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Oscar Nelious Shelton 1889–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1889

Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Mar 1978

Death Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Father: Wiley Shelton

Mother: Mary Crosslin

Spouse(s): Nervia Bell

Children(s): William Shelton, Wiley Shelton, Mary Shelton, Rose Shelton, Mildred Shelton, Clarence Shelton

Oscar Nelious Shelton was born in 1889 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Wiley Wilson Shelton And Mary Lee Mollie Crosslin. In 1900, Oscar Nelious Shelton resided in Civil Districts 4-5, 16, Coffee, Tennessee. Oscar Nelious Shelton married Nervia Jane Bell, and had children including Clarence Estes Shelton, Mary Lena Shelton, Mildred Price Shelton, Rose Beatrice Shelton, Wiley Preston Shelton, William Clarence Shelton. Oscar Nelious Shelton passed away in 1978 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Oscar Nelious Shelton was born in 1889 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Wiley Wilson Shelton And Mary Lee Mollie Crosslin.
  • In 1900, Oscar Nelious Shelton resided in Civil Districts 4-5, 16, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • Oscar Nelious Shelton married Nervia Jane Bell, and had children including Clarence Estes Shelton, Mary Lena Shelton, Mildred Price Shelton, Rose Beatrice Shelton, Wiley Preston Shelton, William Clarence Shelton.
  • Oscar Nelious Shelton passed away in 1978 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiley Shelton
1863–1891
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Crosslin
1864–1931
Birth Location: Baucom, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Nervia Bell
1887–1960
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
NB

Children(s)

William Shelton
1912–1967
Birth Location: Tennessee
WS
Wiley Shelton
1914–1955
Birth Location: Tennessee
WS
Mary Shelton
1917–1997
Birth Location: Tennessee
MS
Rose Shelton
1921–1996
Birth Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
RS
Mildred Shelton
1927–1953
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
MS
Clarence Shelton
1913–1952
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States
CS

Oscar Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Shelton
1889–1978
Birth Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Wiley Wilson Shelton
1863–1891
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Lee "Mollie") Crosslin
1864–1931
Baucom, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Wiley (Preston) Shelton
1822–1868
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Matilda (Ann) Gibson
1826–1900
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Andrew (Maxwell) Crosslin
1840–1912
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Pheraba Crosslin
1840–1906
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
James Gibson
1802–1885
Daughter Keele
1810–1830
William Crosslin
1800–1868
Mary Keele
1813–1873
Charles Crosslin
1802–1870
Anna Cornock
1804–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Keele
1779–1858
Nancy Shelton
1777–1853
Rev. Keele
1781–1861
Jemima Moreland
1785–1837
Edward Crosslin
1740–1821
Ann Snead
1755–1832
Rev. Keele
1781–1861
Jemima Moreland
1785–1837

Oscar Shelton's Descendants

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Oscar (Nelious) Shelton (3 Nov 1889–Mar 1978) m. Nervia (Jane) Bell (4 Feb 1887–Jan 16 1960)
  1. 1. William (Clarence) Shelton 1912–1967
    1. 1. Shelton 1942–1942
  2. 2. Wiley (Preston) Shelton 1914–1955 m. Mable (Shelton) Crosslin 1918–2009
    1. 1. Donald (Preston) Shelton 1936–2008
    2. 2. Carolyn (Ann) Shelton 1942–1990 m. Arthur (Joseph "Shorty") Deckelman 1916–1975 m. Herbert (Lynn) Huffer 1933–1990
  3. 3. Mary (Lena) Shelton 1917–1997
  4. 4. Rose (Beatrice) Shelton 1921–1996 m. Charlie (Hubert) Wiles 1933–1984 m. Raymond (Allen) Thomas 1920–1994
    1. 1. Jerry (Randell) Thomas 1945–2011
  5. 5. Mildred (Price) Shelton 1927–1953
  6. 6. Clarence (Estes) Shelton 1913–1952

Oscar Shelton's Timeline

5 Records

1889
3 Nov 1889
Birth of Oscar Nelious Shelton in Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
1889
3 Nov 1889
Birth of Oscar Nelious Shelton in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Oscar Nelious Shelton resided here in Civil Districts 4-5, 16, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil Districts 4-5, 16, Coffee, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 41
Oscar Nelious Shelton resided here in District 4, Coffee, Tennessee
District 4, Coffee, Tennessee
1978
Mar 1978
Age 89
Death of Oscar Nelious Shelton in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-86-4748; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1966.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 511.0.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1562; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 33.
    [4] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 511.0.
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Coffee County, Tennessee; Roll: 1852930; Draft Board: 0.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1562; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 33.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil Districts 4-5, 16, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1562; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 33.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 511.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Coffee County, Tennessee; Roll: 1852930; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1978
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-86-4748; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1966.
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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