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George Wiley Skelton 1876–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1876

Birth Location: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 22 March 1940

Death Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Amos Skelton

Mother: Rebecca Hinson

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George Wiley Skelton was born in 1876 in Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Amos Legrant Skelton And Rebecca D Hinson. George Wiley Skelton passed away in 1940 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Wiley Skelton was born in 1876 in Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Amos Legrant Skelton And Rebecca D Hinson.
  • George Wiley Skelton passed away in 1940 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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George Skelton's Ancestors

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George Skelton
1876–1940
Birth Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Amos Legrant Skelton
1854–1943
Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America
Rebecca (D.) Hinson
1853–1939
Tennessee
Grandparents
Elijah (" Lige") Hinson
1815–1895
Kentucky, United States
Evaline Thompson
1822–1911
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Hinson
1786–1860
Elizabeth Upton
1781–1853
Daniel Davidson
1778–1837
Polly Miller
1784–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Hinson
1736–1830
Elizabeth McAlester
1741–1810
David Upton
1751–
Rutha Queen
1760–1850
Daniel Davison
1726–1778

George Skelton's Timeline

2 Records

1876
14 May 1876
Birth of George Wiley Skelton in Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America
1940
22 March 1940
Age 64
Death of George Wiley Skelton in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1876
    Event Place: Lewis County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 5
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1940
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 5
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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