Brief Life History of William David
When William David Shelton was born on 28 February 1880, in Nottoway, Virginia, United States, his father, Pollard Shelton, was 26 and his mother, Louisa Jones, was 26. He married Nannie B. Blackwell on 19 June 1910, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. He lived in Blendon District, Nottoway, Virginia, United States for about 60 years. He died on 3 March 1943, in Nottoway, Virginia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mount Gazerine Baptist Church Cemetery, Blackstone, Nottoway, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Wm D Shelton, "United States Census, 1940"
- Wm D. Shelton, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Wm. D. Shelton, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
Spouse and Children
1880–1943 Male
1889–1959 Female
Parents and Siblings
1854– Male
1854–1920 Female
Siblings (17)
1875–1973 Male
1877–1968 Female
1877– Female
1880–1943 Male
1883–1961 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1886 · Name change
Age 6
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 18
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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