Several Roberts kids and the two Taylors were declared as minor Orphans...were all to be bound out...on that date by the court..(.unless some one had reason they shouldn't) is my guess of what it was saying.......Sharon On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:53:47 +0100 duane mills <duane@online.no> writes: > Yes, I think we need Sherlock Holmes or Agathe Christie? > > Anna Taylor, wife of Ralph shelton is listed on the Grainger Co. > 1850 census and her age is shown as 41. Calculated backward, this > would put her birth at abt. 1809. > > 1860 Census of Grainger Co., Tenn. She is now living with her son, > Anderson. > Shelton, Anderson 18 Laborer Tenn > " , Mary 18 Tenn > " , Anna 45 Tenn. > > Notice that Anna has aged only 4 years in the 10 years between 1850 > and > 1860. This is not unusual. Census records are notoriously inaccurate > as to > ages as well as places of birth. When the census taker visited the > house, a > child may have given him the information he asked for, or someone > visiting > the house. Approximations and outright guesses were often obviously > given. > > Anna was not living in Anderson's household in 1880, but rather, in > Mark's: > > 1880 Census of Grainger Co > Shelton, Anderson 38, > Shelton, Mary 38 > Shelton, Theerizjen 15 > Shelton, Lucinda 13 > Shelton, Ralph 10 > Shelton, Cloa 7 > Shelton, Robert 4 > Shelton, Henly_? 2 > > > Shelton, Mark 39 > Shelton, Ollie 29 > Shelton, Anna 73 This puts her birth more in perspective as abt. > 1807, > give or take. > > In 1814, the Anna you mention as a minor, you give no age, but my > Anna > would have been abt. 5 to 7. I do not beleive it is the same Anna, > but who > knows? > > Why did you mention "Roberts" kids? > > > >Hi Duane, > >well just to add to the mystery....in the Apprenticeships for > Grainger > >from 1797-1875 > >there is an Anna and Isabella Taylor and several Roberts kids..who > were > >to be bound out as they were minors and Orphans 19 Aug 1814 > > > >there were some other Taylor kids bound out also...from 1816-18 > > > >Sharon > > Sharon R WA State