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Benjamin Franklin Shelton 1828–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1828

Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 Oct 1912

Death Location: Webster, Kentucky, USA

Father: Elijah Shelton

Mother: Elizabeth Lynn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sigler

Children(s): Elijah Shelton, William Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Henry Shelton, Mary Shelton, George Shelton, Pernecy Shelton, Amos Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton

Benjamin Franklin Shelton was born in 1828 in Union, Kentucky, USA, the child of Elijah Franklin Shelton And Elizabeth Lynn. Benjamin Franklin Shelton married Elizabeth Ann Sigler, and had children including Amos Mansfield Shelton, Elijah Franklin Shelton, Elizabeth F Shelton, George Bailey Shelton, Henry S Shelton, Mary J Shelton, Pernecy C Shelton, Sarah Ann Shelton, William J Shelton. Benjamin Franklin Shelton passed away in 1912 in Webster, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Shelton was born in 1828 in Union, Kentucky, USA, the child of Elijah Franklin Shelton And Elizabeth Lynn.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shelton married Elizabeth Ann Sigler, and had children including Amos Mansfield Shelton, Elijah Franklin Shelton, Elizabeth F Shelton, George Bailey Shelton, Henry S Shelton, Mary J Shelton, Pernecy C Shelton, Sarah Ann Shelton, William J Shelton.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shelton passed away in 1912 in Webster, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Shelton
1792–1864
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Lynn
1796–1850
Birth Location: , , VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sigler
1827–1893
Birth Location: Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Elijah Shelton
1863–1954
Birth Location: Webster, Kentucky, USA
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William Shelton
1847–1885
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Shelton
1857–1912
Birth Location: Webster, Kentucky, USA
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Henry Shelton
1865–1920
Birth Location: Webster, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Shelton
1851–1910
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
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George Shelton
1870–1949
Birth Location: Webster, Kentucky, USA
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Pernecy Shelton
1860–1935
Birth Location: Webster, Kentucky, USA
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Amos Shelton
1855–1924
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Shelton
1849–1925
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Shelton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shelton
1828–1912
Birth Place: Union, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Elijah Franklin Shelton
1792–1864
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lynn
1796–1850
, , VA, USA
Grandparents
William Shelton
1762–1864
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Hogg
1765–
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
John Lynn
1766–1850
Mecklenburg, Mercer, South Carolina, USA
Jean Penny
1779–1840
Native, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Shelton
1734–1794
Hannah Yates
1743–1812
Gideon Hogg
1720–1793
Judith Pittman
1712–1793
James Lynn
1725–1779
Sarah Miller
1730–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Kilgore
1718–1793
John Hogg
1699–1754
Gwentholyn Bowen-Davis
1698–1784
Thomas Pittman
1684–1754
Annie Coffield
1705–1754

Benjamin Shelton's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Shelton (14 Feb 1828–23 Oct 1912) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Sigler (27 Dec 1827–28 Dec 1893)
  1. 1. Elijah (Franklin) Shelton 1863–1954
  2. 2. William (J) Shelton 1847–1885
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Shelton 1857–1912
  4. 4. Henry (S) Shelton 1865–1920
  5. 5. Mary (J) Shelton 1851–1910
  6. 6. George (Bailey) Shelton 1870–1949
  7. 7. Pernecy (C) Shelton 1860–1935
  8. 8. Amos (Mansfield) Shelton 1855–1924
  9. 9. Elizabeth (F) Shelton 1849–1925

Benjamin Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1828
14 Feb 1828
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shelton in Union, Kentucky, USA
Union, Kentucky, USA
1912
23 Oct 1912
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Franklin Shelton in Webster, Kentucky, USA
Webster, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1828
    Event Place: Union, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1912
    Event Place: Webster, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)
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