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Thomas Tildan Shelton 1876–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1876

Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia

Death Date: 21 Nov 1958

Death Location: Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina

Father: Joshua Shelton

Mother: Anne Griffin

Spouse(s): Lillian Hundley

Children(s): Bessie Shelton, Thomas Shelton, Lester Shelton, Ernest Shelton, Fred Shelton, Marion Shelton, John Shelton, Della Shelton, Noel Shelton, Claude Shelton, Otis Shelton, Alvin Shelton

Thomas Tildan Shelton was born in 1876 in Patrick County, Virginia, the child of Joshua Thomas Shelton And Anne Marie Griffin. In 1900, Thomas Tildan Shelton resided in Peters Creek Township, Tilley's Precinct, Stokes, . In 1920, Thomas Tildan Shelton resided in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina. Thomas Tildan Shelton married Lillian Evelyn Hundley, and had children including Alvin Lee Morris Shelton, Bessie Evelyn Shelton, Claude Dennis Shelton, Della May Shelton, Ernest Shelton, Fred Oliver Shelton, John Ausby Shelton, Lester Shelton, Marion Alfred Shelton, Noel Lee Shelton, Otis Everette Shelton, Thomas Elmer Shelton. Thomas Tildan Shelton passed away in 1958 in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Thomas Tildan Shelton was born in 1876 in Patrick County, Virginia, the child of Joshua Thomas Shelton And Anne Marie Griffin.
  • In 1900, Thomas Tildan Shelton resided in Peters Creek Township, Tilley's Precinct, Stokes, .
  • In 1920, Thomas Tildan Shelton resided in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina.
  • Thomas Tildan Shelton married Lillian Evelyn Hundley, and had children including Alvin Lee Morris Shelton, Bessie Evelyn Shelton, Claude Dennis Shelton, Della May Shelton, Ernest Shelton, Fred Oliver Shelton, John Ausby Shelton, Lester Shelton, Marion Alfred Shelton, Noel Lee Shelton, Otis Everette Shelton, Thomas Elmer Shelton.
  • Thomas Tildan Shelton passed away in 1958 in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Shelton's Ancestors

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Thomas Shelton
1876–1958
Birth Place: Patrick County, Virginia
Parents
Joshua Thomas Shelton
1848–1928
Patrick County, Virginia
Anne (Marie) Griffin
1846–1929
Horsepasture, Henry, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Anderson) Shelton
1819–1861
Patrick County, Virginia
Mary Keaton
1822–1910
Virginia
Frances ("Fanny") Goard
1815–1881
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Keaton
1776–1876
Anna Haile
1776–1860
John Goad
1784–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keaton
1758–1813
Charles Goad
1748–1806
Rachel Young
1755–1791

Thomas Shelton's Descendants

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Thomas (Tildan) Shelton (11 Nov 1876–21 Nov 1958) m. Lillian (Evelyn) Hundley (11 Jun 1881–27 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Bessie (Evelyn) Shelton 1901–1998 m. Aaron (Roscoe) Bennett 1903–1981
    1. 1. Dennis (W) Benette 1924–
    2. 2. Earnes (T) Benette 1925–
    3. 3. Tillie (M) Benette 1926–
  2. 2. Thomas (Elmer) Shelton 1899–1982
  3. 3. Lester Shelton 1904–1912
  4. 4. Ernest Shelton 1909–1912
  5. 5. Fred (Oliver) Shelton 1913–2006
  6. 6. Marion (Alfred) Shelton 1922–1968
  7. 7. John (Ausby) Shelton 1905–1961
  8. 8. Della (May) Shelton 1907–1996
  9. 9. Noel (Lee) Shelton 1911–1990
  10. 10. Claude (Dennis) Shelton 1915–1957
  11. 11. Otis (Everette) Shelton 1918–2003
  12. 12. Alvin (Lee\Morris) Shelton 1920–1980

Thomas Shelton's Timeline

4 Records

1876
11 Nov 1876
Birth of Thomas Tildan Shelton in Patrick County, Virginia
Patrick County, Virginia
1900
1900
Age 24
Thomas Tildan Shelton resided here in Peters Creek Township, Tilley's Precinct, Stokes, North Carolina
Peters Creek Township, Tilley's Precinct, Stokes, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 44
Thomas Tildan Shelton resided here in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina
Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina
1958
21 Nov 1958
Age 82
Death of Thomas Tildan Shelton in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina
Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] Virginia Marriages
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1318; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 236; Image: .
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1218; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 94.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Peters Creek Township, Tilley's Precinct, Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1218; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 94.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1318; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 236; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lawsonville, Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1958
    Event Place: Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates

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