Margaret Elizabeth Presley

1848 - 1931  (82 years)

• Name	Margaret Elizabeth Presley
  Birth	1 Dec 1848	Argo, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Margaret E Presley  [3]
  Name	Margaret Elizabeth Melton  [2]
  Name	Margaret Presley  [4]
  Name	Margret E Melton  [1]
  Reference Number	28278
  Residence	1850	Truss, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [3]
  Residence	1860	Townships 14 and 15, Springville, St. Clair, Alabama, USA   [4]
  Residence	1900	Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Burial	1931	St Clair, Alabama, USA   [2]
  Death	17 May 1931	Argo, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I28278	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Riley Presley,   b. 24 Jul 1818, Georgia, USA d. 4 Aug 1877, Margaret, St Clair, Alabama, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mary Bradford,   b. 14 Apr 1817, South Carolina, USA d. 16 Apr 1860, Margaret, St Clair, Alabama, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F18858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Madison Melton,   b. 15 Mar 1845, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, USA d. 7 Oct 1917, Argo, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1869  [1]
  Children	1. Lula Bethena Massey,   b. 30 Sep 1870, Argo, Jefferson, Alabama, USA d. 20 Jan 1899, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 28 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. William Melton,   b. 28 Aug 1876, Alabama, USA d. 10 Feb 1914, Argo, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 37 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Edwin Erastus Melton,   b. 26 Feb 1881, Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA d. 5 Feb 1928, Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Rota F Melton,   b. 11 Jan 1882, Alabama, USA d. 21 Aug 1960, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Gordan G Melton,   b. Dec 1888, Alabama, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Oscar Marshall Melton,   b. 24 Jul 1891, Alabama, USA d. 12 Jan 1918, Georgia, USA (Age 26 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F18860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Dec 1848 - Argo, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1900 - Springville, St Clair, Alabama, USA Burial - 1931 - St Clair, Alabama, USA Death - 17 May 1931 - Argo, Jefferson, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Springville, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: 38; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0102. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Springville, St Clair, Alabama; Roll: 38; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0102 [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19232939/margaret-elizabeth-melton [S60] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Truss, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 188a. 1850 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Truss, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 188a [S55] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Townships 14 and 15, St. Clair, Alabama; Roll: M653_23; Page: 84; Family History. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Townships 14 and 15, St. Clair, Alabama; Roll: M653_23; Page: 84; Family History