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Harrison Riley Shelton 1914–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1914

Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Jun 1945

Death Location: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Levi Shelton

Mother: Alice Lewis

Spouse(s): Dorothy Wallace

Children(s): Margaret Brown, Wanda Redwine

Harrison Riley Shelton was born in 1914 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Levi Shelton And Alice Lewis. Harrison Riley Shelton married Dorothy Dean Wallace, and had children including Alice Sue Shelton, Joe Harrison Shelton, Margaret Brown, Wanda Lee Redwine. Harrison Riley Shelton passed away in 1945 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Harrison Riley Shelton was born in 1914 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Levi Shelton And Alice Lewis.
  • Harrison Riley Shelton married Dorothy Dean Wallace, and had children including Alice Sue Shelton, Joe Harrison Shelton, Margaret Brown, Wanda Lee Redwine.
  • Harrison Riley Shelton passed away in 1945 in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Harrison Shelton's Ancestors

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Harrison Shelton
1914–1945
Birth Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Levi Shelton
1884–1949
Alice Lewis
1890–1975
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harrison Shelton's Descendants

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Harrison (Riley) Shelton (26 Mar 1914–21 Jun 1945) m. Dorothy (Dean) Wallace (20 Apr 1916–30 May 1992)
  1. 1. Margaret Brown 1944–1977 m. Fredrick (Eugene) Anderson 1935–1977
  2. 2. Wanda (Lee) Redwine 1943–2000 m. Billy (Gene) Redwine 1938–2003

Harrison Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1914
26 Mar 1914
Birth of Harrison Riley Shelton in Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
1945
19 Jun 1945
Age 31
Death of Harrison Riley Shelton in Wilder, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
Wilder, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
1945
21 Jun 1945
Age 31
Burial of Harrison Riley Shelton in Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Overton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 6
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1945
    Event Place: Wilder, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 6
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1945
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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