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Arthur Lee Shelton 1904–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sept 1904

Birth Location: Lawrence County, AL

Death Date: 24 May 2000

Death Location: Caddo, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: George Shelton

Mother: Mary Thornton

Spouse(s): Wilma Thrasher, Elsie Childers

Children(s): Floyd Shelton

Arthur Lee Shelton was born in 1904 in Lawrence County, AL, the child of George Martin Shelton And Mary Honor Hall Thornton. In 1910, Arthur Lee Shelton resided in Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Arthur Lee Shelton resided in Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA. Arthur Lee Shelton married Elsie Irene Childers, Wilma Pearl Thrasher, and had children including Floyd I Shelton. Arthur Lee Shelton passed away in 2000 in Caddo, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Arthur Lee Shelton was born in 1904 in Lawrence County, AL, the child of George Martin Shelton And Mary Honor Hall Thornton.
  • In 1910, Arthur Lee Shelton resided in Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Arthur Lee Shelton resided in Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
  • Arthur Lee Shelton married Elsie Irene Childers, Wilma Pearl Thrasher, and had children including Floyd I Shelton.
  • Arthur Lee Shelton passed away in 2000 in Caddo, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Shelton
1865–1951
Birth Location: Carroll, Georgia, USA
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Mary Thornton
1872–1945
Birth Location: Carroll, Georgia, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Wilma Thrasher
1922–2000
Birth Location: Lawrence County, AL
WT
Elsie Childers
1907–1980
Birth Location: Alabama
EC

Children(s)

Floyd Shelton
1926–1934
Birth Location: Lawrence County, AL
FS

Arthur Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Shelton
1904–2000
Birth Place: Lawrence County, AL
Parents
George Martin Shelton
1865–1951
Carroll, Georgia, USA
Mary (Honor Hall) Thornton
1872–1945
Carroll, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
John Thornton
1853–
Mississippi USA
Mary (Frances) Hall
1854–1934
Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Martha Thornton
1834–
Charles Thornton
1830–
Richard Hall
1829–1863
Amanda Harris
1832–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Thornton
1819–
Willis Hall
1801–1870
Mary Woods
1815–1870
Richard Harris
1805–1874
Amanda Banks
1815–1861

Arthur Shelton's Descendants

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Arthur (Lee) Shelton (9 Sept 1904–24 May 2000) m. Wilma (Pearl) Thrasher (26 Nov 1922–12 Apr 2000) m. Elsie (( Irene)) Childers (19 April 1907–5 Jan 1980)
  1. 1. Floyd (I) Shelton 1926–1934

Arthur Shelton's Timeline

10 Records

1904
9 Sept 1904
Birth of Arthur Lee Shelton in Lawrence County, AL
Lawrence County, AL
1910
1910
Age 6
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1925
1925
Age 21
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama
Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 36
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Election Prect 12-kitchens, Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Election Prect 12-kitchens, Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1942
1942
Age 38
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Trinity, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Trinity, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 47
Arthur Lee Shelton resided here in Alabama
Alabama
2000
24 May 2000
Age 96
Death of Arthur Lee Shelton in Lawrence County, AL
Lawrence County, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sept 1904
    Event Place: Lawrence County, AL
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1374034

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T625_29; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 93

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Morris Chapel, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00051; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 40-23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Prect 12-kitchens, Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kitchens, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00051; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 40-23

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Trinity, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 245

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 2000
    Event Place: Lawrence County, AL

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caddo, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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