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Charles Estel Shelton 1924–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1924

Birth Location: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 April 1986

Death Location: Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Lee Shelton

Mother: Gertrude Reed

Spouse(s): Geneva Barker

Children(s): Charles Shelton, Robert Shelton

Charles Estel Shelton was born in 1924 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Lee Shelton And Gertrude Gerdie Mae Reed. In 1930, Charles Estel Shelton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Charles Estel Shelton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. Charles Estel Shelton married Geneva Willard Barker, and had children including Charles David Shelton, Clyde Jackson Shelton, James Pete E Shelton, Linda Shelton, Robert Jack William Shelton. Charles Estel Shelton passed away in 1986 in Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles Estel Shelton was born in 1924 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Lee Shelton And Gertrude Gerdie Mae Reed.
  • In 1930, Charles Estel Shelton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Charles Estel Shelton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • Charles Estel Shelton married Geneva Willard Barker, and had children including Charles David Shelton, Clyde Jackson Shelton, James Pete E Shelton, Linda Shelton, Robert Jack William Shelton.
  • Charles Estel Shelton passed away in 1986 in Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Charles Shelton
1924–1986
Birth Place: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Lee Shelton
1896–1971
Virginia
Gertrude ("Gerdie" Mae) Reed
1897–1986
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (L) Shelton
1870–1932
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Drussala ("Drucy" Alvirda "Verda") PHIPPS
1872–1916
North Carolina
William (Marshall) Reed
1866–1942
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Ann) Lowman
1873–1957
Peak Creek Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
*Nathaniel Shelton
1835–1880
Hester Sexton
1838–1931
Thomas Phipps
1827–1901
Sarah Debord
1837–1918
Alfred Reed
1828–1881
Elizabeth Alderman
1832–1892
Andrew Lowman
1854–1875
Elizabeth Owens
1852–1940
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Williamson Sr
1805–1870
Sarah Francis
1808–1881
William Sexton
1813–1885
Asenath Poole
1818–1904
William Phipps
1783–1873
Nancy Griffith
1791–1869
Reuben III
1816–1890
Elizabeth Groseclose
1816–1889
William Reed
1798–1850
Sarah Dulaney
1807–1850
John Alderman
1799–1886
Hannah Sutphin
1803–1865
Adam Lowman
1814–1880
Phoebe Micheal
1819–1886
Adam Reverend
1815–1900
Susannah Bare
1825–1900

Charles Shelton's Descendants

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Charles (Estel) Shelton (1 February 1924–5 April 1986) m. Geneva (Willard) Barker (1929–May 23 1997)
  1. 1. Charles (David) Shelton 1943– m. Helen (Louise) Kennedy 1944–2015
  2. 2. Robert ("Jack" William) Shelton 1944–2009

Charles Shelton's Timeline

8 Records

1924
1 February 1924
Birth of Charles Estel Shelton in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 6
Charles Estel Shelton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Charles Estel Shelton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 18
Charles Estel Shelton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Charles Estel Shelton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Charles Estel Shelton resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1960
1960
Age 36
Charles Estel Shelton resided here in Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
1986
5 April 1986
Age 62
Death of Charles Estel Shelton in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1924
    Event Place: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 657
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342195
    [7] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167454
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342195

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 657

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Marion, Smyth, Virgi

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cochranville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1986
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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