George W. Shelton^{[1, 2]}

1875 - 1945  (69 years)

• Name	George W. Shelton
  Born	5 Jun 1875	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	3 Mar 1945	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  	Cause: Lobar Pneumonia
  Buried	6 Mar 1945	Lee Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I91882	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	James Buford "Buffer Jim" Shelton,   b. 1822, Washington County, Tennessee ,   d. 1902  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mary Willis,   b. 1839, North Carolina ,   d. 1911  (Age 72 years)
  Married	1856	Washington County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F34470	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ellen Gates,   b. 19 Nov 1880, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jan 1970  (Age 89 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1899	Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Ambrose Shelton,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee + 2. Ben Shelton,   b. 7 May 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Apr 2007, Newport Health and Rehabilitation of Newport  (Age 102 years)   3. Wilbur Shelton,   b. Abt 1909, Tennessee  (Age ~ 115 years) + 4. Albert L. Shelton,   b. 13 Dec 1913, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Feb 2012, Autumn Care of Marion  (Age 98 years)   5. Clinton Shelton,   b. Abt 1923, Tennessee  (Age ~ 101 years)   6. John Shelton,   b. Abt 1925, Tennessee  (Age ~ 99 years)   7. Tennie Alice Shelton,   b. 23 Feb 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1946  (Age 21 years) + 8. R. J. Shelton,   b. 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Mar 1961, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F33567	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Jun 1875 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 21 Dec 1899 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Lobar Pneumonia - 3 Mar 1945 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 251. [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 231, 233. [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee), 23 Feb 1946. Tennie Alice James obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name George Shelton Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 30 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1880 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 10 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace George Shelton Head M 30 Tennessee Ellen Shelton Wife F 23 Tennessee Ambros Shelton Son M 6 Tennessee Bennie Shelton Son M 4 Tennessee Wilbur Shelton Son M 1 Tennessee "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTDN-JYZ?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-6D1%3A133640301%2C135134701%2C133688001%2C1589088835 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 8 > ED 49 > image 20 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1940. Name Geo Shelton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 1, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 61 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace North Carolina Birth Year (Estimated) 1879 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Geo Shelton Head M 61 North Carolina Ellen Shelton Wife F 58 Tennessee Clinton Shelton Son M 17 Tennessee John Shelton Son M 15 Tennessee Tennie Shelton Daughter F 13 Tennessee R J Shelton Son M 12 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 25 Jun 2006. Shelton seeks re-election to CLB [S87] Death Certificate. Name G.W. Shelton Event Type Death Event Date 03 Mar 1945 Event Place Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee Gender Male Marital Status Married Race White Age 70 Birth Year (Estimated) 1875 Birthplace N.C. Spouse's Name Ellen Gates Father's Name James Shelton Father's Birthplace N.C. Mother's Name Deacon Mother's Birthplace N.C. Occupation Farmer Residence Place Cocke, Tenn. Cemetery Lee Burial Place Delrio Burial Date 06 Mar 1945 Additional Relatives X "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTRQ-G7G?cc=1417505&wc=34DX-DP8%3A1580589201 : 1 April 2015), 004184525 > image 1998 of 2743; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 120993517). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name George Shelton Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Dec 1899 Event Place , Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Ellen Gates Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9KN-K9S?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1B7%3A1589264474%2C1589372528 : 21 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1897-1900, vol 7 > image 262 of 383; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.