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Thomas Jesse Shelton 1948–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 May 1948

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 08 Aug 1983

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Evelyn Tellis

Spouse(s): Lorraine Butler

Children(s):

Thomas Jesse Shelton was born in 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Shelton And Evelyn Virginia Tellis. In 1950, Thomas Jesse Shelton resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. In 1980, Thomas Jesse Shelton resided in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. Thomas Jesse Shelton married Lorraine Marie Butler, and had children including Laura Marie Shelton, Leah Marie Shelton. Thomas Jesse Shelton passed away in 1983 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jesse Shelton was born in 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Shelton And Evelyn Virginia Tellis.
  • In 1950, Thomas Jesse Shelton resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1980, Thomas Jesse Shelton resided in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Jesse Shelton married Lorraine Marie Butler, and had children including Laura Marie Shelton, Leah Marie Shelton.
  • Thomas Jesse Shelton passed away in 1983 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Shelton's Ancestors

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Thomas Shelton
1948–1983
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Thomas Shelton
1923–2017
White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Evelyn (Virginia) Tellis
1909–1985
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jessie (Tapley) Shelton
1887–1949
Foxwells, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Adelle (Chester) Lewis
1889–1951
Irvington, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1826–1903
Cordelia Self
1845–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Self
1815–1871
Martha Luckham
1827–1880

Thomas Shelton's Timeline

5 Records

1948
07 May 1948
Birth of Thomas Jesse Shelton in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 2
Thomas Jesse Shelton resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1980
Bet. 1980–2017
Age 32
Thomas Jesse Shelton resided here in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1983
06 Aug 1983
Age 35
Death of Thomas Jesse Shelton in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1983
08 Aug 1983
Age 35
Burial of Thomas Jesse Shelton in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 May 1948
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 230-68-5360; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1965
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [4] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Norfolk, Norfolk, Vi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1980–2017
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 230-68-5360; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1965
    [3] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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