Brief Life History of David Durelle Jordon
When David Durelle Jordon Shelton was born on 12 January 1890, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, his father, Silas Walter Shelton, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Shelton, was 28. He married Mary Allen Rutledge on 15 October 1913, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Grove, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Walton District, Charlotte, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 7 April 1961, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Cool Spring Cemetery, Fauquier, Virginia, United States.
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- Deuelle J Shelton in household of Cyrus W Shelton, "United States Census, 1910"
- David Durell Jurdon Shelton, "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913"
- Derrell J. Shelton, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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World Events (8)
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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