McLaney and Margaret Mariah Melton. I found this on your genealogy part of this cemetery. I am trying to find out about her.

thanks.

I am trying to trace my family line but no luck so far. My grandfathers name is Billy Dawn Melton. I don’t know his fathers name. The only thing I do know is that he had like 13 brothers…all passed on.

Hello all MELTON PEOPLE. I AM 80 YRS. Dad was William Cyrus Melton(1886-1960);his Dad was Columbus Christopher Melton(1864-19??) who married Nancy Fitzgerald(1864-19??).They lived in area of Rosebud,Mo…My Dad and a brother Robert moved to Fla in 1910. Had heard they had relatives in the Carolinas.Does anyone know of their past? I think your MELTON cemetery and web site are great. Thanks.Eva M J.

I was born DEC.12,1952 to Donald Calvin Melton and Mildred Marie Carnes in Twin Falls Idaho. I do not have any information other than the information on my birth certificate that list Donald as 21 years of age in 1952 and married to Mildred Marie Carnes. I have no other information and would like to know if anyone has any information on my biological father.

I am looking for information about my Great Grandfather. His name was Jodie Archie Melton. I am not certain where he was born, but probably it was Georgia or Alabama. He lived in Cullman, Alabama part of his life. I am told he died when he was hit by a train in Atlanta. All of this information is questionable, but it is all I have to go on. I know he married Fannie Watts and they had two daughters. I have his date of death as January 9, 1908. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might know information about him.

Is it possible that my great/great grandfather John Melton is a ralative of yours. He was born in Chester,South Carolina and this is where he married and made his family. If we are the same family line I would be very delighted to know, because my grandfather(RICHARD), recently died and I am trying to retrace my past. BUT IF YOUR FAMILY IS NOT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, I AM AFRAID THAT WE MAY MAY BE CHASING A GHOST.

Bless your dear heart for all your hard work! I don\’t know if we are related or not, but my dad was named Leslie Artie Melton from Xenia, ILL. He died at age 52 and is buried in Montgomery ILL at the Aurora Township Cemetery –near Aurora, ILL–in the year 1940. I was 2 years old at the time and my brother Robert Earl Melton was 6 months old. Our mothers maiden name was Mary Aline Rudder from Clay City, ILL. We have a close relative named Ruby Melton in Salem, Ill. She is in her 90s I believe. She knows a lot about the Meltons. I better go for now. If you have ways that I can be of assistance, please let me know. I have an 800 phone number which is 1-800-397-8552. God bless you! George Melton from Joplin, MO www.meltonfamilysingers.org