Fourth Generation

149. Jay Hugh Melton^248,249 was born on 16 Jun 1902.^225,494 He appeared in the census in 1910 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁵¹ Listed under James Melton as John, Son, born in MO, age 7, single, father born in MO, mother born in VA. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁵² Listed under Sarah A Melton as Hugh, Son, age 17, born in MO, single, father born in MO, mother born in VA, occupation Farm Laborer-Home Farm. In 1920 he had an occupation of Farm Laborer-Home Farm in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁵² He appeared in the census in 1930 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁷³ Listed as Jay H Melton, head, male, white, age 27, born in MO, married, father born in MO, mother born in MO, occupation farmer-general farm. In 1930 he had an occupation of farmer in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁷³ His residence was at zipcode 65251 in Fulton, Callaway Co., MO before Nov 1967.⁴⁹⁴ He died on 15 Nov 1967.^225,494

Jay Hugh Melton and Eunisie Ann Messer were married in 1926 in Mountain Grove, MO.⁴⁹⁵ They resided on a farm in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO in 1930.²⁷³ Eunisie Ann Messer^248,249,495 (daughter of William Thomas Messer and Mary Frances Chamness) was born on 29 May 1903 in Ash Hill, MO.⁴⁹⁵ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Clinton Twp., Texas Co., MO.²⁷³ Listed under Jay H Melton as Eunica, wife, female, white, age 26, born in MO, married, father born in IN, mother born in IN, occupation not listed. She died on 26 Dec 1981 in New Braumfels, TX.⁴⁹⁵ Jay Hugh Melton and Eunisie Ann Messer had the following children:

343	i.	James D. Melton was born in 1928.273 He appeared in the census in 1930.273
+344	ii.	William LaRue Melton.
345	iii.	Esther Melton.