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Benjamin Fuget Shelton 1858–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1858

Birth Location: Cannon Co TN

Death Date: 09 Feb 1913

Death Location: Tyler, Smith Co, TX (buried in Pine Springs Cemetery)

Father: James Shelton

Mother: Mary Hoover

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In 1858, Benjamin Fuget Shelton entered the world in Cannon Co TN, born to James Henry Shelton And Mary Ann Polly Hoover. Benjamin Fuget Shelton passed away in 1913 in Tyler, Smith Co, TX (buried in Pine Springs Cemetery).

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Biography

  • In 1858, Benjamin Fuget Shelton entered the world in Cannon Co TN, born to James Henry Shelton And Mary Ann Polly Hoover.
  • Benjamin Fuget Shelton passed away in 1913 in Tyler, Smith Co, TX (buried in Pine Springs Cemetery).

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Benjamin Shelton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shelton
1858–1913
Birth Place: Cannon Co TN
Parents
James Henry Shelton
1827–1905
Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann "Polly") Hoover
1829–1909
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Nancy Montgomery
1803–1876
North Carolina, United States
Henry Hoover
1802–1879
,Rutherford,Tennessee,USA or , Davidson, TN
Mary (Catherine "katy") Moreland
1801–1888
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Montgomery
1780–1863
Nancy Johnson
1777–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1743–1761
Jemima
1737–
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820
John Montgomery*
1760–1837
Dorcas Lowry
1762–1834
John Johnson
1750–1830
Isabella (Erwyn)
1759–1823

Benjamin Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1858
10 Jan 1858
Birth of Benjamin Fuget Shelton in Cannon Co TN
Cannon Co TN
1913
09 Feb 1913
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Fuget Shelton in Tyler, Smith Co, TX (buried in Pine Springs Cemetery)
Tyler, Smith Co, TX (buried in Pine Springs Cemetery)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1858
    Event Place: Cannon Co TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith Co, TX (buried in Pine Springs Cemetery)

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