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Gilbert Luther Shelton 1919–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1919

Birth Location: Smyth, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1981

Death Location: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Lee Shelton

Mother: Gertrude Reed

Spouse(s): Paris Blevins

Children(s): Donald Shelton

Gilbert Luther Shelton was born in 1919 in Smyth, Virginia, USA, the child of Lee Shelton And Gertrude Gerdie Mae Reed. In 1920, Gilbert Luther Shelton resided in Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Gilbert Luther Shelton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. Gilbert Luther Shelton married Paris Wave Blevins, and had children including Dinah Rebecca Shelton Morris, Donald William Shelton, Herbert Wayne Shelton, Janet Marie Shelton, Joseph A Shelton. Gilbert Luther Shelton passed away in 1981 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Luther Shelton was born in 1919 in Smyth, Virginia, USA, the child of Lee Shelton And Gertrude Gerdie Mae Reed.
  • In 1920, Gilbert Luther Shelton resided in Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Gilbert Luther Shelton resided in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • Gilbert Luther Shelton married Paris Wave Blevins, and had children including Dinah Rebecca Shelton Morris, Donald William Shelton, Herbert Wayne Shelton, Janet Marie Shelton, Joseph A Shelton.
  • Gilbert Luther Shelton passed away in 1981 in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lee Shelton
1896–1971
Birth Location: Virginia
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Gertrude Reed
1897–1986
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
GR

Spouses(s)

Paris Blevins
1924–2007
Birth Location: Troutdale Gr, Virginia
PB

Children(s)

Donald Shelton
1944–2003
Birth Location: Marion Smyth, Virginia
DS

Gilbert Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Shelton
1919–1981
Birth Place: Smyth, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lee Shelton
1896–1971
Virginia
Gertrude ("Gerdie" Mae) Reed
1897–1986
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (L) Shelton
1870–1932
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Drussala ("Drucy" Alvirda "Verda") PHIPPS
1872–1916
North Carolina
William (Marshall) Reed
1866–1942
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Ann) Lowman
1873–1957
Peak Creek Township, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
*Nathaniel Shelton
1835–1880
Hester Sexton
1838–1931
Thomas Phipps
1827–1901
Sarah Debord
1837–1918
Alfred Reed
1828–1881
Elizabeth Alderman
1832–1892
Andrew Lowman
1854–1875
Elizabeth Owens
1852–1940
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Williamson Sr
1805–1870
Sarah Francis
1808–1881
William Sexton
1813–1885
Asenath Poole
1818–1904
William Phipps
1783–1873
Nancy Griffith
1791–1869
Reuben III
1816–1890
Elizabeth Groseclose
1816–1889
William Reed
1798–1850
Sarah Dulaney
1807–1850
John Alderman
1799–1886
Hannah Sutphin
1803–1865
Adam Lowman
1814–1880
Phoebe Micheal
1819–1886
Adam Reverend
1815–1900
Susannah Bare
1825–1900

Gilbert Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Gilbert (Luther) Shelton (24 January 1919–12 April 1981) m. Paris (Wave) Blevins (7 Dec 1924–27 Aug 2007)
  1. 1. Donald (William) Shelton 1944–2003

Gilbert Shelton's Timeline

8 Records

1919
24 January 1919
Birth of Gilbert Luther Shelton in Smyth, Virginia, USA
Smyth, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Gilbert Luther Shelton resided here in Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Gilbert Luther Shelton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 21
Gilbert Luther Shelton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1944
Apr 1944
Age 25
Gilbert Luther Shelton resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 31
Gilbert Luther Shelton resided here in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Gilbert Luther Shelton resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1981
12 April 1981
Age 62
Death of Gilbert Luther Shelton in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1919
    Event Place: Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 658
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1913; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 77
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342195
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016
    [7] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167964
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: T625_1913; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342195

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 658
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1944
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1981
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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