Individual Details

Marquis Benford Shelton

(5 Nov 1885 - Aft 23 Apr 1940)

City Directories at Ancestry.com show Marquis' employment in Daytona Beach, Florida as: 1932 policeman, 1935 Lt. in police dept., 1937 shows he was Chief of Police of Daytona Beach.
Search of the Daytona Beach Morning Journal from April 23, 1940 (alive, listed on cenus on that date) to Jan 4, 1941 failed to locate an obituary.

Events

Birth5 Nov 1885Morgan, Co., Alabama
Marriage1905Leta Hemford Elliott
Residence1935Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida
Residence1 Apr 1940Age: 54; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA
DeathAft 23 Apr 1940Volusia Co., Florida
RaceWhite
BurialM. Benford Shelton, Shady Rest Cemetery, Holly Hill, Volusia Co., Florida

Families

SpouseLeta Hemford Elliott (1883 - 1945)
ChildWilliam C Shelton (1909 - )

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, U. S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

2. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida; Roll: T627_620; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 64-27.

3. Find A Grave.

4. 1930 Census Volusia Co., Florida.

5. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida; Roll: T627_620; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 64-27.

6. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida; Roll: T627_620; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 64-27.

7. Find A Grave.

8. Florida Death Index 1877-1998.

9. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida; Roll: T627_620; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 64-27.

10. Ancestry.com, U. S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

11. Find A Grave.