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Tennessee Belva "Tennie" Shelton 1885–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1885

Birth Location: Russelville, Arkansas

Death Date: 15 August 1968

Death Location: Hale County, Texas

Father: James Shelton

Mother: Martha Shelton

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In 1885, Tennessee Belva "Tennie" Shelton entered the world in Russelville, Arkansas, born to James Knox Polk Shelton And Martha A Shelton. Tennessee Belva "Tennie" Shelton passed away in 1968 in Hale County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Tennessee Belva "Tennie" Shelton entered the world in Russelville, Arkansas, born to James Knox Polk Shelton And Martha A Shelton.
  • Tennessee Belva "Tennie" Shelton passed away in 1968 in Hale County, Texas.

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Tennessee Shelton's Ancestors

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Tennessee Shelton
1885–1968
Birth Place: Russelville, Arkansas
Parents
James Knox Polk Shelton
1846–1908
AL
Martha (A) Shelton
1854–1940
Madison County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
James Shelton
1814–1893
Alabama, United States of America
Minerva Howard
1815–1889
Alabama
John (P) Spradley
1833–1900
Crawford, Missouri, United States
Loretta ("Ritta" A) Casey
1839–1900
McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Eliphas Shelton
1788–1834
Elizabeth Luttrell
1780–1870
William Spradley
1797–1844
Keziah BOYDSTON
1814–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Boydston
1788–1841
Rachel Griffith
1789–1848

Tennessee Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1885
27 Jan 1885
Birth of Tennessee Belva "Tennie" Shelton in Russelville, Arkansas
Russelville, Arkansas
1968
15 August 1968
Age 83
Death of Tennessee Belva "Tennie" Shelton in Hale County, Texas
Hale County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Russelville, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1968
    Event Place: Hale County, Texas

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