I've been looking around the 1850 census for the Northern District of Pittsylvania. Out of a run of 60 households 21 were either Sheltons or had members who married Sheltons. And that's just the ones I know of who married Sheltons. I think I know who most of them were; perhaps one of you can identify some of the others? Who was this family from 1850 Pittsylvania census, Northern District? There was another Coleman Shelton (seems to be s/o William from Pittsylvania), but b. 1805, who was in Dickson Co., TN in 1850, but I don't have any likely-looking ties for this Coleman, b. ~1790. 569 Shelton Coleman H. 60 M / Farmer 312 Virginia 569 Shelton Ann 33 F . . . Virginia 569 Shelton John 13 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Henry 11 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Eiliza 8 F . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Benjamin 6 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Robert 4 M . . . Virginia 569 Shelton Sarah 1 F . . . Virginia Household 574 was Olive Shelton, who may be spouse of Beverley G. and d/o Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton. Household 581 was William Shelton, age 52; this could be William s/o Abraham (s/o Crispin} Household 582 was Wesley Shelton, s/o Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton Household 584 was Edward Shelton, age 23; I don't have a likely candidate for her. Household 585 was Ethelred Keatts and his wife Harriet Shelton, d/o Richard P. & Martha (Keatts) Shelton. Richard was s/o Daniel Shelton Jr. Household 587 was Richard Keatts and his wife Temperence Shelton, d/o Tunstall & Fanny (Payne). I think this Tunstall was s/o Daniel Shelton Sr. Household 596 was Vincent Shelton, s/o Armistead, & his (Vincent's) wife Lettie, d/o William Shelton (s/o Abraham) Going in the opposite direction: Household 568 was Victory Shelton, s/o Littleberry (s/o Young Shelton & Henrietta Shelton) Household 566 was Washington Shelton, age 67. The only candidate I can suggest is George Washington Shelton, s/o Mark. Comments? Household 565 is John Butcher, where George Shelton, age 16, is a laborer. I have no good candidates. Household 564 is Moses Shelton, s/o Gabriel Jr. Household 556 is Littleberry Shelton (s/o Young & Henrietta (Shelton) Shelton) Household 555 is John Shelton, age 25. I have no good candidate, but he must be closely related. Household 554 is Mastin Shelton, s/o Stephen & Lettice (Shelton) Shelton. Stephen was s/o Armistead & Susannah (Shelton) Shelton. Lettice was d/o Gabriel. Household 553 was Tunstall Shelton, brother of Mastin (above). Household 552 was William D. Yeatts. His dau Margaret md John Tyler Shelton (s/o William C.) His dau Eliza md John C. Shelton (s/o Henry & Letty (Shelton) Shelton. Henry was s/o Daniel Jr. & Letty was d/o Young). And William Yeatts' dau Rebecca md William Henry Shelton, s/o Littleberry. This is one tangled web. Household 547 was Nathan Shelton, s/o John S. (s/o Gabriel) Household 546 was Bird Shelton (s/o Daniel Jr.) & Elery Shelton (d/o Young) Household 545 was headed by Morton Pannell Shelton, s/o Daniel Jr., with his mother & sister resident, so presumably Daniel Jr.'s home originally. Household 537 was Morton's brother Richard. Household 536 was Morton's brother Daniel III. I wish I knew where these households would be on a modern map. Can anyone help? I don't know how far apart they were, but it can't be far. That is a lot of kin to pack into such a small number of census pages. Thanks for helping me think about these people. Glen Shelton River Ridge, LA

Forgot to add that that Coleman didn't marry in Pittsylvania Co. Wonder where he went? Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <DGShel@aol.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 5:12 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] coleman shelton > I've been looking around the 1850 census for the Northern District of > Pittsylvania. Out of a run of 60 households 21 were either Sheltons or had > members who married Sheltons. And that's just the ones I know of who married > Sheltons. I think I know who most of them were; perhaps one of you can > identify some of the others? > > Who was this family from 1850 Pittsylvania census, Northern District? There > was another Coleman Shelton (seems to be s/o William from Pittsylvania), but > b. 1805, who was in Dickson Co., TN in 1850, but I don't have any > likely-looking ties for this Coleman, b. ~1790. > > 569 Shelton Coleman H. 60 M / Farmer 312 Virginia > 569 Shelton Ann 33 F . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton John 13 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Henry 11 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Eiliza 8 F . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Benjamin 6 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Robert 4 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Sarah 1 F . . . Virginia > > Household 574 was Olive Shelton, who may be spouse of Beverley G. and d/o > Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton. > Household 581 was William Shelton, age 52; this could be William s/o Abraham > (s/o Crispin} > Household 582 was Wesley Shelton, s/o Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton > Household 584 was Edward Shelton, age 23; I don't have a likely candidate for > her. > Household 585 was Ethelred Keatts and his wife Harriet Shelton, d/o Richard > P. & Martha (Keatts) Shelton. Richard was s/o Daniel Shelton Jr. > Household 587 was Richard Keatts and his wife Temperence Shelton, d/o > Tunstall & Fanny (Payne). I think this Tunstall was s/o Daniel Shelton Sr. > Household 596 was Vincent Shelton, s/o Armistead, & his (Vincent's) wife > Lettie, d/o William Shelton (s/o Abraham) > > Going in the opposite direction: > Household 568 was Victory Shelton, s/o Littleberry (s/o Young Shelton & > Henrietta Shelton) > Household 566 was Washington Shelton, age 67. The only candidate I can > suggest is George