Samuel Melton

1825 - 1887  (62 years)   Has no ancestors but 15 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Samuel Melton
  Birth	15 Jun 1825	Rutherford Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D20C19461F23A4429E98E93A1175177CD76C
  Death	14 Nov 1887	Rutherford Co, NC
  Burial	Gossett Family Cem, Rutherford Co, NC
  Person ID	I59094	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family 1	?   d. Bef 1850, Rutherford Co, NC
  Marriage	Bef 1849	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	2D01438EF7E12449895967865D37DFB0363D
  Children	1. Margaret Catherine Melton,   b. 1849, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 32 years)
  Family ID	F30409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Jane Hardin,   b. 30 Dec 1828, Rutherford Co, NC d. 1 Mar 1873, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1850	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	35DF4AF161B7EE438E036582F520E5030D28
  Children	1. William Batice Melton,   b. 1851/1852, Rutherford Co, NC d. 1891/1900, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 48 years)   2. Mary Melton,   b. 1853/1854, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 17 years)   3. Samuel Melton,   b. 8 Jun 1855, Rutherford Co, NC d. 24 Jul 1888, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 33 years)   4. George B Melton,   b. 27 Oct 1857, Rutherford Co, NC d. 25 Jun 1901, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 43 years)   5. John Calvin Melton,   b. 1859/1860, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 21 years)   6. Albert Melton,   b. 1861/1862, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 19 years)   7. Guilford Melton,   b. 1863/1864, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 17 years)   8. L D Melton,   b. 1868/1869, Rutherford Co, NC d. 1919, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F12031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Elmira Keeter,   b. 11 Dec 1832, Rutherford Co, NC d. 29 Nov 1897, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1873	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	96026CA36D432F42B76586098482D58EDC6C
  Family ID	F30410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my Grant relatives, so I have researched them to a small extent. !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/grant !CENSUS:1850 Rutherford Co., NC Piney Mountains # 1326/1360 Burton Melton 31 Farmer $150 NC Lucinda 30 Berry 4 Columbus Mills " 2 Samuel 26 Margaret 9/12; !MARRIAGE BOND: 2 Aug 1850 Rutherford Co., NC Samuel Melton & Jane Hardin John T. Green, bm; !CENSUS:1860 Rutherford Co., NC Sandy Run Dist, Oak Spring PO # 6/6 Samuel Melton 35 Farmer $-/100 NC Jane 31 Margaret 9 Mary 6 Wm 8 Samuel 5 George 3 John 6/12; !CENSUS:1870 Rutherford Co., NC Cool Springs, Moorsboro PO # 198/193 Samuel Melton Sr 45 Tanner $250/150 NC Jane 42 House Keeping Catharine 19 at home Batty 18 m at home Mary 16 at home Samuel 14 at home George 12 at home John C. 10 at home Albert 8 at home Guilford 6 at home L. D. 1 f at home; !MARRIAGE LICENSE:23 Jun 1873 Rutherford Co., NC Samuel Melton 48 & Almyra Keeter, 40 married 26 Jun 1873 by A. W. Haynes, JP at Ichabod Keeter's Wit: Wm. D. Harris, Bailey Melton, Jos. Keeter; !CENSUS:1880 Rutherford Co., NC Green Hill # 216/227 Samuel Melton 55 M Farming NC-NC-NC Mira 45 wife Catharine 24 dau Samuel Jr 23 son S Farm Laborer George 22 son S Farm Laborer Calvin 21 son S Farm Laborer Albert 16 son S Farm Laborer Guilford son S Farm Laborer L. D. 9 dau;