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Susan Leatha Shelton 1802–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: aft 1860

Death Location: Tennessee, United States

Father: Stephen Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Benjamin Williams

Children(s): Elizabeth ✔️

The story of Susan Leatha Shelton began in 1802 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. Susan Leatha Shelton married Benjamin Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Adeline Williams Willis. Susan Leatha Shelton passed away in 1860 in Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Susan Leatha Shelton began in 1802 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Susan Leatha Shelton married Benjamin Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Adeline Williams Willis.
  • Susan Leatha Shelton passed away in 1860 in Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Jr
1787–1854
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, United States
SJ
Elizabeth Smith
1780–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Williams
1797–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth ✔️
1835–1900
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
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Susan Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Susan Shelton
1802–1860
Birth Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Stephen William Shelton Jr
1787–1854
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith
1780–1860
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Susan Shelton's Descendants

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Susan (Leatha) Shelton (1802–aft 1860) m. Benjamin Williams (1797–Dec 1850)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Adeline Williams Willis) ✔️ 1835–1900 m. James (Valentine) Willis 1829–1879
    1. 1. Sarah ((Letha) Jane) Willis 1860–1930 m. William (Jonas) Adkisson 1855–1940
      1. 1. Hautie (Mae) Adkisson 1881–1969 m. William ((Bill) Ferdinand) Caperton 1877–1962
        1. 1. Kathleen (Caperton) Michael 1915–2003

Susan Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Susan Leatha Shelton in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
1860
aft 1860
Age 58
Death of Susan Leatha Shelton in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1860
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
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