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William "Willie" Benton Shelton 1894–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1894

Birth Location: Allen CO, Kentucky

Death Date: 1959

Death Location: Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Mack Shelton

Mother: Margaret Shelton

Spouse(s): Lula Shelton

Children(s):

William "Willie" Benton Shelton was born in 1894 in Allen CO, Kentucky, the child of Mack J Shelton And Margaret Elizabeth Cline Shelton. In 1900, William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided in New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky, USA. In 1910, William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided in New Roe, Allen, Kentucky, USA. William "Willie" Benton Shelton married Lula W Calvert Shelton. William "Willie" Benton Shelton passed away in 1959 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William "Willie" Benton Shelton was born in 1894 in Allen CO, Kentucky, the child of Mack J Shelton And Margaret Elizabeth Cline Shelton.
  • In 1900, William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided in New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1910, William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided in New Roe, Allen, Kentucky, USA.
  • William "Willie" Benton Shelton married Lula W Calvert Shelton.
  • William "Willie" Benton Shelton passed away in 1959 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mack Shelton
1871–1939
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
MS
Margaret Shelton
1862–1946
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Lula Shelton
1893–1974
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
LS

Children(s)

William Shelton's Ancestors

Self
William Shelton
1894–1959
Birth Place: Allen CO, Kentucky
Parents
Mack J Shelton
1871–1939
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth Cline) Shelton
1862–1946
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (W) Shelton
1833–
Kentucky
Nany Carter
1828–
Tennessee
William (“Jesse” Carroll) Cline
1839–1896
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Frances "Fannie" W Graves) Cline
1843–1900
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cline
1810–1853
Hettie Rippy
1812–1843
Alfred Graves
1818–1895
Melissa Troutt
1823–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cline
1786–1860
Catherine Cline
1786–1860
Edward Rippy
1764–1828
Nancy McCracken
1765–1850
Jacob Graves
1780–1840
Amanda Black
1790–1875

William Shelton's Timeline

6 Records

1894
17 Apr 1894
Birth of William "Willie" Benton Shelton in Allen CO, Kentucky
Allen CO, Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 6
William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided here in New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky, USA
New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided here in New Roe, Allen, Kentucky, USA
New Roe, Allen, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided here in Sh, Allen, Kentucky
Sh, Allen, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 46
William "Willie" Benton Shelton resided here in Allen, Kentucky, USA
Allen, Kentucky, USA
1959
1959
Age 65
Death of William "Willie" Benton Shelton in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1894
    Event Place: Allen CO, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1276; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 2-12
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Source Citation: Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Allen; Roll: 1643934
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Source Citation: Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Allen; Roll: 1643934
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: 506; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240506
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: 506; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240506
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: New Roe, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T624_462; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374475
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: New Roe, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T624_462; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374475
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Source Citation: Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Allen; Roll: 1643934
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: 506; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240506
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: New Roe and Mayhew, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: 506; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240506

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Roe, Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: New Roe, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T624_462; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374475

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Allen, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1276; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 2-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allen, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1276; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 2-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Source Citation: Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Allen; Roll: 1643934

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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