Emma Elizabeth Reed

19 March 1866–5 October 1944 (Age 78)
McMinn, Tennessee, United States

The Life of Emma Elizabeth

When Emma Elizabeth Reed was born on 19 March 1866, in McMinn, Tennessee, United States, her father, Baxter Reed, was 32 and her mother, Nancy C. Fry, was 28. She married Frank Marion Melton on 13 September 1885. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Clinton Township, Texas, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. She died on 5 October 1944, in Texas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Stubbs Cemetery, Clinton Township, Texas, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Marion Melton
1867–1947
Emma Elizabeth Reed
1866–1944
Marriage: 13 September 1885
Henry Clay Melton
1886–1954
Dillard Austin Melton
1888–1952
Hugh Lee Melton
1899–1974

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
13 September 1885
children

(3)

Parents and Siblings

    Baxter Reed

    Male1834–Male

    Nancy C. Fry

    Female1838–1921Female

siblings

(2)

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

Age 1

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

Age 12

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 24

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: variant spelling of Read 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Emma Melton in household of Frank Melton, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Emma Melton in household of Frank Melton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Emma Melton in household of Frank M Melton, "United States Census, 1900"

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