| Birth: | Mar. 16, 1865 | | Death: | Mar. 11, 1912 | 
American folk figure. Shelton killed Willie Lyons on Christmas Eve in 1895 at a saloon in St. Louis. Shelton and Lyons were actually friends, but something caused an argument between them. This led to an altercation which then resulted in Shelton's shooting and killing of Lyons. He was tried, convicted and served prison time for the crime which was later immortalized in the song "Stagger Lee." (bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Search Amazon for Lee Shelton | | | Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Hillsdale
St. Louis County
Missouri, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 07, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 13558138 |
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