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Lydia Ann Shelton 1840–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1901

Death Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Shelton

Mother: sarah hamby

Spouse(s): James Drake

Children(s): Sarah Drake

Lydia Ann Shelton was born in 1840 in Warren, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Wesley Shelton And Sarah Emeline Hamby. Lydia Ann Shelton married James George Drake, and had children including Sarah Lucinda Drake. Lydia Ann Shelton passed away in 1901 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Ann Shelton was born in 1840 in Warren, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Wesley Shelton And Sarah Emeline Hamby.
  • Lydia Ann Shelton married James George Drake, and had children including Sarah Lucinda Drake.
  • Lydia Ann Shelton passed away in 1901 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelton
1820–1882
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
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sarah hamby
1823–1895
Birth Location: warren County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Drake
1840–1925
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Drake
1868–1945
Birth Location: Baucom, Coffee Co. TN
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Lydia Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Shelton
1840–1901
Birth Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Wesley Shelton
1820–1882
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
sarah (emeline) hamby
1823–1895
warren County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Eli (William) Hamby
1800–1871
Wilkes County, NC
Sarah ((Selia) Emaline) Lewis
1797–1875
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1743–1761
Jemima
1737–
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820
Richard Patriot"
1757–1849
Lydia Richmond
1757–1849
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820

Lydia Shelton's Descendants

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Lydia (Ann) Shelton (19 Oct 1840–16 Oct 1901) m. James (George) Drake (14 February 1840–18 June 1925)
  1. 1. Sarah (Lucinda) Drake 1868–1945 m. Joseph (Lankston) Taylor 1860–1947
    1. 1. Carrie (Jessie Waite) Taylor 1895–1982 m. William (Francis) KELLER 1887–1972
      1. 1. Alice (Rebecca) Keller 1930–2011 m. Merton (Zena) Pillsbury 1928–1984

Lydia Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1840
19 Oct 1840
Birth of Lydia Ann Shelton in Warren, Tennessee, USA
Warren, Tennessee, USA
1901
16 Oct 1901
Age 61
Death of Lydia Ann Shelton in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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