This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jalindley172 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: So sorry about the errors in my posting regarding Ralph Shelton. The date of death was purely a typo; I also noticed I put his arrival in VA in 1785 (don't know where that came from --- I know better). I think I must have been asleep when I typed that reply. My old computer crashed and took with it all my family tree records; and my back-up did no good because my new computer won't accept the 3-1/2" disc it was recorded on. So what I have left are my paper records --- 1000s of them which I have not as yet gone through and entered in the computer. Again, I sincerely apologize for the errors. Thank you so much for your reply correcting my errors. Jan in MO Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: HCS21 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The record of the arrival of Ralph Shelton of Middlesex County, Virginia, as a headright of Thomas Merriwether is recorded in 1702 in Essex County,VA, Deed and Will Book No. 10,1699-1792,page 133. There is no indenture record for Ralph and Thomas Merriwether left Ralph land in his will, recorded in Essex County, VA, Deeds and Wills Book No. 13, 1707-1711, on Jan. 7, 1708/09. The death of Ralph Shelton is recorded in Christ Church Parish Register, Middlesex County, VA, page 189, in March, 1733. Recorded in Middlesex County, VA, Will Book B, 1713-1734, pages 418-419, is the will of Ralph Shelton, dated March 10, 1733. Ralph did not died after 1773. By that date Ralph had been deceased for forty years and all of the family of Ralph Shelton had been long gone from the Middlesex and Essex Counties area. By that date Crispin; Ralph, Jr.; Daniel; John and Benjamin were living in Pittsylvania County, VA. James was living in Lunenburg County, VA, where he died and where his will is on file. Benjamin later moved to Caswell County, North Carolina, where his will is on file. The land on which Ralph, Jr., settled fell into Henry County when that county was created out of the territory of Pittsylvania County and later fell into Patrick County when it was created out of the territory of Henry County. The will of Ralph, Jr., is on file in Henry County, VA, in 1789 but the final records of his land are Patrick County. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Snowbe Surnames: SHELTON, HOWARD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3398/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking any information on family/descendants of this couple. I believe their daughter, Alberta HOWARD, to be my ggrandmother. Took me forever just to find this information. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your interest, Betsy Snow Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JackieMaeBishop Surnames: Shelton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Good to hear from you and get the details of your line. I picked up on several things I thought I'd mention. #5 Drury E. Shelton's wife Zilphey Corbin's mom as Jane Sanders. My Mother was a Sanders. Do you have information on your Jane Sanders (dates of birth, death, etc with locations)including her line - maybe some type of connection there - I have several Jane's in my FTM but couldn't see anything to make a connection. #6 Lewis W. Shelton - you have his wife Harriett Pritchett Henry died in Creek County, OK. My GreatGrandMother Suzanne<>Elizabeth (Hammons) Sanders died in 1937 in Creek County, OK. Plus the Sanders lived and worked in that area. #9 Edna Evelyn Shelton - you mentioned your Mom married your StepDad in Weatherford, Tx. I grew up in Weatherford, Tx. Tell me more about your StepDad - name, etc - did your parents live there after they were married, etc. Something tells me there must be some connection with the Sanders name plus Creek Co, OK - now, wouldn't that be neat ! Hope to hear back from you. Jackie Mae Bishop PS: By the way, I knew your name was familiar and when I was posting your information to my FTM I saw we'd corresponded back in 2005. Then I'd ask your about my 4th GreatGrandFather Nelson Shelton. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jalindley172 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: So glad to hear from another Shelton researcher. I don't know if I can help with your particular line of Sheltons, but am happy to share info on mine. Below is my line of descent in the Shelton family: (1) Ralph Shelton (b. ca 1685, England; d. aft. Mar. 1773, Middlesex Co., VA) --- date of actual birth is unknown; Ralph came to VA around 1785; he had close ties with Thomas Meriweather, who left land to Ralph in his will; no one knows for sure the maiden name of Ralph's wife, but many believe her name was Mary Crispen; Ralph's will was date Mar. 1733 and in that will he names sons Ralph, Thomas, and Crispen and a daughter, Elizabeth Davis; his wife Mary was one of the executors of his will (2) Crispen Shelton (b. Apr. 1, 1713, Middlesex Co., VA; d. Oct. 29, 1787 or 1794, Pittsylvania Co., VA) -- again, as with his father, only the first name of his wife is known -- Lettice --- and there has been much speculation as to her maiden name (and I would rather not open that "can of worms" here); Crispen died in Pittsylvania Co., VA where he and a number of his sons had settled (3) Lewis Shelton (b. ca 1734, prob. Middlesex Co., VA; d. shortly before June 26, 1794, Pendleton Co., SC) -- Lewis married a woman named Mary (I think she was a Taliaferro, but that is pure speculation on my part; nothing to back it up); Lewis served in Rev. War (received land grant in SC for his service); he was a Church of England lay minister who later converted to the Baptist denomination; before the Rev. he and several other Bapt. ministers in VA petitioned the House of Burgesses for the