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Frances Elenora Abell 1875–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 FEB 1875

Birth Location: Union Co., KY, USA

Death Date: 6 JUN 1949

Death Location: Vienna, Johnson Co., IL, USA

Father: Samuel Abell

Mother: Susan Mcelroy

Spouse(s): James Shelton

Children(s): Mary Shelton, Clarence Shelton, Lillian Shelton

Frances Elenora Abell was born in 1875 in Union Co., KY, USA, the child of Samuel Ignatius Abell And Susan Catherine Mcelroy. In 1875, Frances Elenora Abell resided in KY, USA. In 1880, Frances Elenora Abell resided in Morganfield, Union Co., KY, USA. Frances Elenora Abell married James Milton Shelton, and had children including Clarence Roy Shelton, Lillian Sue Shelton, Mary Nan Shelton. Frances Elenora Abell passed away in 1949 in Vienna, Johnson Co., IL, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Elenora Abell was born in 1875 in Union Co., KY, USA, the child of Samuel Ignatius Abell And Susan Catherine Mcelroy.
  • In 1875, Frances Elenora Abell resided in KY, USA.
  • In 1880, Frances Elenora Abell resided in Morganfield, Union Co., KY, USA.
  • Frances Elenora Abell married James Milton Shelton, and had children including Clarence Roy Shelton, Lillian Sue Shelton, Mary Nan Shelton.
  • Frances Elenora Abell passed away in 1949 in Vienna, Johnson Co., IL, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Abell
1847–1906
Birth Location: Morganfield, Union Co., KY, USA
SA
Susan Mcelroy
1849–1885
Birth Location: Union Co., KY, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

James Shelton
1869–1954
Birth Location: Johnson Co., IL, USA
JS

Children(s)

Mary Shelton
1902–2007
Birth Location: Grantsburg, Johnson Co., IL, USA
MS
Clarence Shelton
1894–1976
Birth Location: Johnson Co., IL, USA
CS
Lillian Shelton
1891–1973
Birth Location: Johnson Co., IL, USA
LS

Frances Abell's Ancestors

Self
Frances Abell
1875–1949
Birth Place: Union Co., KY, USA
Parents
Samuel Ignatius Abell
1847–1906
Morganfield, Union Co., KY, USA
Susan (Catherine) Mcelroy
1849–1885
Union Co., KY, USA
Grandparents
Zadok Abell
1822–1854
Washignton Co., KY, USA
Mary (John) Waring
1825–1906
KY, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Abell
1782–1861
Jennett Abell
1783–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Abell
1756–1802
Margaret Mills
1760–1818
Edmund Abell
1760–1828
Elizabeth Thompson
1764–1820

Frances Abell's Descendants

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Frances (Elenora) Abell (12 FEB 1875–6 JUN 1949) m. James (Milton) Shelton (24 SEP 1869–2 MAY 1954)
  1. 1. Mary (Nan) Shelton 1902–2007 m. Lacy (Herbert) Pettifurd 1897–1927
    1. 1. Samuel (Herbert) Pettifurd 1920–2002
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Pettifurd 1925–2012
    3. 3. Lillian (Marguerite) Pettifurd 1922–2005
  2. 2. Clarence (Roy) Shelton 1894–1976 m. Mary Seawright 1894–1952
    1. 1. Charles (Warren) Shelton 1928–2011
    2. 2. Frances (Juanita) Shelton 1916–2014
    3. 3. Myra (June) Shelton 1917–1996
    4. 4. James (Roy) Shelton 1923–1992
    5. 5. Robert (McElroy) Shelton 1934–2018
    6. 6. Kathryn (Sue) Shelton 1932–2014
    7. 7. Mary (Ruth) Shelton 1921–2006
    8. 8. Wayne (Allen) Shelton 1930–2017
  3. 3. Lillian (Sue) Shelton 1891–1973

Frances Abell's Timeline

10 Records

1875
1875
Frances Elenora Abell resided here in KY, USA
KY, USA
1875
12 FEB 1875
Birth of Frances Elenora Abell in Union Co., KY, USA
Union Co., KY, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
Frances Elenora Abell resided here in Morganfield, Union Co., KY, USA
Morganfield, Union Co., KY, USA
1900
1900
Age 25
Frances Elenora Abell resided here in Grantsburg, Johnson Co., IL, USA
Grantsburg, Johnson Co., IL, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Frances Elenora Abell resided here in Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
Frances Elenora Abell resided here in Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
1930
1930
Age 55
Frances Elenora Abell resided here in Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
1940
1940
Age 65
Frances Elenora Abell resided here in Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA
1949
4 JUN 1949
Age 74
Death of Frances Elenora Abell in Johnson Co., IL, USA
Johnson Co., IL, USA
1949
6 JUN 1949
Age 74
Burial of Frances Elenora Abell in Vienna, Johnson Co., IL, USA
Vienna, Johnson Co., IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1875
    Event Place: Union Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Morganfield, Union Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grantsburg, Johnson Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Simpson, Johnson Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1949
    Event Place: Johnson Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1949
    Event Place: Vienna, Johnson Co., IL, USA
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