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WOODLIEF WOODLEY SHELTON (9.2) lived in Jackson County, Alabama. According to the Shelton Family Notes by Mary (Hunt) Henshaw, Woodley Shelton was the brother of Shepard Shelton (9.1). Woodley Shelton was born between 1780 and 1790. According to Vicki Rush, Woodley Shelton married Sarah Moore. In 1840, Woodley Shelton was living in Jackson County, Alabama. According to Mary (Hunt) Henshaw, Woodley Shelton was the father of at least two sons:
William Franklin Shelton (9.2.1), b. August 30, 1812, Tennessee
Alfred Shelton
(9.2.2), b. 1822, Tennessee
According to Vicki Rush, Woodley and Sarah Shelton were the parents of another son:
Henry C. Shelton (9.2.3), b. 1825, Tennessee
References: 1) 1840 Census, Jackson County, Alabama; 2) Civil War Claim of William F. Shelton, Number 3616; 3) Proctor Notes, Shelton Family Notes by Mary (Hunt) Henshaw, Page 93; 4) Family Group Sheets, Vicki Rush, December, 2000
WILLIAM FRANKLIN SHELTON (9.2.1) is the son of Woodley Shelton. William was born on August 30, 1812 in Tennessee. In 1835, William Shelton married Elizabeth G. Wood (born 1817 in North Carolina) in Jackson County, Alabama. According to the Memorial Record, William F. Shelton came to Alabama in 1827 with his parents and an uncle or two. The article later states that Williams son, Mason Shelton, accepted a position in the store with his cousin, C. C. Shelton, now of Chattanooga. C. C. Shelton is known to be the son of Shepard Shelton (9.1). From 1840 to 1880, William and Elizabeth Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. William and Elizabeth Shelton were the parents of nine children:
Mason Bradford Shelton (9.2.1.1), b. February 27, 1838, Jackson Co., Alabama
Sarah
Jane Shelton, b. 1842, Jackson County, Alabama
Woodley Thomas Shelton, b.
1843, Jackson County, Alabama
Alfred Daniel Shelton (9.2.1.4), b. 1845,
Jackson County, Alabama
Shepard Berryman Shelton (9.2.1.5), b. April 4,
1849, Jackson County, Alabama
Mary Ellen Shelton, b. 1850, Jackson County,
Alabama
Marticia Aviline Shelton (9.2.1.7), b. May 10, 1853, Jackson County,
Alabama
William Franklin Shelton, Jr. (9.2.1.8), b. July, 1856, Jackson
County, Alabama
unknown child
William F. Shelton, Sr. died on February 2, 1882 in Fort Worth, Texas and Elizabeth (Wood) Shelton died on March 1, 1899 in Fort Worth, Texas. On December 12, 1875, Sarah Shelton maried Walter Isaac Colvert in Jackson County, Alabama. Ellen Shelton married Urv Hall.
References: 1) 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama; 2) Memorial Record of Alabama, Volume 2; 3) Proctor Notes, Shelton Family Notes by Mary (Hunt) Henshaw, Pages 93 and 99; 4) Civil War Claim of William F. Shelton, Number 3616; 5) Family Group Sheets, Vicki Rush, December, 2000
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MASON BRADFORD SHELTON (9.2.1.1) is the son of William Franklin Shelton and Elizabeth (Wood) Shelton. Mason was born on February 27, 1838 in Jackson County, Alabama. Mason taught school in Jackson County, Alabama and adjoining counties for about ten years. In 1862, Mason Shelton had a long and severe attack of sickness and upon recovering went to General Pillow at Huntsville who sent him to Dr. Stout at Chattanooga for assignment to some duty. Dr. Stout sent him to Ringgold, Georgia to fill a place in one of the Confederate hospitals. After serving as a nurse for sick and wounded, he was appointed private secretary to Dr. Curry, surgeon in charge of the Ford hospital, of which he became steward. At his own request, he was then sent to Shelbyville, Tennessee and joined the Fourth Confederate Tennessee infantry. Forty days after joining this regiment, he was with General Bragg on his famous retreat from Tennessee and at Winchester he was captured by Federal soldiers. Not having donned the soldiers uniform, he was taken prisoner as a spy and was sent to Camp Chase, Ohio where he was kept prisoner for twenty-two months. Being almost impossible proving that he was a spy, it was only through the intervention of United States Senator Powell, later Governor of Kentucky, that he was released. President Abraham Lincoln himself signed Masons discharge papers.
