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James Knox Polk Shelton 1845–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1845

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 18 May 1916

Death Location: Sumter County, Alabama, USA

Father: Andrew Shelton

Mother: Mary Faulkner

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In 1845, James Knox Polk Shelton entered the world in Mississippi, born to Andrew Jackson Shelton And Mary Elizabeth Blanche Faulkner. In 1880, James Knox Polk Shelton resided in Gaston, Sumter, Alabama, USA. James Knox Polk Shelton passed away in 1916 in Sumter County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1845, James Knox Polk Shelton entered the world in Mississippi, born to Andrew Jackson Shelton And Mary Elizabeth Blanche Faulkner.
  • In 1880, James Knox Polk Shelton resided in Gaston, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • James Knox Polk Shelton passed away in 1916 in Sumter County, Alabama, USA.

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James Shelton's Ancestors

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James Shelton
1845–1916
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Andrew Jackson Shelton
1821–1881
Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Mary (Elizabeth Blanche) Faulkner
1824–1906
South Carolina
Grandparents
Robert (Roan) Shelton
1796–1870
Virginia, USA
Jeane McArley
1800–1829
TN
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Shelton
1788–1834
Elizabeth Luttrell
1780–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857

James Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1845
19 July 1845
Birth of James Knox Polk Shelton in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 35
James Knox Polk Shelton resided here in Gaston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Gaston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1916
18 May 1916
Age 71
Death of James Knox Polk Shelton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1845
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gaston, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 31; Family History Film: 1254031; Page: 369A; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0738
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gaston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gaston, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 31; Family History Film: 1254031; Page: 369A; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0738

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1916
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumter County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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