I think these Meltons do possibly connect, the IN and TN folks, via their earlier connections in Pittsylvania Co., VA. I have connected them back in the early 1700s. This is via Crispin Shelton and his brother, Daniel; I think; they were both sons of Ralph, but there were five or six other kids too. These folks also tie to the Mustain folks of Greene and Dallas Counties, back to Ralph, etc. Not all of the Pittsylvania Co. Sheltons are the same folks. Mine were all Sheltons; others in the same era, early 1700s, had been Cheltons that changed the 'c' to an 's.' I have a file with lots of information on these folks if anyone is interested, I can send a gedcom or gen report. Jerry Johnston ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vonda Sheets" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 4:15 PM Subject: [MO-AR-WRV] this week > Hey, y'all! > This week hasn't been very productive--my sister has been seriously ill and > I've spent a great deal of time at the hospital. She is improving, thanks > to the many prayers and thoughts sent on her behalf! > > Don't forget, you Melton researchers--there were 2 families of Meltons, one > from TN, one from IN. The ones who intermarried with the Bilyeus, Harps, > and Davises were mostly in Taney county in MO, and in northern AR, with some > spillover into Christian County, MO (which is where a lot of confusion comes > in at). To the best of my knowledge, there isn't any real strong evidence > that the 2 families were connected. The bunch I've researched in connection > with my Bilyeus and etc, are from IN. Oh, and don't forget the Meadows > marriages, either (Allie Melton md Bob Meadows ca 1866). > > Gots to git! I'm looking forward to a nice evening out with that poor, > neglected husband of mine! > Vonda > > > ==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== > Visit the White River Valley web! > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/ > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >