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Nelson P Shelton 1828–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 22 Apr 1863

Death Location: St Louis, Missouri, United States

Father: Hiram Shelton

Mother: Mary Parrish

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Nelson P Shelton was born in 1828 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Hiram Shelton And Mary Polly Parrish. Nelson P Shelton passed away in 1863 in St Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Nelson P Shelton was born in 1828 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Hiram Shelton And Mary Polly Parrish.
  • Nelson P Shelton passed away in 1863 in St Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Nelson Shelton's Ancestors

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Nelson Shelton
1828–1863
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Hiram Shelton
1799–1840
Owen, Kentucky, United States
Mary ("Polly") Parrish
1807–
Virginia
Grandparents
David Shelton
1761–1838
Louisa, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Henrietta (Ritter) Thomason
1768–1820
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
David (Mager Parrish) UNV
1769–1814
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Judith Shelton
1769–1840
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lt Shelton\Patriot
1731–1803
Frances Nuckols
1725–1810
Isham Parrish
1745–1815
Peter Shelton
1734–1803
Frances Shelton
1738–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Captain
1724–1790
Mary Crispen
1690–1765

Nelson Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Nelson P Shelton in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1863
22 Apr 1863
Age 35
Death of Nelson P Shelton in St Louis, Missouri, United States
St Louis, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1863
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, United States

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