Hiram Melton of Moore County

Not the same as Hiram Melton of Rutherford County

Hiram Melton, son of James Melton and Mary Cagle, was married four times: Mary Barret, widow Nancy Arnold Adkins, Martha Sewell and widow Rebecca Garman (Jarman). Mary Barrett is the mother of all but one of his children. Martha Sewell and Hiram had one daughter named Martha, also. Perhaps the child's mother died in childbirth. Unknown. Also, the cause of death of Mary Barret and Nancy Arnold is unknown. Rebecca remarried a few months after Hiram's murder.

Biography

Note left at Find A Grave Memorial

Hiram Melton was born in North Carolina. He was married at the age of 21 and reared 10 children with his wife. Early in their marreid life they migrated to Mcnairy, TN and settled in Enville. Later in life, Hiram was married a second time to Nancy Arnold Adkins, a widow. They were both from Alabama. Hiram Melton's life ended on a sad note: He died at the hands of a murderer. The story goes that he was having breakfast under the shade of a tree in his yard on the morning of September 13, 1966 and was shot from ambush. He dies without moving from his chair.

- taken from My Family Tree by Merle O'Neal Kent, Longwood, FL 1964

Disambiguation

All the Meltons, Rutherford county and Moore County, are of the same family coming shore in Jamestown, Colonial America.

Multiple Hiram Meltons.

This is the profile for Hiram Melton Hiram Melton of Moore County (son of James James Melton ) who died in Tennessee. Do not confuse with:

• Hiram F Melton Hiram F. Melton died in Indiana b. 1806. He married Catherine Rosier Catharine Rosar .
• Hiram Melton Hiram Melton of Rutherford County (son of Cornelius) married Sophia Gowing or Goins Sophia Melton in Rutherford County.

Notes

1844, Apr 27 -- 1844-1847 County Court Minutes, Moore County, NC Page 29

Appearing that neither of the subscribing witness to the within power of attorney reisde in the state whereupon the hand writing of Hiram Melton, one of the subscribing witnesses, was proven by William Barrett Esq. [Editor's Note: unclear of whom the power of attorney was from/to but the record shows Hiram Melton has left NC by 1844]

1866, Oct 11 -- Inventories of Estates, Vol. B Page 97, McNairy County, TN

Estate of Hiram Melton, Dec'd. by administrators A. Harris and Walter W. Melton. Notes held on the following: B.J. Young, W.B. Sewell, A.P. Swain, J.R. Swain, Wm. Howard, J.M. Sanders, W.W. Thomas, J.F. Moore, W.R. Harden, N. Moore, Wm. Fowler, Thomas Black, Wright Smith, Wm. Riley, Beacom Britt, Ben Britt, James Summers, Nathaniel Britt [gone from the country], W.H. Moss, A.J. Martindale and J. Boylen.

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Family

1850 -- Census, McNairy County, TN Page 96

• Hiram Melton 41 M, Farmer, $1000 Real Estate, Born in NC Hiram Melton of Moore County
• Nancy Melton 30 F, Born in AL [2nd wife - children were by 1st wife, Mary] Nancy Melton
• Walter Melton 19 M, Farmer, Born in NC Walter W Melton
• Nancy Melton 17 F, Born in NC Nancy Ellender Young
• William Melton 15 M, Born in NC William Melton
• Mary Melton 13 F, Born in NC Mary Melton
• John Melton 11 M, Born in TN John Quincy Melton
• James Melton 9 M, Born in TN James Melton
• Louisa Melton 7 F, Born in TN Louisa Melton
• Henry Melton 5 M, Born in TN Henry Melton
• Caroline Melton 2 F, Born in TN Dalitha Caroline Melton
• Mary Atkins 12 F, Born in AL [step daughter] Mary Jane Melton

1860 -- Census, McNairy County, TN Page 485

• Hiram Melton 51 M, Farmer, $1500 Real Estate, $2784 Personal Property, Born in NC [No wife listed. Next door to a Garman family.] Hiram Melton of Moore County
• Henry Melton 15 M, Born in TN Henry Melton
• Delitha C. Melton 13 F, Born in TN Dalitha Caroline Melton
• Martha A. Melton 6 F, Born in TN [mother was 3rd wife, Martha Melton Martha Sewell] Martha Melton

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References

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 27 2022, 18:19:25 UTC. His name was Hiram Melton. “Hyram” is a tombstone spelling only.
• https://billiongraves.com/grave/Hyram-Melton/17023048?referrer=myhe...
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ6V-SQ6 As of March 2022, shows Hiram Melton as son of James Cornelius Melton & unknown, and husband of Sophia Gowing. But this wrong. It refers to the Rutherford County, NC Meltons - not this one from Moore County, NC.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Melton-1307 As of March 2022, shows Hiram Melton as son of James Cornelius Melton & unknown, and husband of Sophia Gowing. But this wrong. It refers to the Rutherford County, NC Meltons - not this one from Moore County, NC.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGR-46S : 29 July 2017), Hiram Melton, Moore, North Carolina, United States; citing 448, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 18,088.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-LCW : 4 April 2020), Hiram Melton, McNairy county, part of, McNairy, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1322, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T5-6W7 : 18 March 2020), Hiram Melton, 1860.
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHM-DT1B : 16 March 2020), Hiram Metton and Rebecca Garman, 28 Aug 1861; citing McNairy, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 983,068.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9327996/hyram-melton'
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-HW3M : 7 August 2020), Hyram Melton, ; Burial, , McNairy, Tennessee, United States of America, O'Neal Cemetery; citing record ID 9327996, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
• https://moorecountywallaces.com/getperson.php?personID=I21336&tree=... shows Hiram Melton with wives 1) Mary Barrett 2) Nancy Arnold, and as the son of James Melton and Mary Cagle.
• THE MELTON FAMILY OF MOORE COUNTY, NC [FORMERLY OF ORANGE/CHATHAM COUNTY] – MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS < PDF >
  • Page 17. 1830 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 448 Hiram Melton (20-30) 1M 1F (0-5) 1F [Surrounding neighbors: Elisha Jackson, Angus Morrison, John McKaskill, Benjn. Bailey, James Haynes, XXX, George Hunsucker, Francis Munroe, James Dunlap, Nelson H. Parrish, Burrel Deaton]
  • Page 21. 1840 -- Census, Henderson County, TN Page 333-B. Hiram Melton. (30-40) 1M 1F (10-15) 1F (5-10) 2M 2F
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/vitals/LZ6V-SQ6
• https://www.google.com/books/edition/Chester_County_Tn/xAyZKqi-DtcC...

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