Fourth Generation

146. Frederick Leonard "Fred" Melton^248,249 was born on 22 Jul 1893.²²⁵ He appeared in the census in 1900 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁵⁰ Listed under James M Melton as Fred L, Son, born Jul 1894 in MO, age 5, single, father born in MO, mother born in VA. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁵¹ Listed under James Melton as Frederick L, Son, born in MO, age 16, single, father born in MO, mother born in VA, occupation Farm Laborer-Home Farm. In 1910 he had an occupation of Farm Laborer-Home Farm in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁵¹ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.⁴⁹¹ Listed as Fred L Melton, Head, age 25, born in MO, married, father born in MO, mother born in MO, occupation Farmer-General Farm. In 1920 he had an occupation of Farmer-General Farm in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.⁴⁹¹ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Colfax Twp., Atchison Co., MO.²⁷³ Listed as Fred Melton, head, male, white, age 36, born in MO, married at age 22, father born in MO, mother born in MO, occupation farmer-farm. In 1930 he had an occupation of farmer in Colfax Twp., Atchison Co., MO.²⁷³ He died on 19 Aug 1963.²²⁵

Frederick Leonard "Fred" Melton and Lena L. Franklin were married on 3 Jan 1915.^225,492 They resided on a farm in Colfax Twp., Atchison Co., MO in 1930.²⁷³ Lena L. Franklin^248,249 was born in 1896.²²⁵ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.⁴⁹¹ Listed under Fred L Melton as Leona L, Wife, age 22, born in MO, married, father born in MO, mother born in MO. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Colfax Twp., Atchison Co., MO.²⁷³ Listed under Fred Melton as Lena, wife, female, white, age 33, born in MO, married at age 18, father born in MO, mother born in MO. She died in 1970.²²⁵ Frederick Leonard "Fred" Melton and Lena L. Franklin had the following children:

+332	i.	Derrel W. Melton.
+333	ii.	Merrel Sterling Melton.
+334	iii.	Gladys Melton.
335	iv.	Ernestine Melton was born in 1920.273 She appeared in the census in 1930.273
336	v.	Maxine Melton was born in 1922.273 She appeared in the census in 1930.273
337	vi.	Ollia Mae Melton was born in 1924.273 She appeared in the census in 1930.273
338	vii.	Ruth Melton was born in 1926.273 She appeared in the census in 1930.273
339	viii.	Madge Melton was born in 1929.273 She appeared in the census in 1930.273
340	ix.	Wanda Melton.
341	x.	Gene Melton.
342	xi.	Glenn Melton.