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Leonard Thomas Shelton 1829–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1829

Birth Location: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Shelton

Mother: Nancy Montgomery

Spouse(s): Malinda Garrett

Children(s): William Shelton, Samuel Shelton, Martha Shelton

Leonard Thomas Shelton was born in 1829 in Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jesse Shelton And Nancy Montgomery. Leonard Thomas Shelton married Malinda Garrett, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Shelton, Samuel H Shelton, William J Shelton. Leonard Thomas Shelton passed away in 1855 in Coffee, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Leonard Thomas Shelton was born in 1829 in Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jesse Shelton And Nancy Montgomery.
  • Leonard Thomas Shelton married Malinda Garrett, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Shelton, Samuel H Shelton, William J Shelton.
  • Leonard Thomas Shelton passed away in 1855 in Coffee, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Montgomery
1803–1876
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Malinda Garrett
1826–1910
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

William Shelton
1847–1909
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Samuel Shelton
1845–1932
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Shelton
1851–1920
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Leonard Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Shelton
1829–1855
Birth Place: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Nancy Montgomery
1803–1876
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (W) Shelton
1760–1828
Commonwealth, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
North Carolina
John Montgomery
1780–1863
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Nancy Johnson
1777–1855
VA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1743–1761
Jemima
1737–
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820
John Montgomery*
1760–1837
Dorcas Lowry
1762–1834
John Johnson
1750–1830
Isabella (Erwyn)
1759–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelton
1695–1788
Margaret Fulk
1698–1747
William Green
1705–1701
Amey Clay
1720–1774
Sgt. Green
1710–1763
Joanna Hunt
1715–1789

Leonard Shelton's Descendants

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Leonard (Thomas) Shelton (Aug 1829–1855) m. Malinda Garrett (Apr 1826–1910)
  1. 1. William (J) Shelton 1847–1909
  2. 2. Samuel (H) Shelton 1845–1932
  3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Shelton 1851–1920 m. George Snider 1833–1913
    1. 1. Martha (Rebecca "Rebecca") Snider 1891–1967 m. Frederick (Mathew) Valerius 1880–1959
      1. 1. Homer (George) Valerius –2000

Leonard Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1829
Aug 1829
Birth of Leonard Thomas Shelton in Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1855
1855
Age 26
Death of Leonard Thomas Shelton in Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1829
    Event Place: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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