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William Alexander Shelton 1864–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1864

Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Jul 1920

Death Location: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Olynthus Shelton

Mother: Matilda Shelton

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William Alexander Shelton was born in 1864 in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA, the child of Olynthus Gregory Tean Shelton And Matilda Jane Shelton. In 1870, William Alexander Shelton resided in District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA. William Alexander Shelton passed away in 1920 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Shelton was born in 1864 in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA, the child of Olynthus Gregory Tean Shelton And Matilda Jane Shelton.
  • In 1870, William Alexander Shelton resided in District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Alexander Shelton passed away in 1920 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Shelton's Ancestors

Self
William Shelton
1864–1920
Birth Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Olynthus Gregory "Tean" Shelton
1830–1903
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Matilda (Jane) Shelton
1842–1874
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Washington (M.) Shelton
1797–1858
Linden, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (M) Shelton
1812–1880
Chatham, North Carolina
Marshall (Allan) DODSON
1812–1865
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Emily (Wren) Brown
1806–1883
Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Barnett Shelton
1766–1850
Maryann Ausling
1770–1850
Bennett Fields
1774–1818
Patience Patterson
1764–1860
Elias Dodson
1786–1847
Maria Marshall
1790–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chilton
1756–1808
Jane Clopton
1744–1823
Richard Fields
1754–1830
Lucy Bright
1763–1848
Nancy (Shelton)
1758–1818
Marshall Marshall
1767–1852
Unity Shields
1767–1852

William Shelton's Timeline

5 Records

1864
5 Nov 1864
Birth of William Alexander Shelton in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1864
8 November 1864
Birth of William Alexander Shelton in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 6
William Alexander Shelton resided here in District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 16
William Alexander Shelton resided here in District 10, Perry, Tennessee, USA
District 10, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1920
21 Jul 1920
Age 56
Death of William Alexander Shelton in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1864
    Event Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 10, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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