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Walter Lea Shelton 1880–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1880

Birth Location: GA, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1934

Death Location: West Palm Beach, FL - Ft Hill Cem. - Cleveland, TN

Father: Horace Shelton

Mother: Malissa Lea

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The story of Walter Lea Shelton began in 1880 in GA, USA. Walter Lea Shelton passed away in 1934 in West Palm Beach, FL - Ft Hill Cem. - Cleveland, TN.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Lea Shelton began in 1880 in GA, USA.
  • Walter Lea Shelton passed away in 1934 in West Palm Beach, FL - Ft Hill Cem. - Cleveland, TN.

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Walter Shelton's Ancestors

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Walter Shelton
1880–1934
Birth Place: GA, USA
Parents
Horace Shelton
1860–1940
GA
Malissa (Eldora) Lea
1854–1918
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Serenden) Shelton
1836–1865
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Guinn
1844–1897
Virginia
ANDREW (JACKSON) LEA
1825–1889
? Monroe, Tennessee or North Carolina, USA
LOUISA (JANE MARIAN) Pearson
1833–1901
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1817–1870
Luise Philips
1816–1870
Edmond Guinn
1796–1874
Leah Curry
1796–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Guinn
1760–1837
Annie Wheeler
1770–1843

Walter Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1880
3 Aug 1880
Birth of Walter Lea Shelton in GA, USA
GA, USA
1934
11 Jan 1934
Age 54
Death of Walter Lea Shelton in West Palm Beach, FL - Ft Hill Cem. - Cleveland, TN
West Palm Beach, FL - Ft Hill Cem. - Cleveland, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1880
    Event Place: GA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1934
    Event Place: West Palm Beach, FL - Ft Hill Cem. - Cleveland, TN

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