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Christopher Columbus Shelton 1847–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1847

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1921

Death Location: Wasola, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Father: Roderick Shelton

Mother: Mary Shelton

Spouse(s): Melvina Hensley

Children(s): Walker Shelton, Eliza Shelton, Vilet Shelton, Mary Shelton, Edgar Shelton, Ada Miller, Samuel Shelton

Christopher Columbus Shelton was born in 1847 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Roderick Shelton And Mary Shelton. In 1880, Christopher Columbus Shelton resided in Marion, Ozark, Missouri, USA. Christopher Columbus Shelton married Melvina Hensley, and had children including Ada Miller, Edgar A Shelton, Eliza Shelton, Mary Shelton, Samuel Everett Shelton, Vilet Shelton, Walker Shelton. Christopher Columbus Shelton passed away in 1921 in Wasola, Ozark County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus Shelton was born in 1847 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Roderick Shelton And Mary Shelton.
  • In 1880, Christopher Columbus Shelton resided in Marion, Ozark, Missouri, USA.
  • Christopher Columbus Shelton married Melvina Hensley, and had children including Ada Miller, Edgar A Shelton, Eliza Shelton, Mary Shelton, Samuel Everett Shelton, Vilet Shelton, Walker Shelton.
  • Christopher Columbus Shelton passed away in 1921 in Wasola, Ozark County, Missouri, USA.

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Christopher Shelton's Ancestors

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Christopher Shelton
1847–1921
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Roderick Shelton
1823–1905
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Shelton
1825–1906
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Shelton's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus) Shelton (6 February 1847–18 May 1921) m. Melvina Hensley (12 May 1846–10 December 1912)
  1. 1. Walker Shelton 1868–1926 m. Ida (M) Gillette 1873–1952
    1. 1. Ira (Lee) Shelton 1896–
    2. 2. James (Truman) Shelton 1894–1948
    3. 3. Clyde (Arthur) Shelton 1900–1966
  2. 2. Eliza Shelton 1870–
  3. 3. Vilet Shelton 1872–
  4. 4. Mary Shelton 1874–1914
  5. 5. Edgar (A) Shelton 1882–1938
  6. 6. Ada Miller 1886–1942
  7. 7. Samuel (Everett) Shelton 1878–1944

Christopher Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1847
6 February 1847
Birth of Christopher Columbus Shelton in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
Christopher Columbus Shelton resided here in Marion, Ozark, Missouri, USA
Marion, Ozark, Missouri, USA
1921
18 May 1921
Age 74
Death of Christopher Columbus Shelton in Ozark County, Missouri, USA
Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1847
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: 707; Page: 511B; Enumeration District: 108
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marion, Ozark, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: 707; Page: 511B; Enumeration District: 108

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1921
    Event Place: Ozark County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wasola, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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