Washington Shelton, s/o Mark. Comments? > Household 565 is John Butcher, where George Shelton, age 16, is a laborer. I > have no good candidates. > Household 564 is Moses Shelton, s/o Gabriel Jr. > Household 556 is Littleberry Shelton (s/o Young & Henrietta (Shelton) Shelton) > Household 555 is John Shelton, age 25. I have no good candidate, but he must > be closely related. > Household 554 is Mastin Shelton, s/o Stephen & Lettice (Shelton) Shelton. > Stephen was s/o Armistead & Susannah (Shelton) Shelton. Lettice was d/o > Gabriel. > Household 553 was Tunstall Shelton, brother of Mastin (above). > Household 552 was William D. Yeatts. His dau Margaret md John Tyler Shelton > (s/o William C.) His dau Eliza md John C. Shelton (s/o Henry & Letty > (Shelton) Shelton. Henry was s/o Daniel Jr. & Letty was d/o Young). And > William Yeatts' dau Rebecca md William Henry Shelton, s/o Littleberry. This > is one tangled web. > Household 547 was Nathan Shelton, s/o John S. (s/o Gabriel) > Household 546 was Bird Shelton (s/o Daniel Jr.) & Elery Shelton (d/o Young) > Household 545 was headed by Morton Pannell Shelton, s/o Daniel Jr., with his > mother & sister resident, so presumably Daniel Jr.'s home originally. > Household 537 was Morton's brother Richard. > Household 536 was Morton's brother Daniel III. > > I wish I knew where these households would be on a modern map. Can anyone > help? I don't know how far apart they were, but it can't be far. That is a > lot of kin to pack into such a small number of census pages. > > Thanks for helping me think about these people. > > Glen Shelton > River Ridge, LA > > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > >

Glen, Hey, it's me, Cindy Headen. I just wanted to say that I know my ancestors were in the Whitmell, Va area. This would be Household #596 Vincent and Letty Shelton. I know that this isn't much info., but maybe it will give you an idea of the location in the county. In the 1900 Census, the area was in the Tunstall District. Hope this helps a little, Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: <DGShel@aol.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 2:12 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] coleman shelton > I've been looking around the 1850 census for the Northern District of > Pittsylvania. Out of a run of 60 households 21 were either Sheltons or had > members who married Sheltons. And that's just the ones I know of who married > Sheltons. I think I know who most of them were; perhaps one of you can > identify some of the others? > > Who was this family from 1850 Pittsylvania census, Northern District? There > was another Coleman Shelton (seems to be s/o William from Pittsylvania), but > b. 1805, who was in Dickson Co., TN in 1850, but I don't have any > likely-looking ties for this Coleman, b. ~1790. > > 569 Shelton Coleman H. 60 M / Farmer 312 Virginia > 569 Shelton Ann 33 F . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton John 13 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Henry 11 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Eiliza 8 F . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Benjamin 6 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Robert 4 M . . . Virginia > 569 Shelton Sarah 1 F . . . Virginia > > Household 574 was Olive Shelton, who may be spouse of Beverley G. and d/o > Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton. > Household 581 was William Shelton, age 52; this could be William s/o Abraham > (s/o Crispin} > Household 582 was Wesley Shelton, s/o Susannah Shelton & Armistead Shelton > Household 584 was Edward Shelton, age 23; I don't have a likely candidate for > her. > Household 585 was Ethelred Keatts and his wife Harriet Shelton, d/o Richard > P. & Martha (Keatts) Shelton. Richard was s/o Daniel Shelton Jr. > Household 587 was Richard Keatts and his wife Temperence Shelton, d/o > Tunstall & Fanny (Payne). I think this Tunstall was s/o Daniel Shelton Sr. > Household 596 was Vincent Shelton, s/o Armistead, & his (Vincent's) wife > Lettie, d/o William Shelton (s/o Abraham) > > Going in the opposite direction: > Household 568 was Victory Shelton, s/o Littleberry (s/o Young Shelton & > Henrietta Shelton) > Household 566 was Washington Shelton, age 67. The only candidate I can > suggest is George Washington Shelton, s/o Mark. Comments? > Household 565 is John Butcher, where George Shelton, age 16, is a laborer. I > have no good candidates. > Household 564 is Moses Shelton, s/o Gabriel Jr. > Household 556 is Littleberry Shelton (s/o Young & Henrietta (Shelton) Shelton) > Household 555 is John Shelton, age 25. I have no good candidate, but he must > be closely related. > Household 554 is Mastin Shelton, s/o Stephen & Lettice (Shelton) Shelton. > Stephen was s/o Armistead & Susannah (Shelton) Shelton. Lettice was d/o > Gabriel. > Household 553 was Tunstall Shelton, brother of Mastin (above). > Household 552 was William D. Yeatts. His dau Margaret md John Tyler Shelton > (s/o William C.) His dau Eliza md John C. Shelton (s/o Henry & Letty > (Shelton) Shelton. Henry was s/o Daniel Jr. & Letty was d/o Young). And > William Yeatts' dau Rebecca md William Henry Shelton, s/o Littleberry. This > is one tangled web. > Household 547 was Nathan Shelton, s/o John S. (s/o Gabriel) > Household 546 was Bird Shelton (s/o Daniel Jr.) & Elery Shelton (d/o Young) > Household 545 was headed by Morton Pannell Shelton, s/o Daniel Jr., with his > mother & sister resident, so presumably Daniel Jr.'s home originally. > Household 537 was Morton's brother Richard. > Household 536 was Morton's brother Daniel III. > > I wish I knew where these households would be on a modern map. Can anyone > help? I don't know how far apart they were, but it can't be far. That is a > lot of kin to pack into such a small number of census pages. > > Thanks for helping me think about these people. > > Glen Shelton > River Ridge, LA > > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > >