Linzey David Melton

22 May 1934–19 September 2004 (Age 70)
Georgia, United States

The Life Summary of Linzey David

When Linzey David Melton was born on 22 May 1934, in Georgia, United States, his father, Aaron Madison Melton, was 40 and his mother, Minnie Muriel Pittman, was 32. He lived in District 1231, Ware, Georgia, United States in 1940. He died on 19 September 2004, at the age of 70, and was buried in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Aaron Madison Melton
1894–1952
Minnie Muriel Pittman
1902–1982
Ruby Clinnie Melton
1921–1998
Fleming Jesse Melton
1923–1995
Pearl Melton
1924–2015
Minnie Lucille Melton
1927–1997
Mitchell Melton
1928–2014
Cecil Melton
1932–1934
Linzey David Melton
1934–2004
Ralph Eugene Melton
1935–2015

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 1
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1942 · Germans Sink Ships Near St. Simons Island
Age 8
Lights from homes along the coast of St. Simons Island provided a clear view of the SS Oklahoma for German U-boat Captain Reinhard Hardegen on April 8, 1942. A German torpedo was fired at the SS Oklahoma shortly after midnight. An hour later, a second torpedo was fired at the oil tanker Esso Baton Rouge. Both ships sunk and the attacks left 22 seamen dead. After the incident, residents of the Golden Isles panicked over concern of a German Invasion of the coast and were stringently observant of a nighttime blackout.  
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
Age 21
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

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.

Possible Related Names

Middleton

Sources (5)

  • Lindsay Melton in household of Aaron Melton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Linzy D Melton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Linzy Melton in entry for Mitchell Melton, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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