After leaving Camp Chase, he went by railroad to Cincinnati and by steamboat to Henderson, Kentucky where he was given a job as a salesman by Soper and Dallam, merchants of that place and remained there for three months. He then returned home to Jackson County and stayed with his parents a few days and then accepted a position in the store with his cousin, C. C. Shelton, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, remaining there until January 1, 1867. While there, he met his future wife, Endora Pittman. Mason then went west to the Rocky Mountains in search of gold and silver. After nine years spent in search of gold and silver, meeting with the usual reverses and successes, he returned home, finding the lady that he had left still watching and waiting. On February 23, 1875, Mason Shelton married Endora I. Dora Pittman in Jackson County, Alabama. Mason and Dora Shelton were the parents of three daughters:
Effie Shelton, b. December 9, 1875, Jackson County, Alabama
Lida G. Shelton,
b. September 4, 1878, Jackson County, Alabama
Alta P. Shelton, b. November
23, 1880, Jackson County, Alabama
Mason Shelton was engaged in the merchantile business at Larkinsville, Alabama. In 1880, Mason and Dora Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Masons brother, William F. Shelton, Jr., and Dora sister, Annie Pickman, were living with them. On December 23, 1880, he lost his store by a fire and then moved to Florence and formed a partnership with John H. Young, under the name of Shelton and Young. A few months later, he opened another store in partnership with a Mr. Ragsdale, under the name of Shelton and Ragsdale. After eighteen months of business with John Young, he sold his interest to Mr. Young and bought out Mr. Ragsdale after he retired in 1885. Mason was one of the organizers of the Merchants Bank of Florence and became a vice-president of the bank and served as a member of the board of directors.
Mason Shelton died in 1920 in Florence, Alabama and Eudora (Pittman) Shelton died in 1924. Both were buried in the Florence Cemetery. Effie Shelton died as an infant on December 10, 1875 and was the first person that was buried in the new Cedar Hill Cemetery. Lida married a Mr. Sheppert and they live in Florence, Alabama. Alta Shelton never married and was still living as of 1962.
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References: 1) 1880 Census, Jackson County, Alabama; 2) Memorial Record of Alabama, Volume 2; 3) Proctor Notes, Shelton Family Notes by Mary (Hunt) Henshaw, Pages 93 and 99; 4) Some Lauderdale County, Alabama Cemetery Records, by Jill Garrett and Iris McClain, Page 132; 5) Family Group Sheets, Vicki Rush, December, 2000
ALFRED DANIEL SHELTON (9.2.1.4) is the son of William Franklin Shelton and Elizabeth (Wood) Shelton. Alfred was born in 1845 in Jackson County, Alabama. On April 21, 1868, Alfred Shelton married Margaret Frazier in Jackson County, Alabama. Margaret was born in 1849 in Jackson County, Alabama and is the daughter of Robert Frazier and Cary Frazier. In 1870, Alfred and Margaret Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Alfred and Margaret Shelton were the parents of at least one daughter:
Martha B. Shelton, b. April, 1870, Jackson County, Alabama
References: 1) Marriage Record, Jackson County, Alabama, 1868; 2) 1870 Census, Jackson County, Alabama; 3) Shelton Family Notes, by Proctor, Pages 97 and 100; 4) Family Group Sheets, Vicki Rush, December, 2000
SHEPARD BERRYMAN SHELTON (9.2.1.5) is the son of William Franklin Shelton and Elizabeth (Wood) Shelton. Shepard was born on April 4, 1849 in Jackson County, Alabama. On December 9, 1874, Shepard Shelton married Margaret Catherine Smart in Jackson County, Alabama. Margaret was born in 1856 in Alabama. In 1880, Shepard and Margaret Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Shepard and Margaret Shelton were the parents of at least three children:
Dolly Shelton, b. 1876, Jackson County, Alabama
Betsy Shelton, b. 1877,
Jackson County, Alabama
George Shelton, b. 1879, Jackson County, Alabama
Shepard Shelton died on March 25, 1918 in Fort Worth, Texas.
