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Wiley Preston Shelton 1914–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 12 1914

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Jan 14 1955

Death Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Father: Oscar Shelton

Mother: Nervia Bell

Spouse(s): Mable Crosslin

Children(s): Donald Shelton, Carolyn Shelton

Wiley Preston Shelton was born in 1914 in Tennessee, the child of Oscar Nelious Shelton And Nervia Jane Bell. In 1930, Wiley Preston Shelton resided in District 4, Coffee, Tennessee. In 1935, Wiley Preston Shelton resided in Manchester, TN. Wiley Preston Shelton married Mable Shelton Crosslin, and had children including Carolyn Ann Shelton, Donald Preston Shelton, Thomas Rayburn Shelton. Wiley Preston Shelton passed away in 1955 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Wiley Preston Shelton was born in 1914 in Tennessee, the child of Oscar Nelious Shelton And Nervia Jane Bell.
  • In 1930, Wiley Preston Shelton resided in District 4, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • In 1935, Wiley Preston Shelton resided in Manchester, TN.
  • Wiley Preston Shelton married Mable Shelton Crosslin, and had children including Carolyn Ann Shelton, Donald Preston Shelton, Thomas Rayburn Shelton.
  • Wiley Preston Shelton passed away in 1955 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Shelton
1914–1955
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Oscar Nelious Shelton
1889–1978
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Nervia (Jane) Bell
1887–1960
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Wiley (Wilson) Shelton
1863–1891
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Lee "Mollie") Crosslin
1864–1931
Baucom, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
William (Thomas) Bell
1846–1929
Coffee County, Tennessee
Nancy (Jane) Eaton
1849–1885
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Wiley Shelton
1822–1868
Matilda Gibson
1826–1900
Andrew Crosslin
1840–1912
Pheraba Crosslin
1840–1906
William Bell
1825–1851
Sarah Crosslin
1804–1905
Harvey Eaton
1828–1900
Lavinia Gibson
1830–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Lydia Keele
1800–1823
James Gibson
1802–1885
Daughter Keele
1810–1830
William Crosslin
1800–1868
Mary Keele
1813–1873
Charles Crosslin
1802–1870
Anna Cornock
1804–
James Bell
1775–1859
Margaret Smith
1775–1845
William Crosslin
1800–1868
Mary Keele
1813–1873
Eli Eaton
1804–1873
Jane McGuire
1804–1862
James Gibson
1802–1885
Daughter Keele
1810–1830

Wiley Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Wiley (Preston) Shelton (Dec 12 1914–Jan 14 1955) m. Mable (Shelton) Crosslin (Apr 20 1918–Jul 12 2009)
  1. 1. Donald (Preston) Shelton 1936–2008
  2. 2. Carolyn (Ann) Shelton 1942–1990 m. Arthur (Joseph "Shorty") Deckelman 1916–1975 m. Herbert (Lynn) Huffer 1933–1990

Wiley Shelton's Timeline

5 Records

1914
Dec 12 1914
Birth of Wiley Preston Shelton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 16
Wiley Preston Shelton resided here in District 4, Coffee, Tennessee
District 4, Coffee, Tennessee
1935
1935-1993
Age 21
Wiley Preston Shelton resided here in Manchester, TN
Manchester, TN
1950
1950
Age 36
Wiley Preston Shelton resided here in Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1955
Jan 14 1955
Age 41
Death of Wiley Preston Shelton in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 12 1914
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 511.0.
    [3] 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: Coffee, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 511.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Manchester, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, 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: Coffee, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 14 1955
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

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