| Family |
Melina Dalton, b. circa 1806, Opelousas, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA  , d. Oct 25, 1874, Galveston, Galveston county, Texas, USA (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
Bef 1840 |
| Notes |
- One cousin wrote "Undocumented family lore places Melina leaving Louisiana with her brother William K. Dalton and settling in Texas with Elisha. This lore also has Elisha subsequently returning to Louisiana." Melina's last two children, William H. and Clarinda Whittington, both recorded that they were born in Louisiana and that their father was born in South Carolina (Elisha's place of birth). Elisha's divorce petition states that Melina abandoned him in 1831. Melina herself gave testimony that she came to Mexico/Texas in 1832 (evidence corroborated by her recorded legal transactions there). But we have no evidence that Elisha was ever there (the dates of his children by Mary Milam would seem to make this difficult.). (Could she have been pregnant with Clarinda when she left Louisiana?)
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| Children |
| | 1. Clarinda "Clara" Whittington, b. circa 1832, d. Aft 1894 (Age ~ 63 years) |
| | 2. William Hobard "Bill" Whittington, b. Nov 22, 1835, Texas, USA , d. Feb 10, 1908, Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA (Age 72 years) |
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| Family ID |
F3202 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
