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1860 US Census of Leander Melton's Household

Meigs County, Tennessee

In the household:
Leander Melton, age 30, Black Smith, b. VA
Malinda Melton, age 28, H Keeper, b. TN
John Melton, age 12, b. TN
Wm Melton, age 17, Farm hand, b. TN
John Melton, age 10, b. TN
Elizabeth Melton, age 11, b. TN

Notes:
Wm Melton is too old to be Leander's son. He is believed to be Leander's nephew and perhaps the son of Robert Melton.

There are 2 boys named John Melton in the household. The 12-year-old John was Leander's son, John H. Melton.
The other John is believed to be Leander's nephew and perhaps the son of Robert Melton.

Elizabeth Melton is perhaps the Elizabeth listed with the Crow household [Malinda's family] in the 1850 census in Hamilton Co., TN.