John
Elexander
Shelton
Born in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Jesse Shelton, Joseph Franklin Shelton, Sarah Ann (Shelton) Cole, James Thomas Shelton, Nancy Ellen (Shelton) Lynn, Steven Elyphais Shelton, Mose Andrew Shelton, Robert Greenberry Shelton, Georgia Pearl Nero Caroline Laney Jane Shelton and Edward Lee Shelton
Husband of
Ira Harlan
— married
12 Aug 1907 in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
Father of
Marvin T. Shelton and William Leo Shelton
Died
at about age 78
in Cullman, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Mar 2016
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Biography
Musician, played with own band - John Shelton and the Alabama Playboys. Playbill on wall of the Music Hall of Fame, Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Taught my dad (Spencer Cole- his nephew) to play the fiddle.
Sources
- Census Records.
Family Files. Ancestry Family Trees. Cemetery Marker, Grassy Memorial Cemtery, Grassy, Lauderdale County, Alabama. Cemeteries of East Lauderdale County, Alabama.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Betty Jean Cole 
:
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Sheenan Cole :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › John Grover Shelton (1889-1969)
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