Hello Paul, Thanks for your reply. Haven't gotten many on this line so I really appreciate it. I've never heard of the book and have no idea as to it's contents or how to find it but it sounds tantalizing. Have you seen it? I'm sorry that ,at this time, I can't confirm a connection to the people you mentioned as Lyfus and Sarah are the only names I know going backward. I have their children and forward from there, but backward is what we need, of course. It would be nice if the people you mentioned are the same bunch as you are the only one who has suggested a name for Lyfus' father. Do you have any more information on John and Sallie; where they were born etc. Lyfus and Sarah ended up in Illinois. They were married in Rutherford County Tennessee in 1850 but by 1860 they were in Jackson County Illinois I think it was. It took forever to find them on the 1870 census but they finally showed up in Missouri then back to Perry County Illinois by the 1880 census and that is where they stayed. Each census lists his state of birth as Virginia but I have no idea as to when he came to Tennessee, if his parents came too or if he was already an adult etc. Still have a lot of hunting to do huh. :-) Anxious to know where John was born. Later, Norma At 10:19 PM 10/19/2006, you wrote: > Norma- This was found via Amazon.com. > >Bible record of Lyfus Shelton, (Unknown Binding) >by Lyfus Shelton > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > > > > > Availability: THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. If you would like >to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page >to see if it has become available. > > a.. Publisher: Hannah Foster Dowling (1969) > a.. Language: English > a.. ASIN: B0007EHV0G > > You may wish to check via the Library of Congress records or have your >local library find out more re publication info, etc, or it resides in a >given collection. > My Great-grand mother Mary Jane Hall ( 1838-?) was a Shelton. Her >father was John Shelton (about 1811). Hr mother was Sallie A. Bennett. These >folks part of your family? > Cheers-Paul > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Norma Shelton" <j_shelton@charter.net> >To: <TNRUTHER@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:03 AM >Subject: [TNRUTHER] ROLL CALL:-- SHELTON, HOOVER > > > > Still looking for the parents of Lyfus SHELTON (b. 1825 in > > Virginia) who married, in 1850 in Rutherford County, Sarah HOOVER > > (b 1825 in Tennessee). Sarah was his second wife. > > > > Norma > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Norma- On the run at the moment but promise to get back to you. I do not think I have any additional info on John or Sallie Shelton. But, I will look further. It will benefit me to do so and hopefully you also. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Shelton" <j_shelton@charter.net> To: <tnruther@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] ROLL CALL:-- SHELTON, HOOVER > Hello Paul, > > Thanks for your reply. Haven't gotten many on this line so I really > appreciate it. I've never heard of the book and have no idea as to > it's contents or how to find it but it sounds tantalizing. Have you > seen it? I'm sorry that ,at this time, I can't confirm a connection > to the people you mentioned as Lyfus and Sarah are the only names I > know going backward. I have their children and forward from there, > but backward is what we need, of course. It would be nice if the > people you mentioned are the same bunch as you are the only one who > has suggested a name for Lyfus' father. Do you have any more > information on John and Sallie; where they were born etc. Lyfus and > Sarah ended up in Illinois. They were married in Rutherford County > Tennessee in 1850 but by 1860 they were in Jackson County Illinois I > think it was. It took forever to find them on the 1870 census but > they finally showed up in Missouri then back to Perry County Illinois > by the 1880 census and that is where they stayed. Each census lists > his state of birth as Virginia but I have no idea as to when he came > to Tennessee, if his parents came too or if he was already an adult > etc. Still have a lot of hunting to do huh. :-) Anxious to know > where John was born. > > Later, > Norma > > > > > At 10:19 PM 10/19/2006, you wrote: > > Norma- This was found via Amazon.com. > > > >Bible record of Lyfus Shelton, (Unknown Binding) > >by Lyfus Shelton > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >---- > > > > > > > > > > Availability: THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. If you would like > >to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page > >to see if it has become available. > > > > a.. Publisher: Hannah Foster Dowling (1969) > > a.. Language: English > > a.. ASIN: B0007EHV0G > > > > You may wish to check via the Library of Congress records or have your > >local library find out more re publication info, etc, or it resides in a > >given collection. > > My Great-grand mother Mary Jane Hall ( 1838-?) was a Shelton. Her > >father was John Shelton (about 1811). Hr mother was Sallie A. Bennett. These > >folks part of your family? > > Cheers-Paul > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Norma Shelton" <j_shelton@charter.net> > >To: <TNRUTHER@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:03 AM > >Subject: [TNRUTHER] ROLL CALL:-- SHELTON, HOOVER > > > > > > > Still looking for the parents of Lyfus SHELTON (b. 1825 in > > > Virginia) who married, in 1850 in Rutherford County, Sarah HOOVER > > > (b 1825 in Tennessee). Sarah was his second wife. > > > > > > Norma > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message