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George Clyde Shelton 1900 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1900

Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 April 1960

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: George Shelton

Mother: Nannie Joyce

Spouse(s): Edith Lowery

Children(s): Edith Shelton, Helen Shelton, Georgianna Shelton, George Shelton

George Clyde Shelton was born in 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Thomas Shelton and Nannie Edna Joyce. In 1935, George Clyde Shelton resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. In 1940, George Clyde Shelton resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. George Clyde Shelton married Edith Sylvia Lowery, and had children including Edith Elizabeth Shelton, Helen Mary Shelton, Georgianna Shelton, George F Shelton. George Clyde Shelton passed away in 1960 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • George Clyde Shelton was born in 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Thomas Shelton and Nannie Edna Joyce.
  • In 1935, George Clyde Shelton resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • In 1940, George Clyde Shelton resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • George Clyde Shelton married Edith Sylvia Lowery, and had children including Edith Elizabeth Shelton, Helen Mary Shelton, Georgianna Shelton, George F Shelton.
  • George Clyde Shelton passed away in 1960 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Shelton's Ancestors

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George Shelton
1900 – 1960
Birth Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George Thomas Shelton
1870 –
Virginia
Nannie (Edna) Joyce
1869 –
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Shelton's Descendants

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George (Clyde) Shelton (12 May 1900 – 29 April 1960) m. Edith (Sylvia) Lowery (13 Feb 1905 – 8 Jun 1997)
  1. 1. Edith (Elizabeth) Shelton (20 Mar 1925 – 21 Jun 1994)
  2. 2. Helen (Mary) Shelton (13 Dec 1926 – 18 Jul 2015) m. Vernon (Charles) Pontius (28 Feb 1926 – 9 Feb 2001)
    1. 1. Susan Pontius (23 Oct 1950 – 30 Jul 2021)
    2. 2. Sylvia Pontius (18 Nov 1951 – )
    3. 3. Rebecca Pontius (28 Nov 1952 – )
    4. 4. Vernon (Charles) Pontius (17 May 1954 – ) m. Cynthia (Jean) Taylor (24 Sep 1954 – )
      1. 1. Savannah Pontius (28 May 1995 – ) m. Matthew (James) Cornell (3 Jul 1994 – )
      2. 2. Jennifer (Amanda) Pontius (9 Sep 1981 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Lynn) Pontius (8 Aug 1983 – )
      4. 4. Matthew (Charles) Pontius (2 Jun 1987 – )
    5. 5. Patricia Pontius (6 Nov 1955 – )
    6. 6. Brian Pontius (7 Jan 1958 – )
    7. 7. Bridget Pontius (5 Dec 1959 – )
    8. 8. Laurie Pontius (5 Jan 1961 – )
    9. 9. Todd Pontius (05 15 1964 – )
    10. 10. Mary (Catherine) Lohrstorfer (1 Dec 1946 – )
    11. 11. David (Christopher) Lohrstorfer (17 Nov 1947 – )
    12. 12. Judith (Marie) Lohrstorfer (1 Jan 1949 – 9 Apr 2017) m. Thomas (Herwig) Wiancko
    13. 13. Heather Pontius (abt 1968 – )
  3. 3. Georgianna Shelton (1929 – 2006)
  4. 4. George (F) Shelton (1936 – 2000)

George Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1900
12 May 1900
Birth of George Clyde Shelton in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
George Clyde Shelton resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 40
George Clyde Shelton resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1960
29 April 1960
Age 60
Death of George Clyde Shelton in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1900
    Event Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01881; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 84-1367
    [2] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 171; Film Description: 1923 St Joseph-1923 Wayne
    [3] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2016, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01881; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 84-1367

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01881; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 84-1367

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 171; Film Description: 1923 St Joseph-1923 Wayne

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1960
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

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