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Green Thomas Melton

Male 1911 - 2002  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Green Thomas Melton was born on 2 Nov 1911 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA (son of John Edgar Melton, Sr and Ella Elizabeth Franklin); died on 15 Nov 2002 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 18 Nov 2002 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Doc
    • Social Security Number: 267-32-9869
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 3, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    • SSN issued: Bef 1951, Florida, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Greene Thomas Doc Melton: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

    Florida Times-Union, The (Jacksonville, FL) - Sunday, November 17, 2002
    Deceased Name: Greene Thomas Doc Melton

    MELTON Mr. Greene Thomas “ Doc” Melton, age 91, of Lake City, Florida passed away peacefully Friday, November 15, 2002 after a brief illness.

    He graduated from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida where he earned varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and track.

    He married Sarah Catherine Morrison of Lake City, Florida who preceded him in death in 1996. They moved to Lake City in 1933.

    He was in the funeral business and the oil business in Lake City, Florida. He owned & operated the Melton Funeral Home, which is operating today as the Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home.

    During World War II he coached the Columbia High Tigers and served on the War Administration Board. He was also a member of the Elks Club.

    In 1957 he was elected to the Florida State Senate and served until 1967. He was Chairman of the Education Committee and was responsible for establishing the Lake City Community College. he was the first Chairman of the Board and the library in named in his honor. He was a member of the 1st United Methodist Church of Lake City.

    Mr. Melton is survived by three children, Katherine Argersinger of Blakeley, Georgia, Thomas Morrison “ Mo” Melton of Jacksonville, Florida, and Patricia Melton Browning of Atlanta, Georgia. Also surviving are six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

    A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Monday, November 18, 2002 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lake City, Florida with Rev. David Paul officiating.

    The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at Sherrill- Guerry Funeral Home, 616 South Marion Street, Lake City, Florida.

    In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32257.

    SHERRILL-GUERRY FUNERAL HOME, 616 South Marion Street, Lake City, Florida 386-752-2211 is in charge of arrangements.

    Please sign the Guestbook at Jacksonville.com

    Copyright (c) 2002 The Florida Times-Union

    Green married Sarah Catherine Morrison on 21 Jul 1933 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA. Sarah was born on 1 Feb 1913; died on 16 Mar 1996 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Sarah Katherine Melton was born on 1 Jun 1934 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 3 Feb 2007 in Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Dale, Alabama, USA; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    2. Thomas Morrison Melton, Sr was born on 27 Jul 1936 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 9 Jun 2014 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; was buried on 14 Jun 2014 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.
    3. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Edgar Melton, Sr was born on 11 Sep 1873 in Georgia, USA (son of Green Thomas Melton and Nancy Marie Mann); died on 29 Oct 1935; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1880, Militia District 443, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Militia District 1394, Appling, Georgia, USA; Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1910, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 12 Sep 1918, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 3, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA

    John married Ella Elizabeth Franklin on 3 Nov 1897 in Washington, Georgia, USA. Ella was born on 29 Nov 1879 in Georgia, USA; died on 26 Aug 1963 in Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ella Elizabeth Franklin was born on 29 Nov 1879 in Georgia, USA; died on 26 Aug 1963 in Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Name: Elizabeth Melton
    • Residence: 1900, Militia District 1394, Appling, Georgia, USA; Age: 20; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1910, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 3, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA

    Children:
    1. John Edgar Melton, Jr was born on 8 Aug 1898 in Appling, Georgia, USA; died in 1939 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.
    2. Nancy Elizabeth Melton was born on 6 Jun 1905 in Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Jan 1991 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA.
    3. James Franklin Melton was born on 6 Dec 1909 in Tennille, Washington, Georgia, USA; died on 19 Sep 1975 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.
    4. 1. Green Thomas Melton was born on 2 Nov 1911 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA; died on 15 Nov 2002 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 18 Nov 2002 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Green Thomas Melton was born on 18 Jan 1848 in Georgia, USA (son of Green Berry Melton and Martha A Gray); died on 12 Jan 1904 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Deen Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1850, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Southern District, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1876, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1878, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Militia District 443, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 27 Apr 1886, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1890, Militia District 1394, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 17 Jun 1898, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Militia District 1394, Appling, Georgia, USA; Age: 52; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Green married Nancy Marie Mann on 28 Sep 1870 in Appling, Georgia, USA. Nancy (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 24 Nov 1850 in Georgia, USA; died on 26 Oct 1927 in Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried on 27 Oct 1927 in Mann Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Nancy Marie Mann was born on 24 Nov 1850 in Georgia, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died on 26 Oct 1927 in Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried on 27 Oct 1927 in Mann Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Name: Nancy Melton
    • Residence: 1880, Militia District 443, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Militia District 1394, Appling, Georgia, USA; Age: 49; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1910, Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; Age: 59; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1920, Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; StreetAddress: Parker St; Age: 69; None Occupation: None; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 4; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Owned; Widowed MaritalStatus: Widowed; Head RelationToHead: Head

    Children:
    1. Green T Melton was born on 15 Feb 1877 in Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Mar 1877 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Deen Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA.
    2. Infant Melton was born on 15 Sep 1889 in Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Sep 1889 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Deen Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA.
    3. Charles W Melton was born on 26 Aug 1871 in Georgia, USA; died on 2 Sep 1923 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Omega Cemetery, Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA.
    4. 2. John Edgar Melton, Sr was born on 11 Sep 1873 in Georgia, USA; died on 29 Oct 1935; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.
    5. Martha Edna Melton was born in 1875 in Georgia, USA; died in 1945 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.
    6. Mary Louna Melton was born on 11 Feb 1878 in Georgia, USA; died on 18 Jul 1906; was buried in Omega Cemetery, Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA.
    7. Jessie Clementine Melton was born on 20 Feb 1886 in Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Mar 1919 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Omega Cemetery, Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA.
    8. Sallie May Melton was born on 5 Apr 1891 in Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 14 Mar 1982 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.
    9. William Alcurian Melton was born on 6 Apr 1884 in Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Jul 1934 in Spalding, Georgia, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA.
    10. Green Fordyce Melton was born on 27 Mar 1880 in Appling, Georgia, USA; died in Mar 1964 in Duval, Florida, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Green Berry Melton was born in 1812 in Georgia, USA (son of Green Melton); died in 1892 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Melton Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1840, District 9, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 14 Jul 1860, Southern District, Appling, Georgia, USA

    Green + Martha A Gray. Martha (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 12 Apr 1809 in South Carolina, USA; died on 25 Jan 1890 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Gray Partin Cemetery, Toombs, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Martha A Gray was born on 12 Apr 1809 in South Carolina, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died on 25 Jan 1890 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Gray Partin Cemetery, Toombs, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Burial: Melton Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Name: Martha A. Melton
    • Name: Martha Milton
    • Residence: 1860, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 14 Jul 1860, Southern District, Appling, Georgia, USA

    Children:
    1. 4. Green Thomas Melton was born on 18 Jan 1848 in Georgia, USA; died on 12 Jan 1904 in Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried in Deen Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA.
    2. Harriet E Melton was born in 1842 in Georgia, USA; died in Jun 1860 in Southern District, Appling, Georgia, USA.

  3. 10.  Living

    Living + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Living
    Children:
    1. 5. Nancy Marie Mann was born on 24 Nov 1850 in Georgia, USA; died on 26 Oct 1927 in Baxley, Appling, Georgia, USA; was buried on 27 Oct 1927 in Mann Cemetery, Appling, Georgia, USA.



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