References: 1) 1880 Census, Jackson County, Alabama; 2) Family Group Sheets, Vicki Rush, December, 2000
MARTICIA AVILINE SHELTON (9.2.1.7) is the daughter of William Franklin Shelton and Elizabeth (Wood) Shelton. Marticia was born May 10, 1853 in Jackson County, Alabama. On Spetmber 10, 1874, Tisha married William C. Manning (born March 13, 1854) at her fathers home in Boxes Cove, Jackson County, Alabama. Marticia (Shelton) Manning died on December 4, 1910 and William C. Manning died on October 13, 1925.
References: 1) Proctor Notes, Shelton Family Notes by Mary (Hunt) Henshaw, Pages 93 and 99; 2) Family Group Sheets, Vicki Rush, December, 2000
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WILLIAM FRANKLIN SHELTON, JR. (9.2.1.8) is the son of William Franklin Shelton and Elizabeth (Wood) Shelton. William was born in July of 1856 in Alabama. In 1880, William F. Shelton, Jr. was living with his brother, Mason Shelton, in Jackson County, Alabama. William Shelton married Mary Ellen Gentle in Jackson County, Alabama. Ellen was born on July, 1863 in Alabama and is the daughter of Jefferson Gentle. Jeffersons brothers, Thomas Gentle and John Gentle, married daughters of Solomon Wininger (32.3). From 1900 to 1910, William and Mary Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. William and Mary Shelton were the parents of at least four children:
Delbert Franklin Shelton (9.2.1.8.1), b. January 17, 1883, Jackson Co.,
Alabama
Ruby Shelton, b. July, 1888, Jackson County, Alabama
Bradford D.
Shelton, b. October, 1890, Jackson County, Alabama
William Grady Shelton,
b. July, 1892, Jackson County, Alabama
William F. Shelton operated a hotel that he built in Larkinsville, Alabama and was also a merchant there. Ruby Shelton married Dr. Joe Blakemore. Bradford Shelton was killed in Huntsville, Alabama as a young man. Grady Shelton was a doctor and lived near Lenox, Tennessee.
References: 1) 1880, 1900 and 1910 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama
DELBERT FRANKLIN SHELTON (9.2.1.8.1) is the son of William F. Shelton and Mary Ellen (Gentle) Shelton. Delbert was born on January 17, 1883 in Jackson County, Alabama. Delbert Shelton married Hattie Dell Robinson (born June 7, 1888). Delbert and Hattie Shelton were the parents of four children:
William Robinson Shelton, b. 1905
Delbert Shelton
Bradford Julian Shelton,
b. August 9, 1917
Mary Evelyn Shelton
Delbert Franklin Shelton died on January 4, 1944 and Hattie (Robinson) Shelton died on April 17, 1953. On December 27, 1925, William R. Bill Shelton married Veda Lois Winston in Jackson County, Alabama. Veda was born in 1905 and is the daughter of Kirby Winston and Kate (Webb) Winston. Bill and Veda Shelton were the parents of at least one son: - William R. Shelton, Jr., b. May, 1927. William R. Shelton, Sr. died in 1979. On December 2, 1948, William R. Shelton, Jr. married Eleanor Oriene McBay in Jackson County, Alabama and they were the parents of at least one son: - William Robinson Shelton, III, b. July 5, 1954. On April 20, 1974, William R. Shelton, III married Vickie Ann Webb in Jackson County, Alabama. For additional information on the descendants of William and Vickie Shelton, see the sketch of Vickie Ann Webb (1.7.5.2.7.1).