right to perform marriages in VA and their petition was granted; after the Rev. Lewis and his children moved to western SC where Lewis helped to establish one of the first Bapt. churches in that area; his will was filed on June 26, 1794 in Pendleton (now Anderson) Co., SC; his children are named in that will (4) Taliaferro Shelton (b. ca 1766, prob. Pittsylvania Co., VA; d. bef. Dec. 15, 1834, Blount Co., AL) --- Taliaferro was married at least twice, perhaps 3 times; the names of 2 wives are known, but if there was a 3rd marriage, her name is unknown; he was in SC with his father (also had land grants there for service in Rev.); he later moved (or the state line was redrawn) to Jackson Co., GA; at the time of his death (prob. in 1834) he was in Blount Co., AL and had minor children from his 3rd wife (5) Drury E. Shelton (b. ca 1810, Jackson Co., GA; d. ca 1848, Carroll Co., MS) --- Drury was married 3 times; I am descended from his first wife, Zilphey Corbin (b. 1815 to 1820, SC; d. bef. 1850, Carroll Co., MS), d/o William Blaine Corbin and Jane Sanders; Zilphey may have died in childbirth; Drury's marriage to Zilphey is in Carroll Co. records as are a number of land transactions in that county; not sure exactly when he died, but he disappears from the records after 1848 and in 1850 his son was living with William and Jane Corbin (6) Lewis W. Shelton (b. ca 1836, Carroll Co., MS; d. unknown) --- in 1850, at age 14, Lewis was in the household of his maternal grandparents (William & Jane Corbin -- re census records); after William died his family left Carroll Co. and Lewis may have gone to AR with part of the family; by 1856, however, he was in Grimes Co., TX with a paternal uncle; there he married and had a son, his wife dying in childbirth; Lewis next appears in Jefferson Co., AR where in Dec. 1858, he married Harriett Pritchett Henry; he and Harriett had a son born in AR, then returned to TX before the outbreak of the Civil War; Lewis served in the war in the trans-Mississippi theater and survived until the end of the war; in May 1865 he sent a message which originated in LA to Harriett saying that he was on his way home; he never returned; a year later Harriett had him declared legally dead and married a man named Asa Saxon; Harriett raised Lewis's son by his first marriage, her own son with Lew! is, and a daughter born in the spring of 1862 who died as a teenager; she and Asa also had a number of children; Harriet died in 1922 in Creek Co., OK (7) John Marion Shelton (b. Aug. 25, 1859, Jefferson Co., AR; d. Aug. 18, 1925, Eastland Co., TX) --- Marion (as he was known to his family) grew up with mother and siblings in TX and OK, returning to TX in his teens where he and his older half-brother lived with family and friends; in 1887, Marion married Nancy Abagail Fleming in Limestone Co., TX; she was the daughter of John Franklin Fleming and Mary Elizabeth Fry and was b. Mar. 26, 1872, Monroe Co., AL and d. Mar. 19, 1918 in Robertson Co., TX; Marion and Nancy raised their children in Limestone and Robertson Cos. in TX after most of them having been born in Grimes Co., TX; Marion died in 1925 of a chronic kidney disease while visiting my grandparents in Ranger, Eastland Co., TX (8) John Lewis Franklin Shelton (b. Dec. 14, 1894, Grimes Co., TX; d. Aug. 28, 1948, Dallas, TX) --- Lewis (as he was called in the family) served in France during WWI; after the war he married Jewell Edna Bryant in Falls Co., TX; Lewis was a carpenter, farmer, and later constable in Ranger, TX; the family moved around a bit --- their son was born in OK and my mother in Haskell Co., TX --- but their main home was in Eastland Co. where the house my grandfather built still stands in good condition; unfortunately, Grandpa Lewis was an alcoholic and died early from cirrohis of the liver (9) Edna Evelyn Shelton (b. Mar. 10, 1927, Haskell Co., TX; d. Jan. 17, 1989, Howell Co., MO) --- my mother married twice; she married my father, Artice Virgil Watson, in Irving, TX in 1945; he was career Army and they divorced in 1948; in 1951 she married my step-father (the man I call Daddy) in Weatherford, TX; Daddy is still with us here in MO at age 84; Mother died of cancer in 1989 at age 61; she is greatly missed (10) Janice Ann Watson (b. July 20, 1946, Eastland Co., TX) --- this is me; I've also been married twice with 3 sons from my first marriage to Anton Ervin Miller; no children with 2nd husband Larry Allen Lindley; 2 of my sons survive (my youngest died in a car accident 6 years ago); I have 16 (15 surviving) grandchildren and am a retired social worker; I live in West Plains, MO near most of my grandchildren So -- that is my Shelton line. I have a LOT of info on the Sheltons; unfortunately at this point is almost all on paper in a file cabinet. I am working to transfer this to my computer program, but am by no means finished as yet. Would love to hear from you again and wish you the best of luck in your research. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42Parkdale Surnames: SHELTON Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3397/mb.ashx Message Board Post: SHELTON boy 1963 I photographed this gravestone in the Parkdale Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,767 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com . If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thall451 Surnames: Shelton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3396.