RESPONSE: Hello, Paul, I can give you the two marriages of these two men and the recorded references but otherwise have no information on them. It may be possible that with the actual marriage record, some parental information might be forthcoming. >From the Leslie Co., KY marriage index: 1940 MELTON, Gordon to HOSKINS, Dollie L, Book 32, Page 50 1933 MELTON, Tom to HOSKINS, Gladys - - Book 24, Page 16 I also see this marriage but have no way to know if it is the same person as "Tom". 1936 MELTON, Thomas D. to HOWARD, Neva - - Book 29, Page 5 I went ahead and did a bit of further checking. It appears to me that these two HOSKINS women were sisters. While this is not definite proof of this, perhaps you will know with the information I'm providing to you: 1920 Leslie Co., KY - Stinnet Dwelling 161-61 HOSKINS, Elijah, 32, head, b. KY; parents b. KY . .Stella, 26, wife, b. KY; parents b. KY (nee FARMER) . .Mona, 7, dau, b. kY . .Harrold, 5, son, b. KY . .Gladyus, 4 yrs 2 months, dau, b. KY * * * . .Kenneth, 2 yrs 3 months, son, b. KY . .Clelland, 8 months, son, b. KY Here are some births I found for Stella FARMER having HOSKINS children in Leslie Co., KY: HOSKINS, Dollie L. b. 11-29-1920 by Stella FARMER , Vol. 129, Cert 64088 * * *(she would have missed the 1920 Fed. Census) HOSKINS, Gladys b. 11-24-1915 at Leslie Co., kY to Stella FARMER, not recorded until 3-11-1977 Also see: HOSKINS, Felix born 3-31-1914 in Leslie Co., KY to Stella FARMER HOSKINS, Mona 2nd born in Leslie Co., KY to Stella FARMER on 1-13-1912 Later on I see these births: MELTON, Paul D. born 11-29-1950 in Leslie Co. to Dolly HOSKINS MELTON, Ricky G. b. 9-25-1958 in Leslie Co. to Dolly HOSKINS MELTON, Ronnie W. b. 2-26-1946 in Leslie Co. to Dolly HOSKINS MELTON, Johnny R. b. 11-26-1942 in Leslie Co. to Dollie HOSKINS MELTON, Curtis R. b. 1-25-1940 in Leslie Co. to Gladys HOSKINS MELTON, Thomas E. b. 12-14-1943 Now I am thinking that Tom and Gordon were brothers who married sisters. See 1920 Leslie Co., KY Fed. Census: Dwelling 192-192 MELTON, Monroe, 35, head, b. KY; parents b. KY - farmer . .Mary, 29, wife, b. kY; parents b. KY (nee NANTZ mar. 1906 in Leslie Co.) . .Judd?, son, 12, b. KY . .Thomas, 11, son, b. KY * * * . .Nettie, 9, dau, b. KY . .Eva, dau, 7, b. KY (per KBI born in Leslie Co. on 1-10-1914) . .Hyden, 5, son, b. KY (per KBI Hyden B. born in Leslie Co. on 1-29-1915) . .Gordon, son, 2 yrs 9 months, b. KY * * * . .Sallie, dau, 8 months, (per KBI born 4-6-1919 in Leslie Co.) Hope this is of help to you. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA In a message dated 11/5/2008 12:48:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, boggs1439@bellsouth.net writes: > Joyce, > Would you by any chance have any information on the families of Tom Melton > and Gordon Melton, they both married ladies by the name of Hoskins. I am > looking for the parents of both Dolly Hoskins who married Gordon Melton and > Gladys Hoskins who married Tom Melton. > > Thanks > Paul S Boggs >