THE MELTON HYPOTHESIS
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Year |
WILSON |
MELTON |
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1792+/- |
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John b., Bedford Co., VA to Allen Melton |
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1822/3 |
William b. in IN (Warren Co.???)3 |
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1824/5 |
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Sarah was born in OH3 |
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1832+/- |
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John moved from OH to Warren Co., IN |
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1839 |
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John moved to Center Twp., Henry Co. from Warren Co., IN |
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10/5/1843 |
William Wilson (my?) m. Sarah Melton in Henry Co., IA |
Sarah m. William Wilson (my William???) |
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1845/6 |
William's oldest son, John, b. in IA |
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1850 |
Not in the Henry Co. Census |
In the census4 |
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1860 |
In the census3 |
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Questions and Speculations |
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Why wasn't William in the 1850 Census? His four children listed in the 1860 census were born in IA between 1845 and 1849+/-. There are also no Kendalls (Kindles?) which there should have been (William Wilson Kendall m. Theodocia Wood in 1847 in Mt. Pleasant). It appears that part of this census has been lost!! |
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The Clk Dis Ct has b rec from 1880 (no interest to me probably) and m, d, div, pro, civ ct & adoption rec from 1836; Co Rcdr has lnd rec from 1836. William & Sarah's marriage cert., death cert., probate, land records I wrote for W & S; got a reply and the certificate from Doris Sharp, a Gen. Soc. Corr. Sec'y. She will do more research for modest fees—let's take advantage of her—e.g.: Death certificates for William Wilson, Sarah Wilson, John Melton. & Phoebe Melton |
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References |
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Iowa marriages : early to 1850 / a research tool; compiled, extracted, transcribed, and edited by Liahona Research, Inc. |
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Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa, containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county... |
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3 |
1860 Iowa Census, Henry Co., Center Twp. Wm Wilson, 38, m, farmer, b. Indiana Sarah, 36, f, b. Ohio John, 15, m, b. Iowa Payton, 14, m, b. Iowa Mary, 13, f, b. Iowa Phila, 11, f, b. Iowa Paton, 3, m, Pennsylvania [Who is this???] |
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Marriage Certificate for William Wilson and Sarah Melton |
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Note: The certificate says that the wedding was held at John Melton's house. This strongly suggests that John was Sarah's father and is consistent with the statement in the Portrait that John was not a church member—hence the marriage at a home by a JP. |
