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Earnest Elvy SHELTON 1923–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1923

Birth Location: Pasadena, Texas

Death Date: 26 July 1997

Death Location: Chambers County, Texas, USA

Father: William SHELTON

Mother: Lillie CORLEY

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The story of Earnest Elvy SHELTON began in 1923 in Pasadena, Texas. In 1940, Earnest Elvy SHELTON resided in Pasadena, Texas, USA. Earnest Elvy SHELTON passed away in 1997 in Chambers County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Earnest Elvy SHELTON began in 1923 in Pasadena, Texas.
  • In 1940, Earnest Elvy SHELTON resided in Pasadena, Texas, USA.
  • Earnest Elvy SHELTON passed away in 1997 in Chambers County, Texas, USA.

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Earnest SHELTON's Ancestors

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Earnest SHELTON
1923–1997
Birth Place: Pasadena, Texas
Parents
William Jasper SHELTON
1890–1949
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Lillie (Pearl) CORLEY
1896–1967
Grimes, Texas, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (RILEY) CORLEY
1873–1940
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Mattie (Cornelia) TAYLOR
1877–1947
Alabama, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry CORLEY
1853–1917
Winifred PIERCE
1851–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earnest SHELTON's Timeline

3 Records

1923
7 Mar 1923
Birth of Earnest Elvy SHELTON in Pasadena, Texas
Pasadena, Texas
1940
1940
Age 17
Earnest Elvy SHELTON resided here in Pasadena, Texas, USA
Pasadena, Texas, USA
1997
26 July 1997
Age 74
Death of Earnest Elvy SHELTON in Chambers County, Texas, USA
Chambers County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Pasadena, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pasadena High School; Year: 1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pasadena, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pasadena High School; Year: 1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1997
    Event Place: Chambers County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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