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Myrtle Virginia Shelton 1914–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Nov 1914

Birth Location: Downing, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 02 Aug 1999

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Irene Abbott

Spouse(s): William George

Children(s): Rena George

Myrtle Virginia Shelton was born in 1914 in Downing, Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Shelton And Irene Virginia Abbott. In 1920, Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA. Myrtle Virginia Shelton married William Howard Taft George, and had children including Rena Lindrel Renie George. Myrtle Virginia Shelton passed away in 1999 in Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Virginia Shelton was born in 1914 in Downing, Richmond, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Shelton And Irene Virginia Abbott.
  • In 1920, Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.
  • Myrtle Virginia Shelton married William Howard Taft George, and had children including Rena Lindrel Renie George.
  • Myrtle Virginia Shelton passed away in 1999 in Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shelton
1889–1967
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Irene Abbott
1894–1914
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

William George
1910–1973
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
WG

Children(s)

Rena George
1941–2021
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
RG

Myrtle Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Shelton
1914–1999
Birth Place: Downing, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Henry Shelton
1889–1967
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Irene (Virginia) Abbott
1894–1914
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry) Shelton
1868–1947
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Martha (Etta) Luckham
1869–1931
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Samuel (Ryland) Abbott
1856–1920
Accomack, Virginia, USA
Sue (Emma) George
1865–1926
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Luckham
1828–1903
Mary Brooks
1836–1918
Jesse George
1845–1923
Judith Masden
1844–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Luckham
1780–1840
Mahala Hazard
1797–1875
John George
1804–1864
Nancy Thrall
1815–1870

Myrtle Shelton's Descendants

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Myrtle (Virginia) Shelton (06 Nov 1914–02 Aug 1999) m. William (Howard Taft) George (24 Aug 1910–23 Jun 1973)
  1. 1. Rena (Lindrel "Renie") George 1941–2021 m. Donald (Allen) Ritter 1939–2010

Myrtle Shelton's Timeline

8 Records

1914
06 Nov 1914
Birth of Myrtle Virginia Shelton in Downing, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Downing, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided here in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided here in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided here in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 26
Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided here in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Myrtle Virginia Shelton resided here in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1999
30 Jul 1999
Age 85
Death of Myrtle Virginia Shelton in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1999
02 Aug 1999
Age 85
Burial of Myrtle Virginia Shelton in Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Downing, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167767
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: T625_1895; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 69

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342182

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whitestone, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: White Stone, Lancast

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1999
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 226-52-5889; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1957
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1999
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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