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Leonard Chaffin SHELTON 1829–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 APR 1829

Birth Location: Jefferson Co., Illinois

Death Date: 14 JAN 1902

Death Location: Sappington Chapel Cemetery, Dowden, Washita Co., Oklahoma

Father: Joseph SHELTON

Mother: Nancy FAGAN

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The story of Leonard Chaffin SHELTON began in 1829 in Jefferson Co., Illinois. Leonard Chaffin SHELTON married Histella Angeline Vanhorn, Mary May Melvina Blake. Leonard Chaffin SHELTON passed away in 1902 in Sappington Chapel Cemetery, Dowden, Washita Co., Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • The story of Leonard Chaffin SHELTON began in 1829 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.
  • Leonard Chaffin SHELTON married Histella Angeline Vanhorn, Mary May Melvina Blake.
  • Leonard Chaffin SHELTON passed away in 1902 in Sappington Chapel Cemetery, Dowden, Washita Co., Oklahoma.

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Leonard SHELTON's Ancestors

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Leonard SHELTON
1829–1902
Birth Place: Jefferson Co., Illinois
Parents
Joseph B. ‘Joe’ SHELTON
1793–1864
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
Nancy FAGAN
1791–1867
Grandparents
William (SHELTON) II
1762–1864
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
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Leonard SHELTON's Timeline

2 Records

1829
2 APR 1829
Birth of Leonard Chaffin SHELTON in Jefferson Co., Illinois
Jefferson Co., Illinois
1902
14 JAN 1902
Age 73
Death of Leonard Chaffin SHELTON in Oklahoma
Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 APR 1829
    Event Place: Jefferson Co., Illinois
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1902
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sappington Chapel Cemetery, Dowden, Washita Co., Oklahoma
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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