Joseph Blanford Melton 1906–1983

Birth May 1, 1906 38 35

Birth of a daughter
#1Jean Melton
March 5, 1927 (Age 20 years)

Death of a motherMary A Clark
January 12, 1929 (Age 22 years)

Death of a fatherLeonard Martin Melton
June 18, 1948 (Age 42 years)

Death August 20, 1983 (Age 77 years)

Burial

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Louis Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary A Clark Joseph Blanford Melton Joseph Leonard Melton Melton Family with spouse Willie Fossie Shemwell Leonard Martin Melton Birth: October 30, 1867 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States Death: June 18, 1948 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Leonard Martin Melton Joseph Blanford Melton Joseph Leonard Melton Melton Mary A Clark Birth: 1871 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1929 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: —
himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lela Erma Gish Jean Melton Kenneth Melton Ronald Melton Martin Melton Joseph Blanford Melton Birth: May 1, 1906 38 35 Death: August 20, 1983 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
15 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ruth … Joseph Leonard Melton Melton Birth: August 9, 1907 39 36 Death: August 2, 1982 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Willie Fossie Shemwell - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary A Clark Joseph Blanford Melton Joseph Leonard Melton Melton Family with spouse Willie Fossie Shemwell Leonard Martin Melton Birth: October 30, 1867 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States Death: June 18, 1948 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Leonard Martin Melton Willie Fossie Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1884 39 38 Death: January 1, 1967 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: December 23, 1933 —

Family with Lela Erma Gish - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lela Erma Gish Jean Melton Kenneth Melton Ronald Melton Martin Melton Joseph Blanford Melton Birth: May 1, 1906 38 35 Death: August 20, 1983 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Joseph Blanford Melton Jean Melton Kenneth Melton Ronald Melton Martin Melton Lela Erma Gish Birth: September 10, 1902 Death: January 4, 1996 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Francis Pagragan Jean Melton Birth: March 5, 1927 20 24 Death: October 10, 2012 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Kenneth Melton Death:
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ronald Melton Death:
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martin Melton Death:
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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Leonard Martin Melton 1867–1948
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary A Clark 1871–1929
himself Family Lela Erma Gish Jean Melton Kenneth Melton Ronald Melton Martin Melton Private Private Private Private Private	Joseph Blanford Melton 1906–1983
younger brother Family Mary Ruth …	Joseph Leonard Melton Melton 1907–1982
Father’s family with Willie Fossie Shemwell
father Parents (unknown)	Leonard Martin Melton 1867–1948
step-mother Parents Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam	Willie Fossie Shemwell 1884–1967
Family with Lela Erma Gish
himself Parents Leonard Martin Melton Mary A Clark	Joseph Blanford Melton 1906–1983
wife Parents (unknown)	Lela Erma Gish 1902–1996
daughter Family Francis Pagragan Private Private Private	Jean Melton 1927–2012
son Family (none)	Kenneth Melton –
son Family (none)	Ronald Melton –
son Family (none)	Martin Melton –
daughter Family (none)	Private
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daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private

The Shemwell Family