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Franklin Pierce Shelton 1853–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1853

Birth Location: Lincoln County North Carolina

Death Date: 18 Aug 1933

Death Location: Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Shelton

Mother: Elizabeth Lockman

Spouse(s): Nora Gamblin

Children(s): Annie Shelton

The story of Franklin Pierce Shelton began in 1853 in Lincoln County North Carolina. Franklin Pierce Shelton married Nora Dorcas Gamblin, and had children including Annie Laura Shelton. Franklin Pierce Shelton passed away in 1933 in Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Franklin Pierce Shelton began in 1853 in Lincoln County North Carolina.
  • Franklin Pierce Shelton married Nora Dorcas Gamblin, and had children including Annie Laura Shelton.
  • Franklin Pierce Shelton passed away in 1933 in Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shelton
1824–1894
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Lockman
1831–1905
Birth Location: Lincoln County North Carolina
EL

Spouses(s)

Nora Gamblin
1856–1935
Birth Location: Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
NG

Children(s)

Annie Shelton
1890–1947
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
AS

Franklin Shelton's Ancestors

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Franklin Shelton
1853–1933
Birth Place: Lincoln County North Carolina
Parents
Joseph B Shelton
1824–1894
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Lockman
1831–1905
Lincoln County North Carolina
Grandparents
Elizabeth Skelton
1783–1873
, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Elihu (P.) Lockman
1807–1872
North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth Thompson
1805–1887
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Abernathy
1753–1845
Virginia Harwell
1759–1830
David Lockman
1770–1841
Sarah Duncan
1780–1832
Mary Guthrie
1763–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lucille Harwell
1723–1813
Margaret Young
1755–1830

Franklin Shelton's Descendants

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Franklin (Pierce) Shelton (10 Nov 1853–18 Aug 1933) m. Nora (Dorcas) Gamblin (14 October 1856–5 December 1935)
  1. 1. Annie (Laura) Shelton 1890–1947 m. Robert (Hiram) Attlesey 1888–1972
    1. 1. Robert (Shelton) Attlesey 1909–1986 m. Eva (Idell) Maxwell 1913–1991
      1. 1. Bobbie (Elizabeth) Attlesey 1946–1993

Franklin Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1853
10 Nov 1853
Birth of Franklin Pierce Shelton in Lincoln County North Carolina
Lincoln County North Carolina
1889
1889
Age 36
Franklin Pierce Shelton was married in Quitman, Wood, Texas, USA
Quitman, Wood, Texas, USA
1933
18 Aug 1933
Age 80
Death of Franklin Pierce Shelton in Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1853
    Event Place: Lincoln County North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Quitman, Wood, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas, USA
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