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Allen Dotson Shelton 1865–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 FEB 1865

Birth Location: Giles County, TN

Death Date: 4 JAN 1946

Death Location: Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery, Wayne County, TN

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Spouse(s): Eliza Grimes

Children(s): Arch Shelton, Richard Shelton, David Shelton, Mary Shelton, Emma Shelton, Parilee Shelton, Claude Shelton, Alice Shelton, Catherine Shelton

In 1865, Allen Dotson Shelton entered the world in Giles County, TN, born to David Shelton And Sallie Ann White. Allen Dotson Shelton married Eliza Adeline Grimes, Mandia Leaky, and had children including Alice Shelton, Arch Shelton, Catherine Shelton, Claude Nathaniel Shelton, David Shelton, Emma Shelton, Franklin Shelton, Mary Bell Shelton, Parilee Shelton, Richard Lee Shelton. Allen Dotson Shelton passed away in 1946 in Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery, Wayne County, TN.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Allen Dotson Shelton entered the world in Giles County, TN, born to David Shelton And Sallie Ann White.
  • Allen Dotson Shelton married Eliza Adeline Grimes, Mandia Leaky, and had children including Alice Shelton, Arch Shelton, Catherine Shelton, Claude Nathaniel Shelton, David Shelton, Emma Shelton, Franklin Shelton, Mary Bell Shelton, Parilee Shelton, Richard Lee Shelton.
  • Allen Dotson Shelton passed away in 1946 in Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery, Wayne County, TN.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Eliza Grimes
1864–1902
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Children(s)

Arch Shelton
1895–1957
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Richard Shelton
1884–
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David Shelton
1886–
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Mary Shelton
1890–
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Emma Shelton
1892–
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Parilee Shelton
1894–
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Claude Shelton
1897–1979
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Alice Shelton
1897–
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Catherine Shelton
1891–
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Allen Shelton's Ancestors

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Allen Shelton
1865–1946
Birth Place: Giles County, TN
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Allen Shelton's Descendants

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Allen (Dotson) Shelton (12 FEB 1865–4 JAN 1946) m. Eliza (Adeline) Grimes (2 MAR 1864–23 JUL 1902)
  1. 1. Arch Shelton 1895–1957
    1. 1. A (J) Shelton 1926–1929
  2. 2. Richard (Lee) Shelton 1884–
  3. 3. David Shelton 1886–
  4. 4. Mary (Bell) Shelton 1890–
  5. 5. Emma Shelton 1892–
  6. 6. Parilee Shelton 1894–
  7. 7. Claude (Nathaniel) Shelton 1897–1979
  8. 8. Alice Shelton 1897–
  9. 9. Catherine Shelton 1891–

Allen Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1865
12 FEB 1865
Birth of Allen Dotson Shelton in Giles County, TN
Giles County, TN
1946
4 JAN 1946
Age 81
Death of Allen Dotson Shelton in Texas
Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1865
    Event Place: Giles County, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1946
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery, Wayne County, TN
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