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Subject: [ALBUTLER] Re: HIPP, Melton-1880
Date: 10 Nov 2003 05:38:22 -0700

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Surnames: Melton, Heep/Hipp, Johnson, Huggins, Black
Classification: Census

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Thanks, Mary. D. T. MELTON is Durham T. MELTON. It looks like the John HEEP who was living with him in 1880 might be the infamous outlaw.

Durham MELTON's brother (?) Michael N. MELTON married Dupree HUGGINS. At least two of Dupree's brothers (Columbus and Richard) are buried at Providence Cemetery. Some of her family are buried at Coleman Cemetery in Monroe Co. This Huggins family moved to Butler Co. from Dale Co. Alabama and seem to be tied somehow to the Tobias LEE family from Darlington, SC.
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Butler Co. Census 1880 Page Number 473B
Starlington, Butler Co., Ala. SC SC
MELTON, Durham 36 Ala. -- Ga.
Josiphene 20 wife Ala. Ala Ala [HEEP]
Johnie 2 son Ala
Savanah 7/12 b. Nov. dau Ala.
HEEP, John 16 wife's bro. Ala
JOHNSON, Sarah niece 19 Ala

Starlington, Butler Co., Ala. 1880 Census p. 473B
MELTON, M. N. 32 Ala. SC SC [Michael]
Dupree 30 wife SC SC SC [Huggins]
Johnie 6 son Ala
Elsie L. 3 dau.
Ina 3/12 dau.
HUGGINS, Jasper 16 wife's bro. Ala. SC SC [married Sallie BLACK]
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Page Number 473B
C. M HUGGINS Self M Male W 33 AL Farmer SC SC
Nancy R. HUGGINS Wife M Female W 22 AL Keeping House GA AL
Dallas HUGGINS Son S Male W 2 AL AL AL [married Evie BLACK]
Archy B. HUGGINS Son S Male W 1M AL AL AL
Julia HEEPS Other S Female W 25 AL Farm Laborer GA GA
Lucy HEEPS Other S Female W 11 AL Farm Laborer AL GA
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Source Information: 1880 Census
Census Place Starlington, Butler, Alabama
Family History Library Film 1254004
NA Film Number T9-0004
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So it loooks as if we have a family of HIPPs who maybe were orphans--Julia, Josiphene, John, and Lucy--raised by neighbors (or kinfolks?). The only two other Hip/Hipp/Heep/Heap names I've seen in Butler Co. were Wm. H. and Wm. J. HEAP.
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The MELTONS moved to Monroe Co. before 1900, along with some LEEs, HUGGINSes, BLACKs, COLEMANs, and others.
This HUGGINS family has several marriage ties to my BLACKs.
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Ruby Phelps wrote to me that Charley KELLY was John Hipp's partner in crime.
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