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John Wyte Shelton 1907 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1907

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 8 March 1994

Death Location: Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Claud Gillentine

Mother: Elizabeth Bennett

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John Wyte Shelton was born in 1907 in Mississippi, the child of Claud B Gillentine and Elizabeth Viola Bennett. In 1930, John Wyte Shelton resided in Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. John Wyte Shelton passed away in 1994 in Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wyte Shelton was born in 1907 in Mississippi, the child of Claud B Gillentine and Elizabeth Viola Bennett.
  • In 1930, John Wyte Shelton resided in Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • John Wyte Shelton passed away in 1994 in Mississippi, United States of America.

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John Shelton's Ancestors

Self
John Shelton
1907 – 1994
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Claud B Gillentine
1880 –
Mississippi
Elizabeth (Viola) Bennett
1883 – 1982
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1906
27 August 1906
Birth of John Wyte Shelton in Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
1907
abt 1907
Birth of John Wyte Shelton in Mississippi
Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 23
John Wyte Shelton resided here in Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1994
8 March 1994
Age 87
Death of John Wyte Shelton in Mississippi, United States of America
Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 August 1906
    Event Place: Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 425-30-4108; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1907
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 3, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1994
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 425-30-4108; Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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