Menton ARLEDGE

1887 - 1958  (71 years)

• Name	Menton ARLEDGE  [1, 2]
  Born	22 May 1887	, , Texas, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA
  ED 75, pg 14B
  Precinct 4 Mrs. I M Arledge Head F 56 May 1844 Mississippi 12/8 children Tilmon Arledge Son M 24 Apr 1876 Texas Walker Arledge Son M 21 Jul 1878 Texas Menton Arledge G-son M 13 Jul 1886 Texas Tilman and Walker are telephone linemen.
  Military	5 Jun 1917	, Bell, Texas, USA
  	Draft Registration only. Menton lives in Rogers and was born in Rockdale on May 23, 1887. He is employed by Morgan & Mellen, evidently a carnival company. He is single, medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair.
  Military	5 Jun 1917	Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA
  	Draft Registration only. Menton lives in Rockdale and was born May 22, 1887, in Milano, Texas. He is a farm laborer near Rosebud. He is single, medium height, medium build, gray eyes, light hair. This registration was signed "Menton Arledge, by E. H. Arledge."
  Census	9 Jan 1920	Cameron, Milam, Texas, USA
  ED 115, pg 8B
  Precinct 1 Menton Aldrich Head M 32 Texas Jennie Aldrich Wife F 39 Texas Clifton Aldrich Son M 17 Texas Willie Aldrich Son M 19 Texas Jennie Aldrich Dau F 15 Texas Frances Bonner G-mother F 75 Texas None of them are working.
  Census	14 Apr 1930	Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA
  ED 14, pg 19A
  Mitten Aldredge Head M 40 Texas Mae Aldredge Wife F 40 Texas Clifton Edward S-i-l M 21 Texas Pearl Edward Dau F 19 Texas Jewel Edward G-dau F 2 Texas Mit is a yard man and Clifton is a day laborer.
  Census	14 Apr 1940	, Milam, Texas, USA
  ED 166-19, pg 6A
  Precinct 5 Head Mit Arledge M 52 Texas Wife May Arledge F 54 Texas
  Name	Mit Arledge
  Died	17 Dec 1958	Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA   [2]
  death certificate	18 Dec 1958	Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA
  	Mrs Jewel Kirk
  Buried	18 Dec 1958	Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Address: I O O F Cemetery Milam County Milam County, Texas
  Person ID	I18760	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Virginia JACKSON,   b. 1 Jan 1879, , , Texas, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1925, Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	Abt 1911
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F6933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	May SIMPSON,   b. 7 Jul 1884, , Coleman, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1964, Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1926	, Milam, Texas, USA   [5]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F6934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Menton was raised by his grandmother, Isabelle Melissa Thompson Arledge. His parentage is unknown. In the 1900 census, Menton is in the household of Isabelle Melissa (known as "Melissie" or "Lit") born July 1886, father born MS, mother born TX. Melissa is listed as HOH, and notes that he is her grandson. She was born in MS, not TX, further evidence that he is not her son. In the 1920 census (I have not been able to find him in 1910), he is listed in Milam Cty., TX in the household of Frances Bonner, age 75, who is the mother of his first wife. He is listed as Menton ALDRICH. It also lists his wife, Jennie, age 29, sons Willie, 19 and Clifton 17, and daughter Jennie, age 15. This does not seem to fit, since the mother is only 10 years older than the oldest child. (One more thing to research!) I have found Menton Williams Arledge in the IGI as married to May Simpson on July 15, 1926 in Rockdale, TX. This fits with info I found in a cemetery book listing Menton Arledge (1886-1958) and May Arledge (1884-1964) as buried in the International Order of Foresters (IOOF) Cemetery in Rockdale. IGI also says that May Simpson was born July 7, 1884 in Brownsville, TX, daughter of Louis Simpson and Sallie Gallop. [Craig Baumbach] The marriage is actually Menton to May McBroon. [ggh]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1234] 1920 Milam, TX, ED 115, pg 8B. Menton Aldrich [S275] Death Certificate, Arledge, Menton #70548. [S1234] 1920 Milam, TX, ED 115, pg 8B. age 32, Texas [S275] Death Certificate, Arledge, Menton #70548. Odd Fellows Cemetery [S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Arledge, Menton. to May McBroon, 15 July 1926, Milam County