Gladys Irene Melton: acw

1898 - 1914 (16 years)

Generation: 1

1.	Gladys Irene Melton was born on 19 Apr 1898 in Volusia, Florida, USA (daughter of Wiley Melton and Frances Eula Arnett); died on 24 Sep 1914 in Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.

Generation: 2

Wiley Melton was born on 17 Jun 1865 in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA (son of Benjamin Milton and Ellender Wilkinson); died on 10 Apr 1946 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Race: White
Residence: 1870, Glissons, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 5; Census Post Office: Palatka
Residence: 1880, Precinct 11, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence: 1920, Daytona, Volusia, Florida, USA; Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

Buried:
Latitude: 29.22580, Longitude: -81.01310

Wiley married Frances Eula Arnett on 30 May 1893 in Volusia, Florida, USA. Frances was born on 23 Aug 1871 in Wayne, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Jun 1959 in Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances Eula Arnett was born on 23 Aug 1871 in Wayne, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Jun 1959 in Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Race: White
Name: Francis L Melton
Residence: 1920, Daytona, Volusia, Florida, USA; Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Children:

1. Gladys Irene Melton was born on 19 Apr 1898 in Volusia, Florida, USA; died on 24 Sep 1914 in Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.
Myrtis Melton was born on 2 Sep 1904 in Volusia, Florida, USA; died on 16 Nov 1908 in Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.
Ellen T Melton was born in 1897 in Volusia, Florida, USA.
Lallie L Melton was born in 1907 in Volusia, Florida, USA.
Shirley L Melton was born in 1913 in Volusia, Florida, USA.

Generation: 3

Benjamin Milton was born in 1830 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA (son of Algernon Solomon Milton and Jane Hardin); died on 5 Sep 1897 in Putnam, Florida, USA; was buried in Etoniah Cemetery, Bardin, Putnam, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Race: White
Residence: 1850, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA
Military: 14 Apr 1862, Camp Lee, Florida
Residence: 1870, Glissons, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 39; Census Post Office: Palatka
Residence: 1880, Precinct 11, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Residence: 1885, District 14, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Notes:

Source Information:
Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.
Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc.P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364
Name: Benjamin Milton ,
Enlistment Date: 14 April 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Florida
Death Date: 05 September 1897
Death Place: Putnam County, FL
Unit Numbers: 1118
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 April 1862
Enlisted in Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment Florida on 14 April 1862.
POW on 25 November 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN
Confined on 02 December 1863 at Camp Morton, IN (Estimated date)
Exchanged on 15 March 1865 at City Point, Virginia

Benjamin + Ellender Wilkinson. Ellender was born in 1831 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died in Aug 1905 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellender Wilkinson was born in 1831 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died in Aug 1905 in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Race: White
Name: Ellen Milton
Residence: 1870, Glissons, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 38; Census Post Office: Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA
Residence: 1880, Precinct 11, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence: 1885, District 14, Putnam, Florida, USA; Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Children:

John Melton was born on 16 Jan 1854 in Georgia, USA; died on 8 Jun 1921 in Putnam, Florida, USA.
William Melton was born in Mar 1854 in Florida, USA; died on 1 Aug 1922 in Florida, USA.
Malissa Melton was born about 1858 in Florida, USA; died on 20 Oct 1920.
Sarah Melton was born in 1862 in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA.
2. Wiley Melton was born on 17 Jun 1865 in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, USA; died on 10 Apr 1946 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.
Riley William Melton was born in Jan 1870 in Putnam, Florida, USA; died in 1933 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA.
Benjamin Melton, Jr was born in 1868 in Putnam, Florida, USA.
Robert Melton was born about 1870 in Putnam, Florida, USA.
Laysinkey Melton was born about 1873 in Putnam, Florida, USA.

Generation: 4

Algernon Solomon Milton was born in 1797 in Georgia, USA (son of Green Melton).

Other Events and Attributes:

Race: Dark
Name: A. S. R. Milton
Name: Solomon Melton
Military: MilitaryUnit: 1 Regiment (Milton's) Georgia Militia.; Rank: 1 Lieutenant; War: Seminole War
Residence: 1830, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
Military: 1839, Richmond, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1840, District 584, Ware, Georgia, USA
Residence: 20 Dec 1845, Appling, Georgia, USA; Age: 48
Residence: 24 Oct 1846, Appling, Georgia, USA; Age: 48
Residence: 15 Aug 1850, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA
Residence: 27 Jun 1860, Southern District, Appling, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Family legend has that Solomon fought in the American Civil War and died from wounds received at the Battle of Olustee on February 20, 1864. No known records exist for this claim.

Algernon married Jane Hardin about 1825 in Appling, Georgia, USA. Jane (daughter of Living and Living) was born in 1807 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died between 15 Aug 1850 and 27 Jun 1860 in Appling, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane Hardin was born in 1807 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died between 15 Aug 1850 and 27 Jun 1860 in Appling, Georgia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: Jane Milton
Residence: 15 Aug 1850, Militia District 456, Appling, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Jane's last name was either Stanley/Standley or Hardin. Sources exist that give both surnames.
In Folks Huxford's notes he says she was the daughter of Robert Stanley of Tattnall County, Georgia

Children:

Anna Milton was born on 3 Nov 1826 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Mar 1902 in Lake, Florida, USA; was buried in Umatilla Cemetery, Umatilla, Lake, Florida, USA.
Robert Milton was born in 1826 in Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Sep 1880 in Columbia, Florida, USA.
David Milton was born in 1829 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
4. Benjamin Milton was born in 1830 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 5 Sep 1897 in Putnam, Florida, USA; was buried in Etoniah Cemetery, Bardin, Putnam, Florida, USA.
James Milton was born in 1834 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died in 1846.
Daniel Melton was born in 1835 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
William Riley Milton was born on 5 Dec 1845 in Appling, Georgia, USA; died on 20 Jul 1907 in Umatilla, Lake, Florida, USA; was buried in Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA.
James Milton was born in 1849 in Appling, Georgia, USA.
David Melton was born in 1840 in Appling, Georgia, USA.