Hiram Melton
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Hiram William Melton (1828 - 1909)

Hiram William Melton
Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USAmap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of and [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 81 in Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USAmap
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Biography

Hiram was born in 1828. He was the son of Abner Melton, and the first wife of Abner. He passed away in 1909.

During the Civil War he served in Company H of the 43rd Mississippi Infantry.

Sources


  • Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA20741; Roll #: 337; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 20741 to 20755, Application Years 1909 to 1912.Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  • 1880 US Census District 142, Robertson, Texas; Archive Collection Number: T1134; Roll: 37; Page: 14; Line: 01; Schedule Type: Agriculture. Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  • National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
  • National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 403.U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 provided by Fold3 © Copyright 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Applications for Headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1916; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92.
  • Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

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Rejected matches › William Melton (1828-) › William Robert Melton (1830-1890) › William Dawes Malton (1829-)

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