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Monroe L. Shelton 1868–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1868

Birth Location: Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Elias Shelton

Mother: Mary Oden

Spouse(s): Mary Shelton

Children(s): Otto Shelton, Claud Shelton, Goldie Shelton, Verna Shelton, Delphia Shelton, Nannie Shelton, Ruth Shelton

Monroe L. Shelton was born in 1868 in Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Elias Coleman Shelton And Mary F Oden. In 1910, Monroe L. Shelton resided in Cross, Grady, Oklahoma, USA. Monroe L. Shelton married Mary Shelton, and had children including Claud Shelton, Delphia Tollison Shelton, Goldie Shelton, Nannie Shelton, Otto Shelton, Ruth Jane Shelton, Verna G Shelton. Monroe L. Shelton passed away in 1940 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Monroe L. Shelton was born in 1868 in Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Elias Coleman Shelton And Mary F Oden.
  • In 1910, Monroe L. Shelton resided in Cross, Grady, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Monroe L. Shelton married Mary Shelton, and had children including Claud Shelton, Delphia Tollison Shelton, Goldie Shelton, Nannie Shelton, Otto Shelton, Ruth Jane Shelton, Verna G Shelton.
  • Monroe L. Shelton passed away in 1940 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Monroe Shelton's Ancestors

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Monroe Shelton
1868–1940
Birth Place: Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Elias Coleman Shelton
1847–1926
Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America
Mary (F) Oden
1848–1904
Morgan, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Malachi Oden
1816–1900
Alabama
Catherine Smith
1817–1905
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Jr.
1777–1848
Mary Terrell
1775–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Terrell
1732–1798
Ann Dabney
1735–1825

Monroe Shelton's Descendants

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Monroe (L.) Shelton (October 1868–1940) m. Mary Shelton (abt 1871–10 January 1960)
  1. 1. Otto Shelton 1891–1962
  2. 2. Claud Shelton 1893–1947
  3. 3. Goldie Shelton 1898–1992
  4. 4. Verna (G.) Shelton 1902–1976
  5. 5. Delphia (Tollison) Shelton 1903–1986 m. Ruby Carter 1909–1991
    1. 1. Richard (Lee) Shelton 1940–2012
  6. 6. Nannie Shelton 1905–1993
  7. 7. Ruth (Jane) Shelton 1909–1999

Monroe Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1868
October 1868
Birth of Monroe L. Shelton in Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America
Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 42
Monroe L. Shelton resided here in Cross, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
Cross, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
1940
1940
Age 72
Death of Monroe L. Shelton in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1868
    Event Place: Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cross, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1252; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375265
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cross, Grady, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cross, Grady, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1252; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1375265

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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