Brief Life History of Andrew Taylor
When Andrew Taylor Melton was born on 4 February 1850, in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States, his father, Robert Melton, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Eliott, was 20. He married Elizabeth Lucinda Glaze on 20 October 1868, in McMinn, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in McMinn, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 3, Fannin, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 4 June 1927, in Leonard, Fannin, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Leonard Cemetery, Leonard, Fannin, Texas, United States.
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- Andrew T Melton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Taylor Milton, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Andrew Taylor Melton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from any of various places, for example in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Yorkshire, all of which have the same origin as Middleton , with Old English middel replaced by its Old Norse equivalent methal after the Scandinavian settlement of northern and eastern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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