EDWIN MELTON, b: 1869 -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{CARTER MELTON}^{b. d.}

		^{JOHN A MELTON}^b.1831 d.

	^{EDWIN MELTON}^{b.1869 d.1950}		^{GEORGE BRITTON}^{b. d.}

		^{ELIZABETH BRITTON}^b.1841 d.	^{CATHERINE MOODY}^{b. d.}

^{BESSIE RUTH MELTON}^{b.1893 d.1959 CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO}

		^{JOHN LOVE NORTON}^{b. d.}

	^{MARGARET RUTH NORTON}^{b.1871 d.1950}

		^{EDITH E. DAVIS}^{b. d.}