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Sylvester Shelton 1821–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1821

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 21 Aug 1898

Death Location: Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Father: Abraham Shelton

Mother: Margaret Gibson

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The story of Sylvester Shelton began in 1821 in Kentucky, United States. Sylvester Shelton passed away in 1898 in Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Shelton began in 1821 in Kentucky, United States.
  • Sylvester Shelton passed away in 1898 in Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

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Sylvester Shelton's Ancestors

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Sylvester Shelton
1821–1898
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Abraham William Shelton
1786–1872
, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Margaret Gibson
1770–1840
Casswell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joel Gibson
1749–1830
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Eleanor Davis
1753–1824
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gibson
1725–1776
Mary Duncan
1732–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gibson
1705–1771
Margaret Spurgeon
1700–1749
Rev III
1692–1788
RUTH Raleigh
1702–1781

Sylvester Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1821
21 Aug 1821
Birth of Sylvester Shelton in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1898
21 Aug 1898
Age 77
Death of Sylvester Shelton in Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1821
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Pendleton, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

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