On May 27, 1939, Bradford Shelton married Mary Nell Thomas in Jackson County, Alabama. Mary was born on June 10, 1917 and is the daughter of William Bentley Thomas and Zelma (Maples) Thomas. Bradford and Mary Shelton were the parents of at least two children: - Bradford Shelton, Jr. who married Patricia Simmons, - Linda Nell Shelton, b. May 13, 1943. On August 31, 1963, Linda Nell Shelton married William Francis Powers in Jackson County, Alabama. William was born on December 11, 1940 and is the son of Francis Simpson Powers and Katherine Emily (Throroughgood) Powers.
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References: 1) Marriage Records, Jackson County, Alabama, 1925, 1939, 1948, 1963, 1974; 2) Proctor Notes, Shelton Family Notes by Mary (Hunt) Henshaw, Page 93; 3) Pedigree Charts, by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985
ALFRED M. SHELTON (9.2.2) is the son of Woodley Shelton. Alfred was born in 1821 in Tennessee. From 1860 to 1880, Alfred Shelton and his wife, Nancy Jane Shelton (born 1836 in Alabama), were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Alfred and Nancy Shelton were the parents of at least eleven children:
Mary E. Shelton, b. 1851, Alabama
Mason B. Shelton (9.2.2.2), b. October,
1852, Alabama
Sarah Shelton, b. 1854, Alabama
John Henry Shelton, b. 1860,
Alabama
Rosina Shelton, b. 1862, Jackson County, Alabama
Jane Shelton, b.
1864, Jackson County, Alabama
Betsy Shelton, b. 1866, Jackson County, Alabama
Manerva
Shelton, b. 1869, Jackson County, Alabama
Tisha Shelton, b. 1872, Jackson
County, Alabama
Woodly Shelton, b. 1874, Jackson County, Alabama
Lucinda
Shelton, b. 1877, Jackson County, Alabama
References: 1) 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama
MASON B. SHELTON (9.2.2.2) is the son of Alfred Shelton and Nancy Jane Shelton. Mason was born in October of 1852 in Alabama. On February 8, 1877, Mason Shelton married Lucy A. Woods (born January of 1862 in Alabama) in Jackson County, Alabama. In 1900, Mason and Nancy Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Mason and Nancy Shelton were the parents of at least seven children:
Nancy J. Shelton, b. June, 1879
Robert Shelton, b. May, 1881
Mary E. Shelton,
b. March, 1885
Elizabeth A. Shelton, b. January, 1889
Willia A. Shelton,
b. October, 1890
Susan E. Shelton, b. October, 1895
Mason B. Shelton, b.
Ocotber, 1895
In 1895, Nancy Shelton married Andrew Miller (born June of 1873 in Tennessee) and they had at least one son: - John H. Miller, b. November, 1898 in Tennessee. In 1900, Andrew and Nancy Miller were living in Jackson County, Alabama with Nancys parents.
References: 1) Marriage Record, Jackson County, Alabama, 1877; 2) 1900 Census, Jackson County, Alabama
HENRY C. SHELTON (9.2.3) is the son of Woodley Shelton and Sarah (Moore) Shelton. Henry was born in 1825 in Tennessee. In 1845, Henry Shelton married Mary Swafford. Mary was born in 1826 in Jackson County, Alabama. From 1850 to 1870, Henry and Mary Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Henry and Mary Shelton were the parents of at least six children:
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Sarah C. Shelton, b. 1847, Jackson County, Alabama
Alfred M. Shelton, b.
