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Benjamin Shelton 1858–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1858

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 9 Feb 1913

Death Location: Pine Springs, Lamar, Alabama, United States

Father: James Shelton

Mother: Mary Hoover

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Benjamin Shelton was born in 1858 in Tennessee, the child of James Henry Shelton And Mary Polly Ann Hoover. In 1870, Benjamin Shelton resided in District 4, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1913 in Pine Springs, Lamar, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shelton was born in 1858 in Tennessee, the child of James Henry Shelton And Mary Polly Ann Hoover.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Shelton resided in District 4, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Shelton passed away in 1913 in Pine Springs, Lamar, Alabama, United States.

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Benjamin Shelton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shelton
1858–1913
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Henry Shelton
1827–1905
Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Mary ("Polly" Ann) Hoover
1829–1909
Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Coleman) Shelton
1799–1865
Fairfield, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Montgomery
1805–1876
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
James (Harrison (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
Jacob Hoover
1773–
Jemima Broyles
1783–1842
William Moreland
1780–1840
Mary Keele
1787–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles 1740
1740–1795
Nancy Davidson\Bland
1742–1795
Maria Gefeller
1752–1852
Matthias Broyles
1746–1816
Eva Klug
1745–1801
Thomas Moreland
1753–1833
Sarah Thomas
1769–1797
Lydia Richmond
1757–1849

Benjamin Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1858
abt 1858
Birth of Benjamin Shelton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 12
Benjamin Shelton resided here in District 4, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1913
9 Feb 1913
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Shelton in Pine Springs, Lamar, Alabama, United States
Pine Springs, Lamar, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1858
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Pine Springs, Lamar, Alabama, United States

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