This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: castle96 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.shelton/3289.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following is data from Mary's Texas Death Certificate found on-line at the LDS site: http://search.labs.familysearch.org Name: Mary Jane Patterson Death date: 1957 Death place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas Gender: Female Race or color (on document): white Age at death: 71 years 2 months 11 days Birth date: 5/9/1886 Birth place: Arlington, TX Marital status: widowed Spouse name: Father name: Shelton Father birth place: TN Mother name: Sarah Ann Harper Mother birth place: AL Occupation: housewife Residence: Cemetery name: Parkdale Burial place: Arlington, TX Burial date: Additional relatives: Harold Patterson, informant Film number: 2135797 Digital GS number: 4163641 Image number: 1558 Reference number: cn40352 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Mary Shelton Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 2, Tarrant, Texas Age: 14 Birth Date: May 1886 Birthplace: Texas Race: White Ethnicity: American Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter Father's Name: Riley Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Name: Sallie Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Single Residence : Arlington Town, Tarrant, Texas Occupation: View Image Household Members: Name Age Riley Shelton 39 b. 10/1860 TN (parent's b. TN) Sallie Shelton 37 b. 6/1862 AL (parent's b. AL) (children all b. TX, including Willie Shelton & his family who lived next door) Lee Shelton 17 Ella Shelton 15 Mary Shelton 14 (your interest) John Shelton 12 Alice Shelton 9 George Shelton 8 Charles Shelton 4 Willie Shelton 20 Eliza Shelton 20 Ferman Shelton 2 Page: 7A (Ancestry.com) 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Riley Shelton Home in 1880: Denison, Grayson, Texas Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of Household: Stepson Father's birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Name: Sarah Mother's birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Farming Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age W.T. Masters 51 OH Sarah Masters 46 TN Thomas Masters 10 Riley Shelton 19 Page: 129.1000; Enumeration District: 6 Texas Death Certificate: Name: Mrs. Riley Shelton Death date: 04 Jun 1932 Death place: Arlington, Tarrant, Texas Gender: Female Race or color (on document): White Age at death: 71 years Estimated birth year: Birth date: 27 Jun 1861 Birth place: Tenn Marital status: Married Spouse name: W. R. Shelton Father name: Harper Father birth place: Ala. Mother name: Cooper Mother birth place: don't know Occupation: Housewife Residence: Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas Cemetery name: Parkdale Burial place: Arlington, TX Burial date: 05 Jun 1932 Additional relatives: Riley Shelton, informant Film number: 2135919 Digital GS number: 4163663 Image number: 1537 Reference number: 27585 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 A tree at Ancestry.com by Devin Pipes gives Mary's father as William Riley Shelton b. 24 Oct 1860, d. 1948 Tarrant Co., TX. He even has a photo of Mary Shelton Patterson there. Another tree gives the marriage date for William Riley Shelton and Sarah Harper as 31 Jul 1879. Sarah's family tree goes farely well back in this tree. You might have all this, but if not, hope it helps you. Regards, Janice Mauldin Castleman 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.