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Joe Washington Shelton 1883–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1883

Birth Location: Riley Creek, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1963

Death Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Martha West

Spouse(s): Lela Fagan

Children(s): Charles Shelton

The story of Joe Washington Shelton began in 1883 in Riley Creek, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA. Joe Washington Shelton married Lela May Fagan, and had children including Charles Newman Charlie Shelton. Joe Washington Shelton passed away in 1963 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joe Washington Shelton began in 1883 in Riley Creek, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joe Washington Shelton married Lela May Fagan, and had children including Charles Newman Charlie Shelton.
  • Joe Washington Shelton passed away in 1963 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelton
1862–1942
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Martha West
1862–1927
Birth Location: Coffee, TN
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Spouses(s)

Lela Fagan
1885–1918
Birth Location: Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Shelton
1905–1961
Birth Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee
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Joe Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Joe Shelton
1883–1963
Birth Place: Riley Creek, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Bartley Shelton
1862–1942
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Elender) West
1862–1927
Coffee, TN
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Shelton
1820–1882
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
sarah (emeline) hamby
1823–1895
warren County, Tennessee, USA
John (Jeptha) West
1827–1883
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Caroline "Polly") Howard
1825–1899
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
Eli Hamby
1800–1871
Sarah Lewis
1797–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Keele
1779–1858
Nancy Shelton
1777–1853
Reuben Hamby
1779–1872
Elizabeth Mitchell
1786–1830

Joe Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Joe (Washington) Shelton (1883–1963) m. Lela (May) Fagan (31 Mar 1885–02 Mar 1918)
  1. 1. Charles (Newman "Charlie") Shelton 1905–1961 m. Ella Brown 1907–1988
    1. 1. Charles (Justin) Shelton 1932–1973 m. Bobby (Jean Frazier) Connolly 1936–2014 m. EVELYN (JANE) FARRAR 1931–2020
    2. 2. John (Daniel "Dan") Shelton 1925–2006 m. Edna (Ruth) Moore 1925–2014
      1. 1. Carolyn (Ann) Shelton 1949–2022 m. Dickie (Lee) Vickers 1947–2015
      2. 2. Daniel (Wayne) Shelton 1947–2007
      3. 3. Judy (Gail) Shelton 1946–1946

Joe Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1883
25 Mar 1883
Birth of Joe Washington Shelton in Riley Creek, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Riley Creek, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1883
1883
Birth of Joe Washington Shelton
None
1963
15 Jan 1963
Age 80
Death of Joe Washington Shelton in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1963
1963
Age 80
Death of Joe Washington Shelton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Riley Creek, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1883

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1963
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1963
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