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Elijah F Shelton 1769–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1769

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Jun 1849

Death Location: Decatur, Indiana, USA

Father: Hannah Yates

Mother: William Shelton

Spouse(s): Viola Yates

Children(s): George Shelton, William Shelton, Hannah Shelton, Hiram Shelton, Rebecca Shelton, Shelton None

In 1769, Elijah F Shelton entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to Hannah Yates And William Shelton. Elijah F Shelton married Viola Yates, and had children including George Peyton Shelton, Hannah Yates Shelton, Hiram W Shelton, Rebecca H Shelton, Shelton, William A Shelton. Elijah F Shelton passed away in 1849 in Decatur, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1769, Elijah F Shelton entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to Hannah Yates And William Shelton.
  • Elijah F Shelton married Viola Yates, and had children including George Peyton Shelton, Hannah Yates Shelton, Hiram W Shelton, Rebecca H Shelton, Shelton, William A Shelton.
  • Elijah F Shelton passed away in 1849 in Decatur, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hannah Yates
1743–1812
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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William Shelton
1735–1794
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Viola Yates
1771–1857
Birth Location: , , VA, USA
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Children(s)

George Shelton
1800–1851
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
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William Shelton
1798–1857
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
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Hannah Shelton
1811–1892
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
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Hiram Shelton
1804–1887
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Shelton
1797–1862
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
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Shelton None
1795–
Birth Location: –
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Elijah Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Shelton
1769–1849
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hannah Yates
1743–1812
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
William Shelton
1735–1794
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Ann) Kilgore
1718–1793
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Shelton's Descendants

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Elijah (F) Shelton (04 Jun 1769–04 Jun 1849) m. Viola Yates (18 Mar 1771–22 Jan 1857)
  1. 1. George (Peyton) Shelton 1800–1851
  2. 2. William (A) Shelton 1798–1857
  3. 3. Hannah (Yates) Shelton 1811–1892
  4. 4. Hiram (W) Shelton 1804–1887
  5. 5. Rebecca (H) Shelton 1797–1862
  6. 6. Shelton 1795–

Elijah Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1769
04 Jun 1769
Birth of Elijah F Shelton in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1849
04 Jun 1849
Age 80
Death of Elijah F Shelton in Decatur, Indiana, USA
Decatur, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1769
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Decatur, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)
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