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Henry Shelton 1881–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1881

Birth Location: Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1949

Death Location: Chandler, Henderson, Texas, USA

Father: Zachariah Shelton

Mother: Mary Ashcraft

Spouse(s): Sarah Chapman

Children(s): Alvin Shelton, Lennie Shelton, Herman Shelton, Letha Shelton, Elmer Shelton, Lester Shelton, Louis Shelton

Henry Shelton was born in 1881 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA, the child of Zachariah Taylor Shelton And Mary Adrine Martha Ashcraft. Henry Shelton married Sarah Francis Fannie Chapman, and had children including Alvin Clinton Shelton, Elmer Shelton, Herman Shelton, Lennie Shelton, Lester Shelton, Letha Shelton, Louis Shelton. Henry Shelton passed away in 1949 in Chandler, Henderson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Shelton was born in 1881 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA, the child of Zachariah Taylor Shelton And Mary Adrine Martha Ashcraft.
  • Henry Shelton married Sarah Francis Fannie Chapman, and had children including Alvin Clinton Shelton, Elmer Shelton, Herman Shelton, Lennie Shelton, Lester Shelton, Letha Shelton, Louis Shelton.
  • Henry Shelton passed away in 1949 in Chandler, Henderson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Shelton
1846–1906
Birth Location: Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Ashcraft
1849–1893
Birth Location: St Clair County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Chapman
1883–1956
Birth Location: Henderson, Texas, United States
SC

Children(s)

Alvin Shelton
1908–1976
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
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Lennie Shelton
1903–1940
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
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Herman Shelton
1910–1981
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
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Letha Shelton
1913–1987
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
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Elmer Shelton
1917–1945
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
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Lester Shelton
1924–1971
Birth Location: Henderson County, Texas, USA
LS
Louis Shelton
1904–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LS

Henry Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Henry Shelton
1881–1949
Birth Place: Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Parents
Zachariah Taylor Shelton
1846–1906
Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Adrine (Martha)) Ashcraft
1849–1893
St Clair County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Elisha (Fredrick) Shelton
1790–1884
Virginia
Nancy Tipton
1813–1900
Madison, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tipton
1787–1861
Mary Chatham
1790–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mashack Tipton
1758–1850
Hester Clark
1761–1831

Henry Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Henry Shelton (27 July 1881–10 Jan 1949) m. Sarah (Francis "Fannie") Chapman (13 October 1883–30 November 1956)
  1. 1. Alvin (Clinton) Shelton 1908–1976 m. Letarue Greer 1917–2003
    1. 1. Novelle Shelton 1939–2022 m. Derrell Woods 1932–1976
    2. 2. O (D) Shelton 1935–2003
    3. 3. Marlin (Gayle) Shelton 1937–1994
    4. 4. Kenneth (Don) Shelton 1947–2008
  2. 2. Lennie Shelton 1903–1940
  3. 3. Herman Shelton 1910–1981
  4. 4. Letha Shelton 1913–1987
  5. 5. Elmer Shelton 1917–1945
  6. 6. Lester Shelton 1924–1971
  7. 7. Louis Shelton 1904–

Henry Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1881
27 July 1881
Birth of Henry Shelton in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
1949
10 Jan 1949
Age 68
Death of Henry Shelton in Chandler, Henderson, Texas, USA
Chandler, Henderson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1881
    Event Place: Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1949
    Event Place: Chandler, Henderson, Texas, USA
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