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Lester Franklin Shelton 1901–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1901

Birth Location: Riley Cree, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1973

Death Location: Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Martha West

Spouse(s): Merle Shelton

Children(s):

In 1901, Lester Franklin Shelton entered the world in Riley Cree, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Bartley Shelton And Martha Elender West. Lester Franklin Shelton married Merle Lillian Shelton. Lester Franklin Shelton passed away in 1973 in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Lester Franklin Shelton entered the world in Riley Cree, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Bartley Shelton And Martha Elender West.
  • Lester Franklin Shelton married Merle Lillian Shelton.
  • Lester Franklin Shelton passed away in 1973 in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Lester Shelton
1901–1973
Birth Place: Riley Cree, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Bartley Shelton
1862–1942
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Elender) West
1862–1927
Coffee, TN
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Shelton
1820–1882
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
sarah (emeline) hamby
1823–1895
warren County, Tennessee, USA
John (Jeptha) West
1827–1883
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Caroline "Polly") Howard
1825–1899
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
Eli Hamby
1800–1871
Sarah Lewis
1797–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Keele
1779–1858
Nancy Shelton
1777–1853
Reuben Hamby
1779–1872
Elizabeth Mitchell
1786–1830

Lester Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1901
28 May 1901
Birth of Lester Franklin Shelton in Riley Cree, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Riley Cree, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1973
28 May 1973
Age 72
Death of Lester Franklin Shelton in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1901
    Event Place: Riley Cree, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1973
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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