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John Bartley Shelton 1862–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1862

Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Shelton

Mother: sarah hamby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Keele, Martha West

Children(s): Joe Shelton, Loyd Shelton, Willie Shelton, Lester Shelton, Narcissa Shelton, Robert Shelton, Stephen Shelton, William Jr, Robert Shelton, Pearl Shelton, Mary Shelton, Lydia Shelton

In 1862, John Bartley Shelton entered the world in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Wesley Shelton And Sarah Emeline Hamby. In 1935, John Bartley Shelton resided in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee. John Bartley Shelton married Elizabeth Vera Keele, Martha Elender West, and had children including Joe Washington Shelton, Lester Franklin Shelton, Loyd Ransom Shelton, Lydia C Shelton, Mary Emma Shelton, Narcissa Belle Shelton, Pearl Shelton, Robert Henegar Shelton, Robert Thomas Shelton, Stephen Wesley Shelton, William Bartley Shelton Jr, Willie Ann Shelton. John Bartley Shelton passed away in 1942 in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1862, John Bartley Shelton entered the world in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Wesley Shelton And Sarah Emeline Hamby.
  • In 1935, John Bartley Shelton resided in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • John Bartley Shelton married Elizabeth Vera Keele, Martha Elender West, and had children including Joe Washington Shelton, Lester Franklin Shelton, Loyd Ransom Shelton, Lydia C Shelton, Mary Emma Shelton, Narcissa Belle Shelton, Pearl Shelton, Robert Henegar Shelton, Robert Thomas Shelton, Stephen Wesley Shelton, William Bartley Shelton Jr, Willie Ann Shelton.
  • John Bartley Shelton passed away in 1942 in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Shelton's Ancestors

Self
John Shelton
1862–1942
Birth Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Wesley Shelton
1820–1882
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
sarah (emeline) hamby
1823–1895
warren County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Eli (William) Hamby
1800–1871
Wilkes County, NC
Sarah ((Selia) Emaline) Lewis
1797–1875
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1743–1761
Jemima
1737–
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820
Richard Patriot"
1757–1849
Lydia Richmond
1757–1849
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820

John Shelton's Descendants

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John (Bartley) Shelton (1862–1942) m. Elizabeth (Vera) Keele (30 Aug 1889–04 Jul 1973) m. Martha (Elender) West (01 MAR 1862–16 Mar 1927)
  1. 1. Joe (Washington) Shelton 1883–1963 m. Lela (May) Fagan 1885–1918
    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
  2. 2. Loyd (Ransom) Shelton 1930–2024 m. Kathleen (Blanche) Yeo 1933–2024
  3. 3. Willie (Ann) Shelton 1892–1948 m. John (Savage) England 1891–1980
    1. 1. Elbridge England 1912–
    2. 2. Ada (Ellene England) Harrison 1914–2000
    3. 3. Lonnie (Savage) England 1920–2004
    4. 4. Virginia England 1923–
  4. 4. Lester (Franklin) Shelton 1901–1973 m. Merle (Lillian) Shelton 1904–1986
  5. 5. Narcissa (Belle) Shelton 1890–1969 m. William (Henderson) Banks 1888–1973
    1. 1. Minnie (Vivalee) Banks 1916–1917
    2. 2. Jessie (Mae) Jackson 1922–1987
    3. 3. Lela (Hortense) Stone 1911–1979
    4. 4. W (C) Banks 1919–2004
    5. 5. Robbie (Elender) Shelton 1917–1997
    6. 6. Vera (Frances) Terry 1928–2002
  6. 6. Robert (Thomas) Shelton 1880–1942 m. Irene (Elizabeth) Rose 1891–1943
    1. 1. Gertie (Lee) Shelton 1910–1996
    2. 2. Baulah (Eulora) Shelton 1908–1998
  7. 7. Stephen (Wesley) Shelton 1895–1898
  8. 8. William (Bartley Shelton) Jr 1882–1882
  9. 9. Robert (Henegar) Shelton 1884–1958 m. Hattie Shelton 1889–1969
    1. 1. James (A.) Shelton 1923–2010
    2. 2. Thomas (Elbert) Shelton 1912–2006
  10. 10. Pearl Shelton 1897–1923
    1. 1. Gertrude (Mildred) Seiber 1922–2000
  11. 11. Mary (Emma) Shelton 1885–1896
  12. 12. Lydia (C) Shelton 1888–1889

John Shelton's Timeline

6 Records

1862
12 June 1862
Birth of John Bartley Shelton in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1862
1862
Birth of John Bartley Shelton
None
1935
1935
Age 73
John Bartley Shelton resided here in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 78
John Bartley Shelton resided here in Civil District #4, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District #4, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1942
25 Oct 1942
Age 80
Death of John Bartley Shelton in Riley Creek, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Riley Creek, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1942
1942
Age 80
Death of John Bartley Shelton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1862
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District #4, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Riley Creek, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1942

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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