Leon
Shelton
Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Benton Shelton
and Annie A. (Hall) Shelton
Brother of
Howard Cecil Shelton and Louise (Shelton) Lyda
Husband of
Beulah Audrey (Chambless) Shelton
— married
31 Aug 1944 in Rossville, Walker, Georgia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 52
in Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2009
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Biography
Leon was born in 1916. He was the son of Benjamin Shelton and Annie Hall. He passed away in 1969.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZ1-SMF : 31 January 2021), Leon Shelton in entry for Ben B Shelton, 1920.
- "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFPK-CK7 : 11 January 2021), Leon Shelton, 1969.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96998453/leon-shelton : accessed 9 July 2022), memorial page for Leon Shelton (22 Sep 1916–23 Jan 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96998453, citing Pinehaven Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Jackson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by '82 VFL (contributor 49179080) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leon by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leon by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Dennis Shelton
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #55716 - Eric Franklin :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup M-269, FTDNA kit #B253791
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~6.25%
Rodney Thomas :
23andMe
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~0.78%
James Maples :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jhmaples583008
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Categories: Pinehaven Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Alabama