John Henry Shelton b. 22 Mar 1896 Wayne County, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jan 1965 Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Henry Shelton

1896 - 1965 (68 years)

Name	John Henry Shelton [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	22 Mar 1896	Wayne County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Military Draft Registration	1918	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Draft Registration - WWI; Married to Laura
Census	1920	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married to Laura
Census	1930	Oakland, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Married to Laura; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1940	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Married to Beulah; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1950	Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Beulah
Death	22 Jan 1965	Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, USA [3, 4]
Burial	Ethridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA [3]
Person ID	I26590	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 1 Beulah Mae Barnett, b. 27 Aug 1898, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Apr 1986, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)

Marriage 20 Aug 1935 Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

Children

	1. Living
	2. Rachel Louise Shelton, b. 23 Dec 1928, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jan 2016, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]
	3. John Parker Shelton, b. 18 Oct 1926, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Nov 1989, Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: Stepchild]

Family ID F11678 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Laura Elizabeth Jones, b. 22 Feb 1902, Georgia, USA d. 25 May 1933, Ethridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA (Age 31 years)

Marriage Bef 1918 [5]

Children

	1. Hazel Estelle Shelton, b. 6 Mar 1920, Tennessee, USA d. Feb 1980, Summerville, Dorchester, South Carolina, USA (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Douglas Eugene Shelton, b. 4 Oct 1931, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 May 1933, Ethridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Rachel Louise Shelton, b. 23 Dec 1928, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jan 2016, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. John Parker Shelton, b. 18 Oct 1926, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Nov 1989, Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Herbert Louie Shelton, b. 22 Feb 1922, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Sep 1971, Hayes, Clare, Michigan, USA (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Ernest William Shelton, b. 22 Apr 1917, Iron City, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Feb 1960, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 42 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11679 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 22 Mar 1896 - Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI; Married to Laura - 1918 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married to Laura - 1920 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Laura; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Oakland, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
	Marriage - 20 Aug 1935 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Beulah; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Beulah - 1950 - Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 22 Jan 1965 - Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, USA
	Burial - - Ethridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA

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Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03912; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 50-1B.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03912; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 50-1B
[S1279] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).

Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S1954] Ancestry.com, Web: Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan, Death Index, 1820-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).
[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Lawrence; Roll: 1877376.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Lawrence; Roll: 1877376
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1752; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 82.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1752; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 82
[S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 5.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 5
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2339768.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2339768

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), 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: Lawrenceburg, Lawren.

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: Lawrenceburg, Lawren

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