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Louis Caswell Shelton 1849–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1849

Birth Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1926

Death Location: Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA

Father: Robert Shelton

Mother: Rochael Sturgeon

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The story of Louis Caswell Shelton began in 1849 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA. Louis Caswell Shelton passed away in 1926 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Louis Caswell Shelton began in 1849 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Louis Caswell Shelton passed away in 1926 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA.

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Louis Shelton's Ancestors

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Louis Shelton
1849–1926
Birth Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Robert Roan Shelton
1796–1870
Virginia, USA
Rochael (C) Sturgeon
1810–1891
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elisha ("Eliphas") Shelton
1788–1834
Commonwealth, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Luttrell
1780–1870
Commonwealth, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
John (Cooper) Sturgeon
1777–1867
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (B) Harkness
1784–1846
NC.
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1743–1761
Filmer Green
1743–1827
Ann Taylor
1747–

Louis Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1849
8 Jan 1849
Birth of Louis Caswell Shelton in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
1926
17 Jun 1926
Age 77
Death of Louis Caswell Shelton in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1849
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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