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Lester M Shelton 1892–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1892

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 26 Jun 1966

Death Location: Attoway, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Drussala PHIPPS

Spouse(s): Effie Jones, Virginia Pennington, Violet Shelton, Elizabeth Dunkley

Children(s): Ruby Shelton, Ocey Shelton, Mary Shelton, Richard Jr

The story of Lester M Shelton began in 1892 in Virginia. Lester M Shelton married Effie J Jones, Elizabeth Emma Dunkley, Violet F Shelton, Virginia Mae Pennington, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Shelton, Ocey May Shelton, Richard Atwell Burruss Jr, Ruby Catherine Shelton. Lester M Shelton passed away in 1966 in Attoway, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester M Shelton began in 1892 in Virginia.
  • Lester M Shelton married Effie J Jones, Elizabeth Emma Dunkley, Violet F Shelton, Virginia Mae Pennington, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Shelton, Ocey May Shelton, Richard Atwell Burruss Jr, Ruby Catherine Shelton.
  • Lester M Shelton passed away in 1966 in Attoway, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shelton
1870–1932
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
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Drussala PHIPPS
1872–1916
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Effie Jones
1888–1945
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia
EJ
Virginia Pennington
1919–1968
Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia
VP
Violet Shelton
1891–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Dunkley
1907–1992
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Ruby Shelton
1917–1964
Birth Location: Smyth, Virginia, USA
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Ocey Shelton
1912–1958
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Shelton
1914–1988
Birth Location: Grayson Coun, Virginia
MS
Richard Jr
1934–2001
Birth Location: , Richmond, Virginia, USA
RJ

Lester Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Lester Shelton
1892–1966
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William L Shelton
1870–1932
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Drussala ("Drucy" Alvirda "Verda") PHIPPS
1872–1916
North Carolina
Grandparents
*Nathaniel (Fields) Shelton
1835–1880
Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hester (Ann) Sexton
1838–1931
Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
Thomas (M) Phipps
1827–1901
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Debord
1837–1918
Smyth, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Williamson Sr
1805–1870
Sarah Francis
1808–1881
William Sexton
1813–1885
Asenath Poole
1818–1904
William Phipps
1783–1873
Nancy Griffith
1791–1869
Reuben III
1816–1890
Elizabeth Groseclose
1816–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henderson Poole
1798–1870
Sarah Harper
1797–1869
Benjamin Phipps
1761–1838
Jane Hash
1766–1854
Elijah Debord
1789–1870
Mary Groseclose
1789–1879
John Groseclose
1790–1890
Sarah Reusch
1790–1860

Lester Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Lester (M) Shelton (abt 1892–26 Jun 1966) m. Effie (J) Jones (5 January 1888–14 October 1945) m. Virginia (Mae) Pennington (May 11, 1919–July 21, 1968) m. Violet (F) Shelton (abt 1891–) m. Elizabeth (Emma) Dunkley (August 9, 1907–27 Jun 1992)
  1. 1. Ruby (Catherine) Shelton 1917–1964 m. George (Leonard) Faison 1915–1990 m. Davis (Lee) Javins 1919–1989
    1. 1. Patricia (Lee) Javins 1946–2020
    2. 2. Stephen (Douglas) Javins 1949–2005
    3. 3. Michael (Wayne) Javins 1947–2000
    4. 4. James (Edward) Javins 1924–1987
  2. 2. Ocey (May) Shelton 1912–1958 m. Leslie (Archer) Barnum 1912–1985 m. William (Jennings) Moody 1915–1969
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Shelton 1914–1988 m. C (Willard) Marshall 1915–
  4. 4. Richard (Atwell Burruss) Jr 1934–2001

Lester Shelton's Timeline

12 Records

1892
23 March 1892
Birth of Lester M Shelton in Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia
Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia
1892
1892
Birth of Lester M Shelton in Virginia
Virginia
1892
abt 1892
Birth of Lester M Shelton in Virginia
Virginia
1900
1900
Age 8
Lester M Shelton resided here in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Lester M Shelton resided here in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Lester M Shelton resided here in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Lester M Shelton resided here in Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Lester M Shelton resided here in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 48
Lester M Shelton resided here in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Lester M Shelton resided here in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 59
Lester M Shelton resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1966
26 Jun 1966
Age 74
Death of Lester M Shelton in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1892
    Event Place: Rugby, Grayson County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04321; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 118-54
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 2342215
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Smyth; Roll: 1991164
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241711
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375643
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375643

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1892
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241711

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375643

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T624_1630; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375643

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 2342215

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04321; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 118-54

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04321; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 118-54

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richmond, Richmond

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Smyth; Roll: 1991164

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1966
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Attoway, Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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