R. J. Shelton^[1]

1929 - 1961  (32 years)

• Name	R. J. Shelton
  Born	1929	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	14 Mar 1961	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  	Cause: Motor Vehicle Accident
  Buried	16 Mar 1961	Stokely Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I91881	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	George W. Shelton,   b. 5 Jun 1875, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Ellen Gates,   b. 19 Nov 1880, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jan 1970  (Age 89 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1899	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F33567	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Roella Valentine Stokely,   b. 14 Feb 1932  (Age 92 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1949	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. R. L. Shelton + 2. R. J. Shelton, Jr. + 3. Darrell Shelton   4. Margaret Shelton + 5. Danny Shelton   6. Betty Louise Shelton,   b. 18 Dec 1952, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jan 1953, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years) + 7. George W. Shelton,   b. 17 Feb 1959,   d. 19 Jul 2012, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F33566	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1929 - Tennessee Married - 6 Aug 1949 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Motor Vehicle Accident - 14 Mar 1961 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 16 Mar 1961 - Stokely Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 251. [S112] Census, 1940. Name R J Shelton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 1, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 12 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1928 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Geo Shelton Head M 61 North Carolina Ellen Shelton Wife F 58 Tennessee Clinton Shelton Son M 17 Tennessee John Shelton Son M 15 Tennessee Tennie Shelton Daughter F 13 Tennessee R J Shelton Son M 12 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name R J Shelton Event Type Death Event Date 14 Mar 1961 Event Place Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 32 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1929 Father's Name George Shelton Mother's Name Ellen Gates Spouse's Name Roella Stokley Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89D2-PS95-L?cc=1417505&wc=3481-RM9%3A1580615301 : 3 April 2015), 007552519 > image 2227 of 2312; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 159847332). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name George Shelton Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Dec 1899 Event Place , Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Ellen Gates Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9KN-K9S?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1B7%3A1589264474%2C1589372528 : 21 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1897-1900, vol 7 > image 262 of 383; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name R J Shelton Event Type Marriage Event Date 06 Aug 1949 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 20 Birth Year (Estimated) 1929 Spouse's Name Roella Stokely Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1932 Page 402 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X369-13P?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21H%3A1589264474%2C1589372876 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1946-1954, vol 28-29 > image 248 of 695; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.