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Tom Shelton 1894–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1894

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 7 May 1944

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Nick Shelton

Mother: Catherine Townsley

Spouse(s): Roxie Rowe

Children(s): Lannie Fowler

Tom Shelton was born in 1894 in Alabama, the child of Nick Shelton And Catherine Townsley. In 1910, Tom Shelton resided in Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, USA. Tom Shelton married Lucy, Roxie Rowe, and had children including Lannie Lee Fowler. Tom Shelton passed away in 1944 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Tom Shelton was born in 1894 in Alabama, the child of Nick Shelton And Catherine Townsley.
  • In 1910, Tom Shelton resided in Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • Tom Shelton married Lucy, Roxie Rowe, and had children including Lannie Lee Fowler.
  • Tom Shelton passed away in 1944 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Tom Shelton's Ancestors

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Tom Shelton
1894–1944
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Nick Shelton
1856–
Alabama
Catherine Townsley
1879–
Alabama
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Tom Shelton's Descendants

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Tom Shelton (1894–7 May 1944) m. Roxie Rowe (abt 1904–31 Oct 1958)
  1. 1. Lannie (Lee) Fowler 1935–2008

Tom Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1894
1894
Birth of Tom Shelton in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 16
Tom Shelton resided here in Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1944
7 May 1944
Age 50
Death of Tom Shelton in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973
    [2] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1944
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973

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