1849, Jackson County, Alabama
Louisa Shelton, b. 1852, Jackson County, Alabama
Andrew
Jackson Shelton (9.2.3.4), b. May, 1856, Jackson County, Alabama
Clement
C. Shelton (9.2.3.5), b. August 9, 1858, Jackson County, Alabama
Elizabeth
Shelton, b. 1858, Jackson County, Alabama
Henry Shelton died on October 10, 1872 in Jackson County, Alabama. In 1880, Mary (Swafford) Shelton was living in Jackson County, Alabama. Mary (Swafford) Shelton died on September 12, 1925 in Larkinsville, Alabama and was buried in the Blue Spring Cemetery. Around 1867, Sarah Shelton married William Alexander Woosley, Jr. Sarah (Shelton) Woosley died in 1926 and was buried in the Blue Spring Cemetery. According to the Proctor files, Alfred Shelton married Cynthia Barnes. On March 28, 1870, Louisa Shelton married J. Marion Bramblett in Jackson County, Alabama. Marion and Louisa Bramblett moved to Paris, Texas. Elizabeth Shelton married Joseph Jefferson Gant (born August 4, 1859) and they were the parents of one daughter: - Viola Gant. Joseph Jefferson Gant died on November 28, 1943 and was buried in the Gant Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama. Viola Gant married Nat Headrick and they live in Grant, Alabama. After Elizabeth (Shelton) Gant died, Jeff Gant married a second time to Minerva A. Shelton.
References: 1) 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama; 2) Obituary, Mary (Swafford) Shelton, 1925; 3) Shelton Family Notes, by Proctor, Pages 97 and 100; 4) Family Group Sheets, Vicki Rush, December, 2000
ANDREW JACKSON SHELTON (9.2.3.4) is the son of Henry C. Shelton and Mary (Swafford) Shelton. Jack was born in May of 1856 in Jackson County, Alabama. On December 3, 1876, Jack Shelton married Ann Elizabeth Sis Headrick (born 1860 in Tennessee) in Jackson County, Alabama. In 1900, Andrew and Annie Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. In 1925, Jack Shelton was living in Texas. Jack and Sis Shelton were the parents of at least five children:
Clay Shelton, b. November, 1880, Alabama
Mary Elizabeth Shelton, b. October
17, 1883, Alabama
Alfred Shelton, b. December, 1888, Alabama
George Shelton,
b. October, 1892, Alabama
Hugh Shelton, b. September, 1895, Alabama
Mary Mollie Shelton married David Dave Lujene Watson (born February 6, 1873). Dave Watson died on October 17, 1950 and Mary (Shelton) Watson died on June 8, 1979.
References: 1) Marriage Record, Jackson County, Alabama, 1876; 2) 1900 Census, Jackson County, Alabama; 3) Shelton Family Notes, by Proctor, Page 100; 4) Family Group Sheet by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985
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CLEMENT C. SHELTON (9.2.3.5) is the son of Henry C. Shelton and Mary (Swafford) Shelton. Clement was born on August 9, 1858 in Jackson County, Alabama. On October 16, 1883, Clem Shelton first married Flora Savannah Ryan. Flora was born on November 15, 1859 in Alabama and is the daughter of Judge John B. Ryan and Carolyn (Berry) Ryan. Clem and Flora Shelton were the parent of eight children:
Mae Shelton
Sarah Ellen Shelton, b. 1888, Alabama
John H. Shelton, b. 1889,
Alabama
Harvey McCord Shelton (9.2.3.5.4), b. March 8, 1890, Alabama
Annie
E. Shelton (9.2.3.5.5), b. 1891, Alabama
Alma L. Shelton, b. 1892, Alabama
Rufus
Clay Shelton (9.2.3.5.7), b. 1897, Alabama
Emma Hattie Shelton, b. March
15, 1898, Alabama
Flora (Ryan) Shelton died on July 25, 1900. On May 31, 1903, Clement C. Shelton married a second time to Mrs. Mattie (Selby) Ellis (born January 25, 1863 in Alabama) in Jackson County, Alabama. From 1910 to 1920, Clem and Mattie Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Mattie Shelton died on August 26, 1938 and Clement C. Shelton died on May 1, 1940 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mae Shelton married Walter Gant. Ellen Shelton married Sam R. Bouldin. John Shelton married a woman whose first name was Betsy. Alma Shelton married John E. Smith. Hattie Shelton married Gordon Hicks (born June 9, 1894) and they had one daughter: - Shirley Hicks, b. January 6, 1934. Shirley Hicks married Weldon Deerman. Gordon Hicks died in 1970. As of 1985, Hattie (Shelton) Hicks was still living.
