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Loyd Ransom Shelton 1930–2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1930

Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 2024

Death Location: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Elizabeth Keele

Spouse(s): Kathleen Yeo

Children(s):

The story of Loyd Ransom Shelton began in 1930 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Loyd Ransom Shelton resided in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee. In 1939, Loyd Ransom Shelton resided in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Loyd Ransom Shelton married Kathleen Blanche Yeo, and had children including John Mark Shelton, Lydia Ruth Shelton, Paul Alan Shelton, Stephen James Shelton. Loyd Ransom Shelton passed away in 2024 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Loyd Ransom Shelton began in 1930 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Loyd Ransom Shelton resided in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • In 1939, Loyd Ransom Shelton resided in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
  • Loyd Ransom Shelton married Kathleen Blanche Yeo, and had children including John Mark Shelton, Lydia Ruth Shelton, Paul Alan Shelton, Stephen James Shelton.
  • Loyd Ransom Shelton passed away in 2024 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Loyd Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Loyd Shelton
1930–2024
Birth Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Bartley Shelton
1862–1942
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Vera) Keele
1889–1973
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Shelton
1820–1882
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
sarah (emeline) hamby
1823–1895
warren County, Tennessee, USA
James (David) Keele
1857–1919
Tennessee, United States
Narcissa
1862–1942
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
Eli Hamby
1800–1871
Sarah Lewis
1797–1875
Silas Keel
1832–1917
Elizabeth Throneberry
1830–1920
George Shelton
1832–1900
Susan McCowan
1842–1892
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
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
James McCowen
1818–1880
Elizabeth Manley
1816–1861

Loyd Shelton's Timeline

10 Records

1930
4 Dec 1930
Birth of Loyd Ransom Shelton in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Loyd Ransom Shelton resided here in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
1939
1939
Age 9
Loyd Ransom Shelton resided here in Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 10
Loyd Ransom Shelton resided here in C D 4, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
C D 4, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1945
14 Sep 1945
Age 15
Loyd Ransom Shelton resided here in Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Loyd Ransom Shelton resided here in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1956
1956
Age 26
Loyd Ransom Shelton was married
None
1976
1976-2020
Age 46
Loyd Ransom Shelton resided here in Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA
Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA
1992
1992
Age 62
Loyd Ransom Shelton resided here in Tullahoma, TN
Tullahoma, TN
2024
3 Dec 2024
Age 94
Death of Loyd Ransom Shelton in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03882; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 16-4
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4217959
    [4] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 30; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 13-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1956

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03882; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 16-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: C D 4, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03882; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 16-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1945
    Event Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Columbia Record; Publication Date: 14 Sep 1945; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 30; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 13-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1976-2020
    Event Place: Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Tullahoma, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harrogat, Claiborne, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 30; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 13-21

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Irmo, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 2024
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

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