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Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton 1911–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1911

Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1989

Death Location: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Sam Hensley

Mother: Martha Hensley

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Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton was born in 1911 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Sam Elbert Hensley And Martha Cuma M Foster Hensley. In 1920, Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton resided in Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton passed away in 1989 in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton was born in 1911 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Sam Elbert Hensley And Martha Cuma M Foster Hensley.
  • In 1920, Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton resided in Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton passed away in 1989 in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Della Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Della Shelton
1911–1989
Birth Place: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Sam Elbert Hensley
1878–1930
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Cuma M Foster) Hensley
1878–1940
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
The (Reverend Silas Silver Bacchus) Hensley
1845–1904
Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Jane Wilson) Hensley
1850–1906
Bald Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina
Neiley (Wattzell A) Hensley
1854–1894
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Celia (Elizabeth Arminda Sams Norton) Hensley
1860–1941
Shelton Laurel, Madison, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
William ✅
1798–1889
Lucinda (Hensley)
1804–1909
Reverend Wilson
1832–1912
Pheobe Wilson
1826–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Jr
1789–1880
Nancy Briggs
1790–1875
Thomas Wilson
1807–1873
Mary Hensley
1809–1860

Della Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1911
29 Dec 1911
Birth of Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton in Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton resided here in Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1989
29 Aug 1989
Age 78
Death of Della "Dillie" Hensley Shelton in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1989
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

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