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Lela Melton 1898 - 1980

Lela Melton of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina was born on January 3, 1898, and died at age 82 years old in May 1980.
Lela Melton
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 28212
January 3, 1898
May 1980
Female
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Lela Melton's History: 1898 - 1980

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    1898

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    January 3, 1898
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    1980

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    May 1980
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    Lela Melton lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1898, in the year that Lela Melton was born, on March 24th, Robert Allison of Pennsylvania became the first person to buy an American-built car. He bought a Winton, which he had seen in an advertisement in Scientific American. The Winton, built in Ohio, was made by hand and came with a leather roof, padded seats, gas lamps, and tires made by B.F. Goodrich.
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In 1918, at the age of 20 years old, Lela was alive when on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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