Herbert married Agnes Maybelle Ellis on 10 Dec 1919 in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. Agnes (daughter of Henry Thomas Ellis and Mary Elizabeth Carlyle) was born on 10 Nov 1902 in Lenoir,North Carolina; died on 19 Oct 1981 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 21 Oct 1981 in Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sadie Mae Melton was born on 20 Dec 1922 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; died on 8 Sep 2021; was buried on 14 Sep 2021 in Raymond Kellum Cemetery, Hubert, Onslow, North Carolina, United States.
2. Hilda Grace Melton was born on 23 Apr 1927 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; died on 29 Apr 1990 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; was buried in Onslow Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, United States.
3. Carolyn Melton was born in 1936 in North Carolina, United States; and died.
4. Ruth Elizabeth Melton was born on 23 Sep 1920 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; died on 15 Jun 1959 in Craven, North Carolina, United States.
5. Margie Melton was born on 2 Aug 1930 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; died on 9 Dec 2006 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; was buried in Onslow Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Onslow, NC , USA.
6. Herbert Melton Jr., Jr. was born on 24 Jan 1933 in Onslow, North Carolina; died on 3 May 1984 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, United States; was buried on 6 May 1984 in Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, United States.
7. Louis Bayn Melton was born on 31 Mar 1925 in Onslow, North Carolina, United States; died on 7 Feb 1998 in Okeechobee, Florida, United States; was buried in 1998 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States.