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check out my web site and see if you can connect. My family does relate to the Shelton gang, and part of my family lived in Evansville, IN. home.comcast.net/~tinasgenealogy/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JackieMaeBishop7 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You mentioned your Shelton's moved through SC, GA, AL, MS, and AR before finally "coming to light" in Texas - where in Texas ? My 3rd GreatGrandMother Sarah Shelton (1797-1883 Collin Co, Tx) m/John Fitzhugh. She had a sister Nancy Shelton who married Edward Bradley and their father was Nelson Shelton. I can trace Sarah Shelton/John Fitzhugh forward to date and have quite a bit was given to me about Nancy Shelton/Edward Bradley family. I don't know anything else about my Shelton's and would be interested in knowing more about yours. Sincerely, Jackie Mae Bishop Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: blndie5 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/536.1010/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My family is from Pekin.Names Shelton. Don't know any Loren. Do you know George,Richard, Charles, Vernon, Imogene??? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: blndie5 Surnames: Shelton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3396/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm looking for info on ANYTHING I can find. My family claims there is a connection to "The Gang". I can't find evidence of this at all. George was born in Griffis or Griffithville Ark. He was a navy seabee in WW2. Before the navy he lived in Evansville In. He had a brother named Dwight. George was an Electrician. He died in Peoria Il. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thedeleons2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/300.382.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Willy My father Forest Glen Shelton was the son of James Monroe Shelton and the brother of James Franklin Shelton, his mother was bertie Mabry shelton, The had two other children, Roy Fern Shelton and Thelma shelton Childress. They made their home in richlands Virgina. They have many grandchildren and great grandchildren living still in Richlands. Bertie and James are deceased their only surving child is Thelma Shelton Childress . James Frankling died as a baby, forest Glen died 1957 age 35, Roy Fern died about eight years ago. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ronmitchell76 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/178.1091.1763/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I know this is a late reply. If you are still looking for info on Augustus Shelton and family let me know. I have some info. Contact me at yellowboy4440@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jalindley172 Surnames: Shelton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the additional info. I will try to see what I can find for you (don't give up on me, I busy coordinating a cookbook right now, but will be done by the end of next week). I am descended from Ralph Shelton of Middlesex Co., VA through his son Crispen, who later settled in Pittsylvania Co., VA. My Sheltons then moved through SC, GA, AL, MS, and AR before finally "coming to light" in Texas. Do you have any idea where your grandmother's family lived? Even a state would be helpful. Don't give up on your search --- even if it takes a long time, it is worth all the time and trouble. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mamabudah Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The only thing i can tell you is that she was born in 1886,Mother was Amy and Father was Samuel. Had 4 siblings:William, George, john and james. Any help or info would be very much appreciated, Thanks Cathy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jalindley172 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can you tell when and where she was born, where she lived, who she married, etc.? With only the name Ethel Shelton, looking for her is virtually impossible. I have 100s of Sheltons in my data base (Shelton was my mother's maiden name), but would need more info to search for your ancestor. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mamabudah Surnames: Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3395/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am doing extensive research into my family tree and am facing a brick wall with the Sheltons, Ethel Shelton was my paternal Great Grandmother. Does anyone have any information that may help me ? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jgchris1155 Surnames: Shelton,Lefler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/63.104.111.204.205.209.1839.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dale Hill Shelton is my uncle. I have a lot of info if you have the sames address. There are two first cousins still living in Mo.My sister still lives in Templeton, Ca. and is 93 years old. I`m not much younger. Jane Chrismer. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ruthie1224 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/1105.1146.1439.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry, I don't know of a "John Shelton" either. I am trying to find anything about my grandmother, my dad's mother. My dad is Little Carl Shelton. His mother was Lillie Shelton. Her maiden name was Myers, she married a "Biggs" and had a son Edward, born about 1913. She married my grandfather sometime after that and they had Dorothy, Little Earl and Little Carl. Lillie later married Roy Miller. She died Jan. 10, 1967, in Fairfield, Il. Anything about her would be helpful. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: strawberrygranny Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/1105.1146.1439.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks, I will try "John". John or Jack would be in his late 60's early 70's by now. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: strawberrygranny Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/1105.1146.1439.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks, I will try "John". Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.