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William Jasper Shelton 1829 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1829

Birth Location: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1904

Death Location: Headrick, Jackson Co., Oklahoma Territory

Father: Joel Shelton

Mother: Mary Chastain

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The story of William Jasper Shelton began in 1829 in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA. William Jasper Shelton passed away in 1904 in Headrick, Jackson Co., Oklahoma Territory.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jasper Shelton began in 1829 in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Jasper Shelton passed away in 1904 in Headrick, Jackson Co., Oklahoma Territory.

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William Shelton's Ancestors

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William Shelton
1829 – 1904
Birth Place: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel Shelton
1807 – 1886
Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Mary ("Polly") Chastain
1810 – 1900
, Haywood, North Carolina, USA,
Grandparents
Emmett (Elijah) Chastain
1776 – 1853
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Anna Middleton
1778 – 1855
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1829
27 Sep 1829
Birth of William Jasper Shelton in , Haywood, North Carolina, USA
, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1904
16 May 1904
Age 75
Death of William Jasper Shelton in Headrick, Jackson Co., Oklahoma Territory
Headrick, Jackson Co., Oklahoma Territory

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1829
    Event Place: , Haywood, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1904
    Event Place: Headrick, Jackson Co., Oklahoma Territory

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