Calcuations from stone inscription of age at death vs death date shows his birthdate as May 20, 1865. Edwin has other siblings buried alongside him, being Martha J. Melton, Viola Melton, William Melton and Daniel Melton. They have a grandfather Daniel Hankins buried nearby. His parents moved on into Kansas and settled in Attica, Harper Co Kansas and are buried in Melvin Cemetery as is James Carl Melton's mother, Martha m Eli Mendenhall d 1885. James died 1903 and Rebecca d 1910.
Edwin had four sisters that lived to adulthood and married, Emily Ann (Emma) b 22 Sept 1855 m Alexander Alfonzo Larkey,
Josephine (Josie) b 22 May 1858 m William Henry Kelly,
Ida Ellen b 27 Dec 1861 m Daniel Bumgarner and
Mary b 23 Jul 1866 m Chaplin m Chapman
Emily born in Garden Grove Iowa while the other three sisters were born in High Point, Iowa.
Calcuations from stone inscription of age at death vs death date shows his birthdate as May 20, 1865. Edwin has other siblings buried alongside him, being Martha J. Melton, Viola Melton, William Melton and Daniel Melton. They have a grandfather Daniel Hankins buried nearby. His parents moved on into Kansas and settled in Attica, Harper Co Kansas and are buried in Melvin Cemetery as is James Carl Melton's mother, Martha m Eli Mendenhall d 1885. James died 1903 and Rebecca d 1910.
Edwin had four sisters that lived to adulthood and married, Emily Ann (Emma) b 22 Sept 1855 m Alexander Alfonzo Larkey,
Josephine (Josie) b 22 May 1858 m William Henry Kelly,
Ida Ellen b 27 Dec 1861 m Daniel Bumgarner and
Mary b 23 Jul 1866 m Chaplin m Chapman
Emily born in Garden Grove Iowa while the other three sisters were born in High Point, Iowa.
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