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Silas R Melton

Silas R was born on November 9th, 1791 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.¹ Silas R's father was Benjamin Melton and his mother was Susannah Uptegrovers. His paternal grandparents were Silas Melton and Catrina Catron; his maternal grandparents were Edward Uptegrove and Sarah Lewis. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Joshua, Isiah Wilson, Elijah, Lindsey F, Elizabeth, Daughter, Mary and Rebecca. He was the fifth oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 82 on November 23rd, 1873 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William James Melton
  - b.11 Dec 1698 in St Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States d.1752 in Hanover, Virginia, United States
  
  Silas Melton
  - b.1725 in , Albemarle, Virginia, USA d.17 May 1783 in South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
  
  Elizabeth O Pharr
  - b.1698 in Hanover, Virginia, United States d.1753 in Hanover, Virginia, United States
  
  Benjamin Melton
  - b.09 Oct 1758 in Albemerle County, Virginia, United States d.1810 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
  
  Catrina Catron
  - b.1730 in , Louisa, Virginia, USA d.1785 in South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
  
  Silas R Melton
  - b.09 Nov 1791 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA d.23 Nov 1873 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
  
  Isaac Op Den Graeff
  - b.1693 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States d.Mar 1747 in Mispillion, Kent, Delaware, United States
  
  Edward Uptegrove
  - b.1739 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA d.1785 in Albemerle County, Virginia, United States
  
  Rachel Linton
  - d.Mar 1747 in Mispillion, Kent, Delaware, United States
  
  Susannah Uptegrovers
  - b.1768 in , Albemarle, Virginia, USA d.1840 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
  
  Sarah Lewis
  - b.1740 in , Kent, Delaware, USA d.1795 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA

¹ Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1) @ Year: 1860; Census Place: District 15, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
Sources/Citations Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,) @ Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 323A; Image: ., Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.) @ Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.) @ Ancestry Family Trees