He shot Mrs. Marjorie Evans at her home in Springfield, IL, and then killed himself. He was separated from his wife at the time.
Remains of Cyrus M. Shelton, 44, who shot and killed Mrs. Marjorie Evans, 28, at the latter's rooming house Sunday afternoon, and then took his own life with the same gun, will be buried in Chatham cemetery this morning. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 12-11-1923
Cyrus M Shelton
Death Date: 09 Dec 1923
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1879 [stone says 1878]
Birthplace: IL
Father: Daniel Shelton
Father's Birth Place: IL
Mother: Nancy M. Dodd
Mother's Birth Place: TN
Occupation: Horse Trainer
Burial Date: 11 Dec 1923
Burial Place: Chatham, IL
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
Remains of Cyrus M. Shelton, 44, who shot and killed Mrs. Marjorie Evans, 28, at the latter's rooming house Sunday afternoon, and then took his own life with the same gun, will be buried in Chatham cemetery this morning. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 12-11-1923
Cyrus M Shelton
Death Date: 09 Dec 1923
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1879 [stone says 1878]
Birthplace: IL
Father: Daniel Shelton
Father's Birth Place: IL
Mother: Nancy M. Dodd
Mother's Birth Place: TN
Occupation: Horse Trainer
Burial Date: 11 Dec 1923
Burial Place: Chatham, IL
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
He shot Mrs. Marjorie Evans at her home in Springfield, IL, and then killed himself. He was separated from his wife at the time.
Remains of Cyrus M. Shelton, 44, who shot and killed Mrs. Marjorie Evans, 28, at the latter's rooming house Sunday afternoon, and then took his own life with the same gun, will be buried in Chatham cemetery this morning. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 12-11-1923
Cyrus M Shelton
Death Date: 09 Dec 1923
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1879 [stone says 1878]
Birthplace: IL
Father: Daniel Shelton
Father's Birth Place: IL
Mother: Nancy M. Dodd
Mother's Birth Place: TN
Occupation: Horse Trainer
Burial Date: 11 Dec 1923
Burial Place: Chatham, IL
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
Remains of Cyrus M. Shelton, 44, who shot and killed Mrs. Marjorie Evans, 28, at the latter's rooming house Sunday afternoon, and then took his own life with the same gun, will be buried in Chatham cemetery this morning. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 12-11-1923
Cyrus M Shelton
Death Date: 09 Dec 1923
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1879 [stone says 1878]
Birthplace: IL
Father: Daniel Shelton
Father's Birth Place: IL
Mother: Nancy M. Dodd
Mother's Birth Place: TN
Occupation: Horse Trainer
Burial Date: 11 Dec 1923
Burial Place: Chatham, IL
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
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