References: 1) 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama; 2) Henry Shelton Notes by Pat Hall; 3) Shelton Family Notes, by Proctor, Page 97
HARVEY McCORD SHELTON (9.2.3.5.4) is the son of Clement C. Shelton and Flora Savannah (Ryan) Shelton. Harvey was born on March 8, 1890 in Alabama. Harvey Doc Shelton married Hattie L. Johnston (born June 21, 1879 in Alabama). Harvey and Hattie Shelton were the parents of nine children:
Ruby Ethel Shelton, b. June 4, 1918, Alabama
Odis Edward Shelton, b. October
11, 1919, Alabama
Mattie Pearl Shelton, b. May 27, 1921
Harvey Homer Shelton,
b. February 19, 1923
Charles William Shelton, b. December 22, 1925
Annie
May Shelton, b. January 1, 1928
Mary Marcelle Shelton, b. June 22, 1930
Roy
Wesley Shelton, b. July 6, 1932
John Alton Shelton, b. February 6, 1936
In 1920, Harvey and Hattie Shelton were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Hattie (Johnston) Shelton died on January 16, 1966 and Harvey Shelton died on August 16, 1973. Odis Shelton died on December 9, 1919. Mattie Shelton first married a Mr. Glover and married a second time to Luther White. Harvey Shelton, Jr. drown in 1946. Bill Shelton married a woman whose first name was Doris. Bill Shelton died on November 8, 1983. Annie Shelton married Denvil Yarabrough. Marcelle Shelton married Embril Edwards.
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References: 1) 1920 Census, Jackson County, Alabama; 2) Family Group Sheet by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985
ANNIE E. SHELTON (9.2.3.5.5) is the daughter of Clement C. Shelton and Flora Savannah (Ryan) Shelton. Ann was born in 1891 in Alabama. Ann Shelton married Edgar D. Crawford and they had six children:
Delbert Crawford
Lloyd Crawford
Lonnie Crawford
Mary Ellen Crawford
Edna Lou
Crawford
Eileen Crawford
Delbert Crawford married Eunice Cunningham. Lloyd Crawford married Margaret Holland. Lonnie Crawford married Mattie Lou Hancock. Mattie is the daughter of Joe Hancock. Lonnie Crawford was the Mayor of Scottsboro, Alabama. Mary Ellen Crawford first married Doyle Gentle and married a second time to Claude Bramlett, Jr. Edna Lou Crawford married Danny Christopher Dude Gentle, brother of Doyle Gentle. Danny Gentle was buried in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
References: 1) Shelton Family Notes, by Proctor, Page 97; 2) Pedigree Charts by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985
RUFUS CLAY SHELTON (9.2.3.5.7) is the son of Clement C. Shelton and Flora Savannah (Ryan) Shelton. Clay was born in 1897 in Alabama. On March 6, 1921, Clay Shelton married Lula Mae Johnston (born 1904) in Jackson County, Alabama. Rufus and Lula Shelton were the parents of two children:
Lillie Shelton, b. December 13, 1921
Billy Jack Shelton, b. August 3, 1940
Lillie Shelton married Allen Atkins (born May 21, 1918) and they had one son: - Jerry Atkins, b. June 13, 1943. Jerry Atkins married Mary Sue Brown (born April 18th). On June 20, 1964, Billy Jack Shelton married Doris Jo Martin. Doris was born on September 2, 1945 and is the daughter of Leonard Lawrence Martin and Agnes Estill (Benton) Martin.
