Caroline MELTON

1832 - 1893  (61 years)

• Name	Caroline MELTON  [1]
  Born	18 May 1832	, , Hart County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3]
  1840 US Census	1 Jun 1840	, , Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Age: < 10y
  	She was represented by a mark on the census for a female between the ages of 5 and 10 in the household of Joel Melton
  		1840 U.S. census, Missouri, Pulaski County Page 201, for MELTON, Joel Morgan
  1850 US Census	1 Jun 1850	, District #72, Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Age: 18y
  	She was recorded in the household of Joel Melton, and was 18 years old at the time of this census. Kentucky was her reported birthplace.
  		1850 U.S. census, Missouri, Pulaski County, District #72 [MELTON, Joel Morgan]
  1860 US Census	1 Jun 1860	, Hawkins Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Age: 25y
  	She was recorded in the household of James W. Melton, and was 25 years old at the time of this census. Kentucky was her reported birthplace. Joel Melton's family was counted twice in 1860. Once here, and once on the census for Rolla, MO.
  		1860 U.S. census, Missouri, Phelps County, Hawkins [MELTON, Joel M. #2]
  1860 US Census	1 Jun 1860	, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Age: 28y
  	She was recorded as C. Melton in the household of J.W. Melton, and was 28 years old at the time of this census. Her birthplace is the same as stated in the 1850 census. Joel Melton's family was counted twice in 1860. Once here, and once on the census for Hawkins Township.
  		1860 U.S. census, Missouri, Phelps County, Rolla [MELTON, Joel M. #1]
  1880 US Census	1 Jun 1880	, Spring Creek Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Age: 46y
  	She was recorded as the sister to Eli M. Melton and was 46 years old at the time of this census. Missouri was her reported birthplace.
  		1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Phelps County, Spring Creek [MELTON, Margaret]
  FamilySearch ID	FamilySearch.org, ID KHF6-Q8T
  FindAGrave	FindAGrave.com, Memorial #21409026
  JJ Watts Collection		Records of JJ Watts for MELTON, Joel
  Died	21 Sep 1893	, Spring Creek Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  	Age: 61y 4m 3d
  Buried	Smith Cemetery, Flat, Phelps County, Missouri, USA   [9]
  		Gravestone for MELTON, Caroline Transcription: CAROLINE MELTON MAY 18, 1832 SEPT. 21, 1893 Photographed by Kathy Kult on 7 October 2005
  Person ID	I4134	Kult-Lawhorn-Case-Collier Family Tree | Case Branch
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Joel Morgan MELTON,   b. 18 Oct 1798, , Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1863, , Lecoma, Dent County, Missouri, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Marabah Julia RAMSEY,   b. 9 Sep 1800, , , Hardin [later Hart] County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1859, George Smith farm on Corn Creek, Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1822	, , Hart County, Kentucky, USA
  Family ID	F1538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 May 1832 - , , Hart County, Kentucky, USA 1840 US Census - Age: < 10y - 1 Jun 1840 - , , Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA 1850 US Census - Age: 18y - 1 Jun 1850 - , District #72, Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA 1860 US Census - Age: 28y - 1 Jun 1860 - , Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, USA 1880 US Census - Age: 46y - 1 Jun 1880 - , Spring Creek Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA Died - Age: 61y 4m 3d - 21 Sep 1893 - , Spring Creek Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA Buried - - Smith Cemetery, Flat, Phelps County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  Kathy Kult, KKs Family History (https://kks-fam.net/getperson.php?personID=I4134&tree=1: accessed 3 December 2020), "Caroline MELTON."