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Robert Eli Shelton 1874–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 July 1874

Birth Location: Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1941

Death Location: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Houston Shelton

Mother: Mary McDaniel

Spouse(s): Ella Boswell

Children(s): Dillon Shelton, Rilla Shelton, Nena Shelton, Eunice Shelton, Lula Shelton, Nena Dorough, Oro Shelton, Ada Shelton, Winner Shelton, Robert Shelton

In 1874, Robert Eli Shelton entered the world in Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA, born to Houston Taylor Shelton And Mary Louisiana Mcdaniel. In 1880, Robert Eli Shelton resided in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA. Robert Eli Shelton married Ella Elizabeth Boswell, and had children including Ada G Shelton, Dillon Shelton, Eunice Shelton, Lula Maude Shelton, Nena Elizabeth Dorough, Nena Fredna Shelton, Oro Lucille Shelton, Rilla Estelle Shelton, Robert Henry Shelton, Winner Klein Shelton. Robert Eli Shelton passed away in 1941 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1874, Robert Eli Shelton entered the world in Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA, born to Houston Taylor Shelton And Mary Louisiana Mcdaniel.
  • In 1880, Robert Eli Shelton resided in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • Robert Eli Shelton married Ella Elizabeth Boswell, and had children including Ada G Shelton, Dillon Shelton, Eunice Shelton, Lula Maude Shelton, Nena Elizabeth Dorough, Nena Fredna Shelton, Oro Lucille Shelton, Rilla Estelle Shelton, Robert Henry Shelton, Winner Klein Shelton.
  • Robert Eli Shelton passed away in 1941 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Houston Shelton
1846–1927
Birth Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
HS
Mary McDaniel
1853–1906
Birth Location: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Ella Boswell
1874–1955
Birth Location: Kewanee, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
EB

Children(s)

Dillon Shelton
1913–1993
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co., Mississippi
DS
Rilla Shelton
1900–1979
Birth Location: Kewanee, Lauderdale County, MS
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Nena Shelton
1906–1907
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co., Mississippi
NS
Eunice Shelton
1915–2000
Birth Location: Mississippi
ES
Lula Shelton
1903–1904
Birth Location: Kewanee, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America
LS
Nena Dorough
1904–1970
Birth Location: Kewanee, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America
ND
Oro Shelton
1908–1909
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co., Mississippi
OS
Ada Shelton
1909–1910
Birth Location: Mississippi
AS
Winner Shelton
1901–1947
Birth Location: Lauderdale Co., Mississippi
WS
Robert Shelton
1911–1964
Birth Location: Mississippi
RS

Robert Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Shelton
1874–1941
Birth Place: Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Houston Taylor Shelton
1846–1927
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Louisiana) McDaniel
1853–1906
Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Roan) Shelton
1796–1870
Virginia, USA
Rochael (C) Sturgeon
1810–1891
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Shelton
1788–1834
Elizabeth Luttrell
1780–1870
John Sturgeon
1777–1867
Elizabeth Harkness
1784–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857

Robert Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Eli) Shelton (18 July 1874–15 November 1941) m. Ella (Elizabeth) Boswell (29 Mar 1874–05 Jun 1955)
  1. 1. Dillon Shelton 1913–1993
  2. 2. Rilla (Estelle) Shelton 1900–1979
  3. 3. Nena (Fredna) Shelton 1906–1907
  4. 4. Eunice Shelton 1915–2000
  5. 5. Lula (Maude) Shelton 1903–1904
  6. 6. Nena (Elizabeth) Dorough 1904–1970 m. Jimmie (George) Dorough 1894–1969
  7. 7. Oro (Lucille) Shelton 1908–1909
  8. 8. Ada (G) Shelton 1909–1910
  9. 9. Winner (Klein) Shelton 1901–1947
  10. 10. Robert (Henry) Shelton 1911–1964

Robert Shelton's Timeline

17 Records

1874
18 July 1874
Birth of Robert Eli Shelton in Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America
Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America
1874
18 July 1874
Birth of Robert Eli Shelton in Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 26
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 43
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 43
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Lauderdale, Mississippi
Lauderdale, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 46
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Lauderdale, Mississippi
Lauderdale, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 66
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 66
Robert Eli Shelton resided here in Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1941
15 Nov 1941
Age 67
Death of Robert Eli Shelton in , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
1941
15 November 1941
Age 67
Death of Robert Eli Shelton in Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 July 1874
    Event Place: Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2040; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 38-43
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_883; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 407
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 July 1874
    Event Place: Cuba, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2040; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 38-43
    [2] U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_883; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 407
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1153; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 1050.0; FHL microfilm: 2340888
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Lauderdale; Roll: 1682934; Draft Board: 2
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cuba, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 32; Family History Film: 1254032; Page: 623D; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 0346
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 815; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240815
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374759
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cuba, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 32; Family History Film: 1254032; Page: 623D; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 0346

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 815; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240815

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374759

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T624_746; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374759

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Lauderdale; Roll: 1682934; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_883; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 407

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hurricane Creek, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T625_883; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 407

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1153; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 1050.0; FHL microfilm: 2340888

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: 1153; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 1050.0; FHL microfilm: 2340888

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2040; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 38-43

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 5, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2040; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 38-43

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2040; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 38-43

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MS
    Record Source: U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sh, Lauderdale, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lauderdale, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2040; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 38-43

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1941
    Event Place: , Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1941
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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