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Bessie Mae Shelton 1935–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 31,1935

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: May 2016

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: LACY Sr.

Mother: VASTIE HOLLIS

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Children(s):

Bessie Mae Shelton was born in 1935 in Alabama, USA, the child of Lacy Herbert Shelton Sr And Vastie Belle Hollis. Bessie Mae Shelton passed away in 2016 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Mae Shelton was born in 1935 in Alabama, USA, the child of Lacy Herbert Shelton Sr And Vastie Belle Hollis.
  • Bessie Mae Shelton passed away in 2016 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

LACY Sr.
1905–1982
Birth Location: Lane Spring , Colbert Co , Alabama, USA
LS
VASTIE HOLLIS
1908–1950
Birth Location: Riverton, Colbert, Alabama, USA
VH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Shelton
1935–2016
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
LACY HERBERT SHELTON Sr.
1905–1982
Lane Spring , Colbert Co , Alabama, USA
VASTIE (BELLE) HOLLIS
1908–1950
Riverton, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
VANADA HOLLIS
1888–1985
Riverton, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Hollis
1850–1900
Susan Johnson
1855–1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1935
Jul 31,1935
Birth of Bessie Mae Shelton in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
2016
May 2016
Age 81
Death of Bessie Mae Shelton in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 31,1935
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 2016
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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