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David Eli Shelton 1776–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Henry, Patrick, Virginia USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1858

Death Location: Allegheny, Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Roderick Shelton

Mother: Sarah Briggs

Spouse(s): Catherine Miller

Children(s): Eliphaz Shelton, John Shelton, James Shelton, Mary Shelton, Judith Shelton, David Shelton, Alexander Shelton, William Shelton, John Shelton, Roderick Shelton, Silas Shelton, Isaac Shelton, Jane Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Catherine Shelton, Margaret Shelton, Nancy Shelton

David Eli Shelton was born in 1776 in Henry, Patrick, Virginia USA, the child of Roderick Shelton And Sarah Ursula Briggs. David Eli Shelton married Catherine Katie Miller, and had children including Alexander Ellick Shelton, Catherine Katy Shelton, David Shelton, Eliphaz Shelton, Isaac Shelton, James Shelton, Jane Shelton, John Shelton, Judith Judy Shelton, Margaret Peggy Shelton, Mary Molly Shelton, Nancy Shelton, Roderick Shelton, Sarah Sally Sacky Shelton, Silas Shelton, William Bill Shelton. David Eli Shelton passed away in 1858 in Allegheny, Madison County, North Carolina, USA.

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  • David Eli Shelton was born in 1776 in Henry, Patrick, Virginia USA, the child of Roderick Shelton And Sarah Ursula Briggs.
  • David Eli Shelton married Catherine Katie Miller, and had children including Alexander Ellick Shelton, Catherine Katy Shelton, David Shelton, Eliphaz Shelton, Isaac Shelton, James Shelton, Jane Shelton, John Shelton, Judith Judy Shelton, Margaret Peggy Shelton, Mary Molly Shelton, Nancy Shelton, Roderick Shelton, Sarah Sally Sacky Shelton, Silas Shelton, William Bill Shelton.
  • David Eli Shelton passed away in 1858 in Allegheny, Madison County, North Carolina, USA.

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David Shelton's Ancestors

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David Shelton
1776–1858
Birth Place: Henry, Patrick, Virginia USA
Parents
Roderick Shelton
1745–1794
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ursula) Briggs
1775–1825
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Shelton's Descendants

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David (Eli) Shelton (1776–5 Jan 1858) m. Catherine (Katie) Miller (1777–1873)
  1. 1. Eliphaz Shelton 1815–1915 m. Sarah Riddle 1820–1860 m. Sarah Riddle 1816–1910
    1. 1. Bluford Shelton 1853–1944
    2. 2. Katherine Shelton 1850–1851
    3. 3. Azariah Shelton 1847–1863
    4. 4. William (R) Shelton 1842–1863
    5. 5. Sarah Shelton 1840–1841
    6. 6. Jacob Shelton 1837–1865
    7. 7. David Shelton 1832–1911
    8. 8. Elizabeth Shelton 1835–1909 m. Morris (M) McIntosh 1817–1904
      1. 1. Emaline McIntosh 1856–1927 m. Cornelius (Wilson) Edwards 1838–1918
        1. 1. Avery (McIntosh- Avery HaneyGrant) McIntosh 1876–1971 m. Martha (Bradford) Haney 1874–1928 m. Annie (Carrol) Dixon 1888– m. Eliza Higgins 1891–1961
        2. 2. Geo (E) Haney 1900–
  2. 2. John Shelton 1829–1909
  3. 3. James Shelton 1827–1863
  4. 4. Mary (Molly) Shelton 1816–1870
  5. 5. Judith ("Judy") Shelton 1833–1910
  6. 6. David Shelton 1822–1863
  7. 7. Alexander ("Ellick") Shelton 1815–1915
  8. 8. William ("Bill") Shelton 1809–1864
  9. 9. John Shelton 1819–
  10. 10. Roderick Shelton 1827–1921
  11. 11. Silas Shelton 1831–1845
  12. 12. Isaac Shelton 1812–1880
  13. 13. Jane Shelton 1838–
  14. 14. Sarah ((Sally) "Sacky") Shelton 1826–1876
  15. 15. Catherine (Katy) Shelton 1824–1895
  16. 16. Margaret (Peggy) Shelton 1818–1895
  17. 17. Nancy Shelton 1807–1880

David Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of David Eli Shelton in Henry, Patrick, Virginia USA
Henry, Patrick, Virginia USA
1858
5 Jan 1858
Age 82
Death of David Eli Shelton in Shelton Laurel, Madison Co., N.C., USA
Shelton Laurel, Madison Co., N.C., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Henry, Patrick, Virginia USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1858
    Event Place: Shelton Laurel, Madison Co., N.C., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Allegheny, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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