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Bessie Mae Shelton 1926–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1926

Birth Location: Toomsuba Lau, Mississippi

Death Date: 15 January 1982

Death Location: Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Hannibal Shelton

Mother: Bessie Christian

Spouse(s): Stanley Carroll

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Mae Shelton began in 1926 in Toomsuba Lau, Mississippi. In 1930, Bessie Mae Shelton resided in Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Bessie Mae Shelton resided in Lauderdale, Mississippi. Bessie Mae Shelton married Stanley Elwood Carroll. Bessie Mae Shelton passed away in 1982 in Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Mae Shelton began in 1926 in Toomsuba Lau, Mississippi.
  • In 1930, Bessie Mae Shelton resided in Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Mae Shelton resided in Lauderdale, Mississippi.
  • Bessie Mae Shelton married Stanley Elwood Carroll.
  • Bessie Mae Shelton passed away in 1982 in Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Shelton
1926–1982
Birth Place: Toomsuba Lau, Mississippi
Parents
Hannibal B Shelton
1894–1973
Kewanee, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Bessie (Mae) Christian
1903–1993
Mississippi
Grandparents
Houston (Taylor) Shelton
1846–1927
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Louisiana) McDaniel
1853–1906
Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelton
1796–1870
Rochael Sturgeon
1810–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Shelton
1788–1834
Elizabeth Luttrell
1780–1870
John Sturgeon
1777–1867
Elizabeth Harkness
1784–1846

Bessie Shelton's Timeline

6 Records

1926
29 Oct 1926
Birth of Bessie Mae Shelton in Toomsuba Lau, Mississippi
Toomsuba Lau, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 4
Bessie Mae Shelton resided here in Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Bessie Mae Shelton resided here in Lauderdale, Mississippi
Lauderdale, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 14
Bessie Mae Shelton resided here in Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 25
Bessie Mae Shelton resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1982
15 January 1982
Age 56
Death of Bessie Mae Shelton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Toomsuba Lau, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2340888

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02040; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 38-43

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02040; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 38-43

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1982
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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