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Robert Washington Shelton 1907–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1907

Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee

Death Date: 05/24/1978

Death Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Shelton

Mother: Mary Wiser

Spouse(s): Kathleen Adcock

Children(s): Mary Shelton, Thomas Shelton, Cecil Shelton, Martha Shelton, Dorothy Shelton, Lonnie Shelton, Robert Jr

Robert Washington Shelton was born in 1907 in Bedford County, Tennessee, the child of Thomas Rufus Dink Shelton And Mary Ella Wiser. In 1940, Robert Washington Shelton resided in Howell, Lincoln, Tennessee. In 1950, Robert Washington Shelton resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. Robert Washington Shelton married Kathleen Adcock, and had children including B Jean Shelton, Cecil Shelton, Connie Shelton, Dorothy Ann Shelton, James E Jimmy Shelton, Lonnie Shelton, Martha Elizabeth Shelton, Mary Sue Shelton, Robert Lee Shelton Jr, Thomas Ray Shelton. Robert Washington Shelton passed away in 1978 in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Robert Washington Shelton was born in 1907 in Bedford County, Tennessee, the child of Thomas Rufus Dink Shelton And Mary Ella Wiser.
  • In 1940, Robert Washington Shelton resided in Howell, Lincoln, Tennessee.
  • In 1950, Robert Washington Shelton resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert Washington Shelton married Kathleen Adcock, and had children including B Jean Shelton, Cecil Shelton, Connie Shelton, Dorothy Ann Shelton, James E Jimmy Shelton, Lonnie Shelton, Martha Elizabeth Shelton, Mary Sue Shelton, Robert Lee Shelton Jr, Thomas Ray Shelton.
  • Robert Washington Shelton passed away in 1978 in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Shelton
1907–1978
Birth Place: Bedford County, Tennessee
Parents
Thomas Rufus "Dink" Shelton
1852–1947
Bedford County, Tennessee
Mary (Ella) Wiser
1866–1920
Coffee County, Tennessee
Grandparents
John (M) Shelton
1821–1900
Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Martha (J.) Hill
1842–
Bedford, Tennessee
John (David) Wiser
1832–1901
Coffee County, Tennessee
Nancy (Ann Elizabeth) Redden
1839–1892
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Liston Shelton
1789–1860
Elizabeth Lovell
1801–1837
Isaiah Wiser
1808–1843
Nancy Ferguson
1804–1850
Joseph Redden
1818–1872
Sarah Whitener
1819–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1767–1857
Martisha Taylor
1768–1797

Robert Shelton's Descendants

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Robert (Washington) Shelton (11 Nov 1907–05/24/1978) m. Kathleen Adcock (1 September 1913–25 September 1989)
  1. 1. Mary (Sue) Shelton 1945–2023 m. James (E.) Darnell 1945–
  2. 2. Thomas (Ray) Shelton 1935–1990 m. Hallie (Jean) Wise 1938–1999
  3. 3. Cecil Shelton 1947–1947
  4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Shelton 1933–2013 m. Malcolm (Sidney) Wright 1926–2012
  5. 5. Dorothy (Ann) Shelton 1938–2013 m. Billy (McRady) Mills 1930–2006
  6. 6. Lonnie Shelton 1948–2017 m. Audrey 1947–1983
  7. 7. Robert (Lee Shelton) Jr 1931–2015

Robert Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1907
11 Nov 1907
Birth of Robert Washington Shelton in Bedford County, Tennessee
Bedford County, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 33
Robert Washington Shelton resided here in Howell, Lincoln, Tennessee
Howell, Lincoln, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 43
Robert Washington Shelton resided here in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1978
05/24/1978
Age 71
Death of Robert Washington Shelton in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee
Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 263
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Howell, Lincoln, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 263

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05241978
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee

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