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Samuel Forrest Shelton 1878–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1878

Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 Jul 1969

Death Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jesse Shelton

Mother: Martha Eaton

Spouse(s): Arnie Frizzell

Children(s): Lon Shelton, Paschal Shelton, Ross Shelton, Janie Rogers, Aurora Stewart, Rex Shelton, Bertha Robinson, Mary Clark

In 1878, Samuel Forrest Shelton entered the world in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, born to Jesse Ransom Shelton And Martha Jane Eaton. Samuel Forrest Shelton married Arnie Eunice Frizzell, and had children including Aurora Lamar Shelton Stewart, Bertha May Shelton Robinson, Janie Betty Shelton Rogers, Lon Hoover Shelton, Mary Sue Shelton Clark, Paschal Clayton Shelton, Rex Holbert Shelton, Ross Byrom Shelton. Samuel Forrest Shelton passed away in 1969 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Samuel Forrest Shelton entered the world in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, born to Jesse Ransom Shelton And Martha Jane Eaton.
  • Samuel Forrest Shelton married Arnie Eunice Frizzell, and had children including Aurora Lamar Shelton Stewart, Bertha May Shelton Robinson, Janie Betty Shelton Rogers, Lon Hoover Shelton, Mary Sue Shelton Clark, Paschal Clayton Shelton, Rex Holbert Shelton, Ross Byrom Shelton.
  • Samuel Forrest Shelton passed away in 1969 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Shelton
1844–1940
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA (Near Beech Grove)
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Martha Eaton
1842–1906
Birth Location: Rutherford Co., Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Arnie Frizzell
1885–1968
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Lon Shelton
1913–2012
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Paschal Shelton
1903–2008
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Ross Shelton
1905–1986
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Janie Rogers
1907–1999
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
JR
Aurora Stewart
1909–1999
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Rex Shelton
1911–1980
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Bertha Robinson
1917–1997
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Clark
1920–2012
Birth Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Shelton's Ancestors

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Samuel Shelton
1878–1969
Birth Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Ransom Shelton
1844–1940
Warren County, Tennessee, USA (Near Beech Grove)
Martha (Jane) Eaton
1842–1906
Rutherford Co., Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Shelton
1820–1882
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Emmaline) Hamby
1823–1895
Warren, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Eli HAMBY
1791–1871
Sarah Lewis
1797–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hamby
1755–1830
Rachel Simpson
1749–1820

Samuel Shelton's Descendants

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Samuel (Forrest) Shelton (15 Nov 1878–28 Jul 1969) m. Arnie (Eunice) Frizzell (20 Jun 1885–12 Nov 1968)
  1. 1. Lon (Hoover) Shelton 1913–2012 m. Cleo (Jeannette) Gonce 1915–2002
    1. 1. Norma (Jeannette) Shelton 1941–2016
  2. 2. Paschal (Clayton) Shelton 1903–2008
  3. 3. Ross (Byrom) Shelton 1905–1986
  4. 4. Janie (Betty Shelton) Rogers 1907–1999
  5. 5. Aurora (Lamar Shelton) Stewart 1909–1999
  6. 6. Rex (Holbert) Shelton 1911–1980
  7. 7. Bertha (May Shelton) Robinson 1917–1997
  8. 8. Mary (Sue Shelton) Clark 1920–2012

Samuel Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1878
15 Nov 1878
Birth of Samuel Forrest Shelton in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1969
28 Jul 1969
Age 91
Death of Samuel Forrest Shelton in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1969
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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