Charley Clem Melton was born 20 Apr 1883 in Little California, MO to William Clem Melton (1845-1927) & Mary Susan Robertson (1851-1927).
Inmate #57953 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 13 Aug 1935
Crime: Fraudulent Voting
Term: 1-2 years
He served 1 year and 1 month
Charley was married to Virginia R Potter (1887-1969) on 14 Apr 1910 in Sedalia, MO. They had a daughter, Jane Lee Melton (1925-1988).
He lost both his parents in 1927 one in April and one in December.
His wife divorced him by the 1940 census. I do not know the details of his crime, I didn't find any newspaper articles. I thought it was interesting and different so I wanted to investigate.
Above is one of Charley voting records from California for the year 1930-1932.
This is from 1940
Charlie died 28 May 1958 in Calaveras County, CA.
Inmate #57953 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 13 Aug 1935
Crime: Fraudulent Voting
Term: 1-2 years
He served 1 year and 1 month
Charley was married to Virginia R Potter (1887-1969) on 14 Apr 1910 in Sedalia, MO. They had a daughter, Jane Lee Melton (1925-1988).
He lost both his parents in 1927 one in April and one in December.
His wife divorced him by the 1940 census. I do not know the details of his crime, I didn't find any newspaper articles. I thought it was interesting and different so I wanted to investigate.
Charlie died 28 May 1958 in Calaveras County, CA.
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