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Lewis D SHELTON 1852–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1852

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 28 Dec 1879

Death Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Father: Myra (Payne)

Mother: John SHELTON

Spouse(s): Louisa (Briley)

Children(s): Ada (Alderson), Theodosia SHELTON, William SHELTON, Adaline SHELTON

In 1852, Lewis D SHELTON entered the world in Illinois, born to Myra Mariah Adeline Gilliland Shelton Webb Payne And John Thomas Shelton. Lewis D SHELTON married Louisa Jane Webb Shelton Phillips Briley, and had children including Ada Alice Shelton Summers Robertson Gower Alderson, Adaline Shelton, Theodosia Shelton, William Shelton. Lewis D SHELTON passed away in 1879 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Lewis D SHELTON entered the world in Illinois, born to Myra Mariah Adeline Gilliland Shelton Webb Payne And John Thomas Shelton.
  • Lewis D SHELTON married Louisa Jane Webb Shelton Phillips Briley, and had children including Ada Alice Shelton Summers Robertson Gower Alderson, Adaline Shelton, Theodosia Shelton, William Shelton.
  • Lewis D SHELTON passed away in 1879 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Myra (Payne)
1832–1894
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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John SHELTON
1831–1865
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louisa (Briley)
1853–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Children(s)

Ada (Alderson)
1879–
Birth Location: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
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Theodosia SHELTON
1872–
Birth Location: Arkansas
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William SHELTON
1875–
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Adaline SHELTON
1877–
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Lewis SHELTON's Ancestors

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Lewis SHELTON
1852–1879
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Myra Mariah Adeline GILLILAND (Shelton) (Webb) (Payne)
1832–1894
Georgia, USA
John (Thomas) SHELTON
1831–1865
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Dan) GILLILAND
1806–
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis SHELTON's Descendants

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Lewis (D) SHELTON (1852–28 Dec 1879) m. Louisa (Jane WEBB (Shelton) (Phillips)) (Briley) (Abt 1853–)
  1. 1. Ada (Alice SHELTON (Summers) (Robertson) (Gower)) (Alderson) 1879– m. George (W) SUMMERS 1877–1947 m. Goulding (Edgar) ROBERTSON 1873–1950 m. Ed GOWER 1869–1942
    1. 1. Julia (Fay) SUMMERS 1897– m. William (Oliver) WILLIFORD 1886–1924
  2. 2. Theodosia SHELTON 1872–
  3. 3. William SHELTON 1875–
  4. 4. Adaline SHELTON 1877–

Lewis SHELTON's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1852
Birth of Lewis D SHELTON in Illinois
Illinois
1879
28 Dec 1879
Age 27
Death of Lewis D SHELTON in Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1879
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA
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