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Richard Lee Shelton 1940–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1940

Birth Location: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 2012

Death Location: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Delphia Shelton

Mother: Ruby Carter

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In 1940, Richard Lee Shelton entered the world in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA, born to Delphia Tollison Shelton And Ruby Carter. Richard Lee Shelton married Dorothy Shelton, and had children including Blake Shelton, Richie Shelton. Richard Lee Shelton passed away in 2012 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1940, Richard Lee Shelton entered the world in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA, born to Delphia Tollison Shelton And Ruby Carter.
  • Richard Lee Shelton married Dorothy Shelton, and had children including Blake Shelton, Richie Shelton.
  • Richard Lee Shelton passed away in 2012 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shelton
1940–2012
Birth Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Delphia Tollison Shelton
1903–1986
Headrick, Oklahoma, USA
Ruby Carter
1909–1991
Kansas
Grandparents
Monroe (L.) Shelton
1868–1940
Houston, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America
Mary Shelton
1871–1960
Kentucky
Donald Mead
1873–1944
Kentucky
Etta (May) Floyd
1868–1937
Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Shelton
1847–1926
Mary Oden
1848–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malachi Oden
1816–1900
Catherine Smith
1817–1905

Richard Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1940
7 Sep 1940
Birth of Richard Lee Shelton in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
2012
17 Jan 2012
Age 72
Death of Richard Lee Shelton in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 01 19 2012; Publication Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA; Web edition: ;SectionID=11&SubSectionID=100
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 2012
    Event Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 01 19 2012; Publication Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA; Web edition: ;SectionID=11&SubSectionID=100
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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