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Monroe L Shelton 1862–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1862

Birth Location: Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1940

Death Location: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Elias War

Mother: Mary Oden

Spouse(s): Mary Moore

Children(s): Dalphie Shelton

In 1862, Monroe L Shelton entered the world in Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA, born to Elias Coleman 1847 Shelton Civ War And Mary T Oden. Monroe L Shelton married Mary Abigail Moore, and had children including Dalphie Tollison Dick Shelton. Monroe L Shelton passed away in 1940 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Monroe L Shelton entered the world in Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA, born to Elias Coleman 1847 Shelton Civ War And Mary T Oden.
  • Monroe L Shelton married Mary Abigail Moore, and had children including Dalphie Tollison Dick Shelton.
  • Monroe L Shelton passed away in 1940 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias War
1847–1926
Birth Location: Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
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Mary Oden
1848–1904
Birth Location: Sommerville, Morgan, Co, Alabama, USA
MO

Spouses(s)

Mary Moore
1870–1960
Birth Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
MM

Children(s)

Dalphie Shelton
1903–1986
Birth Location: Headrick, Oklahoma, USA
DS

Monroe Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Monroe Shelton
1862–1940
Birth Place: Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Elias Coleman (1847) Shelton Civ War
1847–1926
Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
Mary (T) Oden
1848–1904
Sommerville, Morgan, Co, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Thomas) Shelton
1807–1887
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Mary ("Polly") Chastain
1810–1902
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Malachi (Kyle) Oden
1816–1900
Morgan County, Alabama
Catherine ("Kate") Smith
1817–1904
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Monroe Shelton's Descendants

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Monroe (L) Shelton (18 Oct 1862–26 Jan 1940) m. Mary (Abigail) Moore (23 Sep 1870–10 Jan 1960)
  1. 1. Dalphie (Tollison "Dick") Shelton 1903–1986 m. Ruby Mead 1909–1991
    1. 1. Richard (Lee) Shelton 1940–2012 m. Dorothy (Mae Byrd) Shackleford 1946–2019

Monroe Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1862
18 Oct 1862
Birth of Monroe L Shelton in Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA
Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA
1940
26 Jan 1940
Age 78
Death of Monroe L Shelton in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Houston, Winston County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
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