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Charlotte Hicks Shelton 1748–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Anthony Shelton

Mother: Bertha Hicks

Spouse(s): James Laughter

Children(s): Samuel Laughter

Charlotte Hicks Shelton was born in 1748 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Anthony Shelton And Bertha Bird Hicks. Charlotte Hicks Shelton married James Laughter, and had children including Samuel Laughter. Charlotte Hicks Shelton passed away in 1835 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Charlotte Hicks Shelton was born in 1748 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Anthony Shelton And Bertha Bird Hicks.
  • Charlotte Hicks Shelton married James Laughter, and had children including Samuel Laughter.
  • Charlotte Hicks Shelton passed away in 1835 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Shelton
1720–1794
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Bertha Hicks
1724–1790
Birth Location: Rutherford Co., NC
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Spouses(s)

James Laughter
1746–1818
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Laughter
1796–1865
Birth Location: –
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Charlotte Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Charlotte Shelton
1748–1835
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Anthony Shelton
1720–1794
North Carolina, USA
Bertha (BIRD) Hicks
1724–1790
Rutherford Co., NC
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charlotte Shelton's Descendants

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Charlotte (Hicks) Shelton (1748–1835) m. James Laughter (17 Mar 1746–30 Dec 1818)
  1. 1. Samuel Laughter 1796–1865 m. Elizabeth Carson 1789–1850
    1. 1. Nancy (Eliza) Laughter 1828–1885 m. David (W) Rhoades 1816–1878
      1. 1. Nancy (Adaline) Rhodes 1849–1925 m. Elias (John (Eli)) Laughter 1844–1915
        1. 1. Mary Laughter 1878–1952 m. Thomas (P.) Jackson 1866–1926
        2. 2. David Laughter 1882–
        3. 3. Della Hill 1884–1966
      2. 2. Wm (F) Rhodes 1852–
      3. 3. Joseph (A) Rhodes 1853–1919 m. Nancy (N.) Rhodes 1852–1890
        1. 1. Elmer Rhodes 1886–1942
        2. 2. Bertha Mace 1880–1964
        3. 3. Minerva (Laughter) Rhodes 1870–1898
        4. 4. Joseph (Bentley) Rhodes 1895–1926
      4. 4. A (M) Rhodes 1857–
      5. 5. Jesse (R) Rhodes 1859–1930
        1. 1. Joseph (Ossie) Rhodes 1889–1953
        2. 2. William (Filburn) Rhodes 1894–1962
      6. 6. Emma Rhodes 1868–
      7. 7. John (Danial) Rhodes 1847–1918 m. Susan (E) Rhodes 1837–1919
        1. 1. Dobson (Jerome) Rhodes 1874–1938
        2. 2. Marcus (Oscar) Rhodes 1867–1931
        3. 3. Zilthy Forgey 1868–1937

Charlotte Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Charlotte Hicks Shelton in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1835
1835
Age 87
Death of Charlotte Hicks Shelton in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
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