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Monroe L Shelton 1868–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1868

Birth Location: Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1940

Death Location: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Elias Shelton

Mother: Mary Oden

Spouse(s): Mary Moore

Children(s): Dick Shelton

The story of Monroe L Shelton began in 1868 in Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA. Monroe L Shelton married Mary A Moore, and had children including Dick T Shelton. Monroe L Shelton passed away in 1940 in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Monroe L Shelton began in 1868 in Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • Monroe L Shelton married Mary A Moore, and had children including Dick T Shelton.
  • Monroe L Shelton passed away in 1940 in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA.

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Monroe Shelton's Ancestors

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Monroe Shelton
1868–1940
Birth Place: Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA
Parents
Elias Coleman Shelton
1847–1926
Whitfield County, Georgia
Mary (T) Oden
1848–1904
Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Thomas) Shelton
1807–1886
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Mary Bates
1810–1902
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Bates
1712–1785
Mary Ward
1715–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bates
1693–1752
Grace Richards
1688–1724

Monroe Shelton's Descendants

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Monroe (L) Shelton (Oct 1868–26 Jan 1940) m. Mary (A) Moore (23 Sep 1870–10 January 1960)
  1. 1. Dick (T) Shelton 1893–1986 m. Ruby Mead 1909–1991
    1. 1. Richard (Lee) Shelton 1940–2012

Monroe Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1868
Oct 1868
Birth of Monroe L Shelton in Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA
Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA
1940
26 Jan 1940
Age 72
Death of Monroe L Shelton in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1868
    Event Place: Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA

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

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