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Coleman Jesse Shelton 1805–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1805

Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1872

Death Location: Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Priscilla Mustain

Spouse(s): Dorcas Stone

Children(s): Comelia Shelton, Joseph Shelton, Joab Shelton, William Shelton, Coleman Shelton, Thomas Shelton

Coleman Jesse Shelton was born in 1805 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Franklin Shelton And Priscilla Mustain. Coleman Jesse Shelton married Dorcas Massengale Stone, and had children including Coleman J P Shelton, Comelia Ann Shelton, Joab Levy Shelton, Joseph Wiley Shelton, Thomas H Shelton, William Burns Shelton. Coleman Jesse Shelton passed away in 1872 in Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Coleman Jesse Shelton was born in 1805 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Franklin Shelton And Priscilla Mustain.
  • Coleman Jesse Shelton married Dorcas Massengale Stone, and had children including Coleman J P Shelton, Comelia Ann Shelton, Joab Levy Shelton, Joseph Wiley Shelton, Thomas H Shelton, William Burns Shelton.
  • Coleman Jesse Shelton passed away in 1872 in Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shelton
1767–1857
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Priscilla Mustain
1779–1850
Birth Location: Amelia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorcas Stone
1807–1890
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Comelia Shelton
1836–1919
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Shelton
1856–1936
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Joab Shelton
1840–1923
Birth Location: –
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William Shelton
1837–1908
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Coleman Shelton
1845–1888
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Shelton
1842–1863
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Coleman Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Coleman Shelton
1805–1872
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Franklin Shelton
1767–1857
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Priscilla Mustain
1779–1850
Amelia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Coleman Shelton's Descendants

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Coleman (Jesse) Shelton (25 Mar 1805–17 May 1872) m. Dorcas (Massengale) Stone (28 Dec 1807–27 Oct 1890)
  1. 1. Comelia (Ann) Shelton 1836–1919
  2. 2. Joseph (Wiley) Shelton 1856–1936
  3. 3. Joab (Levy) Shelton 1840–1923
  4. 4. William (Burns) Shelton 1837–1908
  5. 5. Coleman (J P) Shelton 1845–1888
  6. 6. Thomas (H) Shelton 1842–1863

Coleman Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1805
25 Mar 1805
Birth of Coleman Jesse Shelton in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1872
17 May 1872
Age 67
Death of Coleman Jesse Shelton in Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1805
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1872
    Event Place: Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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