References: 1) Marriage Records, Jackson County, Alabama, 1921, 1964; 2) Pedigree Charts by Mary (Shelton) Venable, 1985
CHARLES SHELTON (9.3) lived in Jackson County, Alabama. Charles was born in 1805 in South Carolina. Around 1855, Charles Shelton and his wife moved from Georgia to Alabama. In 1870, Charles Shelton and his wife, Mary Bottey Shelton (born 1817 in Georgia), were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Charles and Mary Shelton were the parents of at least eight children:
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Malinda J. Shelton, b. 1847, Georgia
Mary Anna Shelton, b. 1850, Georgia
Newel
T. Shelton, b. 1851, Georgia
William J. Shelton, b. 1853, Georgia
Eliza E.
Shelton, b. 1856, Alabama
Larkin S. Shelton, b. 1857, Alabama
John F. Shelton,
b. 1860, Alabama
Martin R. Shelton, b. 1861, Alabama
Charles Shelton died between 1870 and 1880 as Mary Shelton and children were living alone in Jackson County, Alabama.
References: 1) 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama
JOHN D. SHELTON (9.4) lived in Jackson County, Alabama. John was born in 1814 in North Carolina. In 1870, John Shelton and his wife, Elizabeth Shelton (born 1824), were living in Jackson County, Alabama. John and Elizabeth Shelton were the parents of at least nine children:
Sarah Shelton, b. 1846
Nancy Shelton, b. 1848
James F. Shelton, b. 1854
Jonathan
J. Shelton, b. 1856
Paton D. Shelton, b. 1860
Benjamin W. Shelton, b. 1861
Jackson
J. Shelton, b. 1862
William W. Shelton, b. 1862
Rachel Shelton, b. 1864
Sarah
E. Shelton, b. 1866
Reference: 1) 1870 Census, Jackson County, Alabama
ANDREW J. SHELTON (9.5) lived in Jackson County, Alabama. Andrew was born in 1816 in Tennessee. From 1840 to 1850, Andrew and his wife, Perlina Shelton (born 1816 in Virginia), were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Andrew and Perlina Shelton were the parents of at least seven children:
Woodly Shelton, b. 1838, Alabama
Shepard Shelton, b. 1840, Alabama
James
Shelton, b. 1843, Jackson County, Alabama
Sarah J. Shelton, b. 1846, Jackson
County, Alabama
Martha A. Shelton, b. 1849, Jackson County, Alabama
W. T.
Shelton, b. 1850, Jackson County, Alabama
S. L. Shelton, b. 1853, Jackson
County, Alabama
In 1860, Andrew and his second wife, Nancy Shelton (born 1834 in Alabama), were living in Jackson County, Alabama.
References: 1) 1840, 1850 and 1860 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama
JESSE SHELTON (9.6) lived in Jackson County, Alabama. Jesse was born in 1817 in Tennessee. From 1850 to 1870, Jesse Shelton and his wife, Rutha J. Shelton (born 1820 in Alabama), were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Jesse and Rutha Shelton were the parents of at least eight children:
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Richard Shelton, b. 1839, Alabama
John Shelton, b. 1844, Alabama
Mary J.
Shelton, b. 1846, Alabama
Thomas J. Shelton, b. 1849, Alabama
Paulina Elizabeth
Shelton, b. 1854, Jackson County, Alabama
Margaret Virginia Shelton, b.
1857, Jackson County, Alabama
Mariah F. Shelton, b. 1859, Jackson County,
Alabama
Jesse B. Shelton, b. 1864, Jackson County, Alabama
References: 1) 1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses, Jackson County, Alabama
FRANKLIN SHELTON (9.7) lived in Jackson County, Alabama. Franklin was born in 1821 in Alabama. In 1850, Franklin Shelton and his wife, Martha Shelton (born 1821 in Alabama), were living in Jackson County, Alabama. Franklin and Martha Shelton were the parents of at least three children:
Angeline Shelton, b. 1846, Alabama
James Shelton, b. 1847, Alabama
Ann Shelton,
b. 1849, Alabama
Reference: 1) 1850 Census, Jackson County, Alabama
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SHELTONS OF HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE
AND NEIGHBORING VIRGINIA COUNTIES
According to the Family Bible, John Shelton (1) married Catherine Messer in 1805 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. This Hawkins County, Tennessee origin is supported by the fact that Catherines father, Christian Messer died in Hawkins County, Tennessee, leaving a will. It is logical to believe that many of the Sheltons living in that area during the same period are probably related to John and his children. Other Sheltons (born 1800 or earlier) living in Hawkins County, Tennessee were:
Ralph Shelton, r. 1790, Hawkins County, North Carolina
Polly Shelton, r.
