A copy of the following article was found on the front page of the Wadesboro weekly newspaper dated 21 Jan 1932.... BELIEVE IT OR NOT 107 Years-Old-Man Rides Mule Back to Funeral of His Son, 83. Mr. Bernard Moore, in his capacity as assistant to Funeral Director H. H. Leavitt, on last Monday had charge of a most remarkable funeral in Chesterfield County. Burial was at Mount Level church. The dead man was Alexander Melton, 83 years old, and he died last Saturday. The remarkable feature of the affair is that Melton's father, Allen Melton, is alive at the age of 107 years, and he showed his stamina by riding mule-back several miles, perhaps ten, to the funeral. One or two brothers of Alexander Melton are still living, and they are older than was Alexander. Old man Allen Melton lives in Chesterfield County.Mr. Moore has sent a statement of the facts to "Believe-it-or-Not" Ripley. Does anyone have any information on Allen Melton or his family. If not I'm going to claim him as my ggggrandfather because I think I'm going to have to live that long just to find my ancestors in Chesterfield County. Jim Rogers __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com