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Ernest Gilmore Shelton 1913–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1913

Birth Location: Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri

Death Date: 4 Apr 1991

Death Location: Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri

Father: Gilmore Shelton

Mother: Kate Whitaker

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In 1913, Ernest Gilmore Shelton entered the world in Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, born to Gilmore Shelton And Kate Ruth Whitaker. Ernest Gilmore Shelton passed away in 1991 in Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Ernest Gilmore Shelton entered the world in Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, born to Gilmore Shelton And Kate Ruth Whitaker.
  • Ernest Gilmore Shelton passed away in 1991 in Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri.

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Ernest Shelton's Ancestors

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Ernest Shelton
1913–1991
Birth Place: Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri
Parents
Gilmore Shelton
1877–1959
Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
Kate (Ruth) Whitaker
1881–1966
Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Milton (John) Whitaker
1832–1908
Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Godsey
1848–1926
Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Whitaker
1796–1881
Nancy Sebastian
1803–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Elder
1760–1837
Martha Wilson
1757–1798

Ernest Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1913
20 Nov 1913
Birth of Ernest Gilmore Shelton in Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri
Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri
1991
4 Apr 1991
Age 78
Death of Ernest Gilmore Shelton in Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri
Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1913
    Event Place: Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1991
    Event Place: Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri

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