1790, Hawkins County, North Carolina
Palatiah Shelton, r. 1795, Hawkins
County, North Carolina
Jeremiah Shelton, r. 1797, Russell County, Virginia
Hezekiah
Shelton, r. 1814, Hawkins County, Tennessee
Joseph Shelton, r. 1816, Washington
County, Virginia
References: 1) Partial Census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennesee as Taken from the North Carolina Land Grants, by Lucy Kate McGhee (Grant Number 2635, Ralph Shelton, 200 acres, 1790); 2) Hawkins County, Tennessee, Deed Book Number 1, 1788 - 1800," (deed, Jesse Riggs to Polly Shelton, 245 acres, 1790)
Most of these Sheltons appear to be children of Ralph Shelton and Mary (Daniel) Shelton, grandchildren of Ralph Shelton and Mary (Crispen) Shelton. Ralph Shelton, II was born in 1709 (baptized on October 23, 1709 in Middlesex County, Virginia). Ralph (born 1709) is the ancestors of thousands of Shelton families in the United States today. On June 10, 1731, Ralph Shelton married Mary Daniel. Ralph and Mary Shelton were the parents of at least eight children:
John Shelton (8.1), b. ca. 1732
Ralph Shelton, III (8.2), b. ca. 1735
Palatiah
Shelton (8.3)
Eliphas Shelton (8.4), b. ca. 1739
James Shelton (8.5)
Hezekiah
Shelton (8.6)
Jeremiah Shelton (8.7)
Azariah Shelton (8.8), b. 1747
Ralph Shelton and his second wife, Susannah Shelton, were the parents of four children:
Easop Shelton (8.9)
Abigail Shelton (8.10)
Mary Shelton (8.11)
Liberty Shelton
(8.12)
References: 1) Ralph Shelton, of Middlesex County, Virginia and Some of his Descendants, by Kenyon Stevenson, 1953; 2) The Sheltons, by Z. F. Shelton, 1962; 3) Some Early Sheltons, Lincoln County, Tennessee, by Hugh and Ida Taylor, 1972
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JOHN SHELTON (8.1) is the son of Ralph Shelton and Mary (Daniel) Shelton. John was born around 1732. John Shelton was cut off in his fathers will with 25 pounds.
RALPH SHELTON, III (8.2) is the son of Ralph Shelton and Mary (Daniel) Shelton. Ralph was born around 1735. It is hard to distinguish the numerous Ralph Sheltons from each other. is the son of Ralph Shelton and Mary (Daniel) Shelton. In 1767, there is a Ralph Shelton listed in the John Hambys tax list in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1788, Ralph Shelton, III was the executor of his fathers will in Henry County, Virginia. In 1790, there is a Ralph Shelton that was granted land in Hawkins County, North Carolina (later part of Tennessee). In 1796, a Ralph Shelton bought land in Grainger County, Tennessee. In 1811, another Ralph Shelton is found in Knox County, Tennessee.
PALATIAH SHELTON (8.3) is the son of Ralph Shelton and Mary (Daniel) Shelton. In 1767, there is a Palatiah Shelton listed in Hamon Critz tax list in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1771 and 1779, Palatiah Shelton is found in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1780, Palatiah Shelton is listed in the recently created Henry County, Virginia tax list. In 1788, Palatiah Shelton resided in Henry County, Virginia. In 1795, Palatiah Shelton is found in both Jefferson County, North Carolina (later Tennessee) and Hawkins County, North Carolina (later Tennessee). In 1796, Palatiah Shelton is found in Grainger County, Tennessee. In 1823, Palatiah Shelton is found in Knox County, Tennessee.