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Leroy P Shelton 1828–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1828

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: ABT 1887

Death Location: Terrill, Texas, United States

Father: Jesse Shelton

Mother: Nancy Montgomery

Spouse(s): Mary Dean

Children(s): Idella Shelton, Louiza Shelton

The story of Leroy P Shelton began in 1828 in Tennessee. Leroy P Shelton married Mary Elizabeth Dean, and had children including Idella Della Susan Shelton, Louiza Shelton. Leroy P Shelton passed away in 1887 in Terrill, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Leroy P Shelton began in 1828 in Tennessee.
  • Leroy P Shelton married Mary Elizabeth Dean, and had children including Idella Della Susan Shelton, Louiza Shelton.
  • Leroy P Shelton passed away in 1887 in Terrill, Texas, United States.

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)

Mary Dean
1835–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Idella Shelton
1864–1947
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Louiza Shelton
1856–1908
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Leroy Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Shelton
1828–1887
Birth Place: Tennessee
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

Leroy Shelton's Descendants

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Leroy (P) Shelton (Sep 1828–ABT 1887) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Dean (ABT 1835–)
  1. 1. Idella ((Della) Susan) Shelton 1864–1947
    1. 1. Leola ((Lela)) SHELTON 1889–2002 m. Charley (Carl) ECKSTEIN 1886–1962
      1. 1. Charlie (Edgar) Eckstein 1918–1963 m. Eva (Marie) Watkins 1916–1997
  2. 2. Louiza Shelton 1856–1908 m. Robert (Henry) Clemmons 1857–1934
    1. 1. Rosie (Bell) Clemmons 1892–1974 m. Charlie (Monroe) Samples 1886–1957

Leroy Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1828
Sep 1828
Birth of Leroy P Shelton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1887
ABT 1887
Age 59
Death of Leroy P Shelton in Terrill, Texas, United States
Terrill, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1828
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1887
    Event Place: Terrill, Texas, United States
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