I do have a bit more on Thomas Shelton. He died in 1916. His wife Lizzie Owens b. 1823. Their daughter Mary Anna was b. abt. 1844 in VA and d. in Tarrant County TX in 1931. I have her death certificate. Let me know if any of these dates fit. I am not sure where I got the Shelton information. When I first started doing genealogy years ago, I did not always put in sources. Now I am going back and entering those, from my paper files, etc. Mary Anna mar. Sam Crites. All these people were originally from VA, it seems. i will contact that Shelton discussion group you mentioned. Thanks. Anelle