Donna, I hope we can help each other. I did look for the parents of Marion Shelton of Wayne Co., KY. I believe his full name was Francis Marion Shelton as many boys were named in honor of Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", a famous soldier in the Revolutionary War. If so, I found him on census with a grown man and woman who appear to have been his parents. 1870 Wayne Co., Kentucky; Slickford - Magisterial District #3; Post Office Monticello; Stamped Page 53-A; June 13th; Line 30; Household and Visit #5-5: SHELTON, John, age 44 (born about 1826) , male, white, farmer, born in KY; Elisabeth, age 27, female, white, keeps house, born in South Carolina; Henry E., age 14, farm laborer, born in KY; Francis M., age 12, male white, laborer, born in KY; Celina S., age 10, female, white, at home, KY; Sarah L. or S., age 8, KY; Mary J., age 4, KY; Lunda A., age 2, female, white, KY 1880 Wayne Co., Kentucky Census; Magisterial District 3; SD 3; ED 108; Written pages 37-A & 38-B; Stamped Pages 541-A & 542-B; Line 49; Household and Visit #335-340: SHELTON, John, white, male, age 50, husband, married, farmer, born in KY, father born in North Carolina, mother born in KY; Elisebeth, white, female, age 39, wife, married, keeps house, born in South Carolina, both parents born in South Carolina; (next page) SHELTON, Jesse, white, male, age 20, son, house help, KY KY SC; Elitha, white, female, daughter, KY KY SC; Polly J., age 15, daughter, KY KY SC; Malinda E., age 14, daughter, at home, KY KY SC; Martha E., age 14, daughter, at home, KY KY SC; Margret, age 4, daughter, at home, KY KY SC; Layton, age 3, son, at home, KY KY SC (Note; Where was Martha E. Shelton when the household was enumerated in 1870? Census shows Francis Marion was head of his own household in 1880.) -- and -- 1880 Wayne Co., Kentucky; Slickford District 3; Written Page 25; SD 3; ED 108; Stamped Page 12; Line 8; SHELTON, Marion, white, male, head of household, age 23, single, farmer, born in Kentucky I don't know yet what happend to the parents, John and Elisabeth Shelton, after 1880. What do you have on the descendants of Francis Marion or Marion Shelton, and his wife you would be willing to share? Sincerely, Anna Bertram