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Frances S "Fanny" Shelton 1888–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1888

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 12 Dec 1981

Death Location: Ardmore, Tennessee

Father: Jessee Shelton

Mother: Martha Eaton

Spouse(s): Seaborn McMasters

Children(s): James McMasters, Kathleen McMasters

Frances S "Fanny" Shelton was born in 1888 in Tennessee, the child of Jessee Ransom Shelton And Martha Jane Eaton. In 1910, Frances S "Fanny" Shelton resided in Civil District 4, Giles, Tennessee. Frances S "Fanny" Shelton married Seaborn Gray Mcmasters, and had children including James Buford Mcmasters, Kathleen Martha Mcmasters. Frances S "Fanny" Shelton passed away in 1981 in Ardmore, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Frances S "Fanny" Shelton was born in 1888 in Tennessee, the child of Jessee Ransom Shelton And Martha Jane Eaton.
  • In 1910, Frances S "Fanny" Shelton resided in Civil District 4, Giles, Tennessee.
  • Frances S "Fanny" Shelton married Seaborn Gray Mcmasters, and had children including James Buford Mcmasters, Kathleen Martha Mcmasters.
  • Frances S "Fanny" Shelton passed away in 1981 in Ardmore, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Frances Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Frances Shelton
1888–1981
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Jessee Ransom Shelton
1844–1940
Warren, Tennessee, United States
Martha (Jane) Eaton
1842–1906
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Shelton
1820–1882
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
sarah (emeline) hamby
1823–1895
warren County, Tennessee, USA
Eli Eaton
1804–1873
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Jane McGuire
1804–1862
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
Eli Hamby
1800–1871
Sarah Lewis
1797–1875
John Eaton
1785–1811
Rebecca Brookshire
1785–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Keele
1779–1858
Nancy Shelton
1777–1853
Reuben Hamby
1779–1872
Elizabeth Mitchell
1786–1830
William Eaton
1748–1787
Mary Brown
1737–1780
James Brookshire
1760–1813

Frances Shelton's Descendants

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Frances (S "Fanny") Shelton (1 Mar 1888–12 Dec 1981) m. Seaborn (Gray) McMasters (14 Mar 1889–18 Oct 1958)
  1. 1. James (Buford) McMasters 1916–1970
  2. 2. Kathleen (Martha) McMasters 1913–1995 m. Willis (Elvy) Bass 1911–1987

Frances Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1888
1 Mar 1888
Birth of Frances S "Fanny" Shelton in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
1888
1 Mar 1888
Birth of Frances S "Fanny" Shelton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 22
Frances S "Fanny" Shelton resided here in Civil District 4, Giles, Tennessee
Civil District 4, Giles, Tennessee
1981
12 Dec 1981
Age 93
Death of Frances S "Fanny" Shelton in Ardmore, Tennessee
Ardmore, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Giles, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1981
    Event Place: Ardmore, Tennessee

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