Brief Life History of Bertha E
When Bertha E Shelton was born on 24 August 1894, in Carlisle, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Augustus Shelton, was 34 and her mother, Alice May O'Neal, was 24. She married Alvin Newton Payne on 12 June 1914, in Carlisle, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Milburn, Carlisle, Kentucky, United States in 1950. She died on 29 May 1985, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 90.
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Sources (21)
- Bertha E Payne, "United States 1950 Census"
- Birtha Shelton in household of Gus Shelton, "United States Census, 1900"
- Bertha E Shelton, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1886–1951 Male
1894–1985 Female
Children (3)
1919–1919 Male
1928–1945 Female
1928–1994 Female
Parents and Siblings
1859–1933 Male
1869–1932 Female
Siblings (7)
1891– Male
1892–1918 Female
1894–1985 Female
1899–1995 Female
1902–1934 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1900 · Governor Shot
Age 6
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 24
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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