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Ancestors of Pamela Loretta Shelton

Generation No. 2

      2. Edward Leroy Shelton^3,⁴, born 21 September 1921 in Decatur, Iowa ^5,^6,⁷; died 26 October 1966 in Des Moines, Iowa ^8,^9,¹⁰. He was the son of 4. Horace Edgar Shelton and 5. Loretta V Sires. He married 3. Goldie Jeannette Whitlock 14 March 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa ¹¹.

      3. Goldie Jeannette Whitlock^12,¹³, born 17 October 1919 in Frederick, Iowa ^14,^15,¹⁶. She was the daughter of 6. Elmer Leroy Whitlock and 7. Berneice Irene Sedgwick.

Notes for Edward Leroy Shelton:
In 1925, Eddie was living in Decatur IA with his parents in the household of his grandparents (1).
Social Security Number 481306055 (2)(3). Served in WWII in the Pacific in the Navy (4) reaching the rank of Chief Petty officer in engineering (5). Was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked 7 Dec 1941 (6)

Sources:
(1).      1925      State of Iowa Census; Decatur County; Film 1429297
(2).      Social Security Index
(3).      State of Iowa Death Certificate
(4).      Navy Training Course Certificate of Edward L Shelton
(5).      Gravestone record at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines, Iowa
(6).      Recollections of Pamela Shelton from stories told by Edward Shelton

More About Edward Leroy Shelton:
Burial: 29 October 1966, Resthaven cemetery, West Des Moines, IA ^17,^18,¹⁹
Cause of Death: Coronary Heart Dis.
Census/Taxes: IA 25
Documents: Death certif, Obit
Military: WWII Navy-CPO Engineer, Pearl Harbor ^20,²¹
Occupation: Accountant ²²
Religion: Episcopalian ^23,²⁴
Societies/Memberships: WWII Info
Verification: **P/B/M/Ch/D/Mil

Notes for Goldie Jeannette Whitlock:
Listed in 1920 Federal Census in Pleasant Twp Monroe co IA living with her parents, aged 7/12, born in Iowa (1). Listed again in the 1925 state census, living with her parents in the same location and at the time was aged 5 (2).

Sources:
(1). 1920 Federal Census Iowa, Monroe County, ED 108 Sheet 2
(2). 1925 State Census for Iowa, Monroe co, Pleasant Twp

More About Goldie Jeannette Whitlock:
Census/Taxes: IA 20 25
Occupation: Bell Telephone Operator
Religion: Episcopalian ²⁵
Verification: Verified

Children of Edward Shelton and Goldie Whitlock are:

	1	i.		Pamela Loretta Shelton, born 19 May 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa; married Kelvin Howard Anderson 09 March 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
		ii.		Patricia Lola Shelton, born 02 December 1957 ²⁶; married Ronald Waite; born 27 April 1957 in Utah.

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