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Douglas Z. Shelton 1921–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1921

Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 06 Dec 1985

Death Location: Athens, Oconee County, Georgia, USA

Father: Elger Shelton

Mother: Katie Worley

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Douglas Z. Shelton was born in 1921 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA, the child of Elger Leonard Shelton And Katie Queenola Worley. Douglas Z. Shelton passed away in 1985 in Athens, Oconee County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Douglas Z. Shelton was born in 1921 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA, the child of Elger Leonard Shelton And Katie Queenola Worley.
  • Douglas Z. Shelton passed away in 1985 in Athens, Oconee County, Georgia, USA.

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Douglas Shelton's Ancestors

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Douglas Shelton
1921–1985
Birth Place: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Elger Leonard Shelton
1900–1972
Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Katie (Queenola) Worley
1902–1979
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Absent) Shelton
1870–1956
Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Sarah (Louetta Jane) York
1875–1946
athens, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levi Shelton
1849–1937
Sarah Williams
1839–1929
Jeremiah York
1838–1917
Amanda Wood
1847–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1809–1870
Susannah (Shelton)
1808–
Absolum William
1806–1880
Lucy Johnson
1807–1880
Jonathan Wood
1814–1927
Rebecca Denton
1821–1908

Douglas Shelton's Timeline

7 Records

1920
28 Jan 1920
Birth of Douglas Z. Shelton in Jackson County, Georgia
Jackson County, Georgia
1921
28 Jan 1921
Birth of Douglas Z. Shelton in Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
1921
28 Jan 1921
Birth of Douglas Z. Shelton
None
1950
1950
Age 29
Douglas Z. Shelton resided here in Mars Hill, Oconee, Georgia, USA
Mars Hill, Oconee, Georgia, USA
1985
06 Dec 1985
Age 64
Death of Douglas Z. Shelton in Athens, Oconee County, Georgia
Athens, Oconee County, Georgia
1985
6 Dec 1985
Age 64
Death of Douglas Z. Shelton in Athens, Oconee County, Georgia, USA
Athens, Oconee County, Georgia, USA
1985
06 Dec 1985
Age 64
Death of Douglas Z. Shelton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Jackson County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1921

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mars Hill, Oconee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1985
    Event Place: Athens, Oconee County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1985
    Event Place: Athens, Oconee County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1985

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