John Edgar Melton, Jr

1898 - 1939  (40 years)

• Name	John Edgar Melton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	8 Aug 1898	Appling, Georgia, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Race	White  [2, 4]
  Residence	1900	Militia District 1394, Appling, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1910	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [5]
  Residence	12 Sep 1918	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [3]
  Residence	1920	Ward 3, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [6]
  Residence	1930	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [7]
  Death	1939	Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA   [2]
  Burial	Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [8, 9]
  Person ID	I30001	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	John Edgar Melton, Sr,   b. 11 Sep 1873, Georgia, USA d. 29 Oct 1935 (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ella Elizabeth Franklin,   b. 29 Nov 1879, Georgia, USA d. 26 Aug 1963, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Nov 1897	Washington, Georgia, USA   [4, 10]
  Family ID	F10300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Iris Lnu,   b. 1904, Alabama, USA
  Divorce	1937	Polk, Florida, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Edgar Melton, III,   b. 21 Oct 1924, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA d. 23 Jan 1998 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Aug 1898 - Appling, Georgia, USA Residence - 1910 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Residence - 12 Sep 1918 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Residence - 1930 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Death - 1939 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

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