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Elijah Franklin Shelton 1792–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Webster, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Rebecca Hogg

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lynn

Children(s): Lucy Shelton, Elijah Shelton, William Shelton, Benjamin Shelton, Thomas Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Mary Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton

Elijah Franklin Shelton was born in 1792 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of William Shelton And Rebecca Hogg. Elijah Franklin Shelton married Elizabeth Lynn, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Shelton, Elijah Moore Shelton, Elizabeth Ann Shelton, Lucy Vinson Shelton, Mary Jane Shelton, Sarah M Shelton, Thomas Jefferson Shelton, William Lynn Shelton. Elijah Franklin Shelton passed away in 1864 in Webster, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Franklin Shelton was born in 1792 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of William Shelton And Rebecca Hogg.
  • Elijah Franklin Shelton married Elizabeth Lynn, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Shelton, Elijah Moore Shelton, Elizabeth Ann Shelton, Lucy Vinson Shelton, Mary Jane Shelton, Sarah M Shelton, Thomas Jefferson Shelton, William Lynn Shelton.
  • Elijah Franklin Shelton passed away in 1864 in Webster, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shelton
1762–1864
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Hogg
1765–
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lynn
1796–1850
Birth Location: , , VA, USA
EL

Children(s)

Lucy Shelton
1832–1891
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
LS
Elijah Shelton
1830–1892
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
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William Shelton
1823–1896
Birth Location: Henderson, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Shelton
1828–1912
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
BS
Thomas Shelton
1819–1866
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
TS
Sarah Shelton
1823–1864
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
SS
Mary Shelton
1825–
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
MS
Elizabeth Shelton
1837–1864
Birth Location: Union, Kentucky, USA
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Elijah Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Shelton
1792–1864
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Shelton
1762–1864
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Hogg
1765–
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Shelton
1734–1794
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Hannah Yates
1743–1812
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Gideon Hogg
1720–1793
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Judith Pittman
1712–1793
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Kilgore
1718–1793
John Hogg
1699–1754
Gwentholyn Bowen-Davis
1698–1784
Thomas Pittman
1684–1754
Annie Coffield
1705–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hoge
1660–1749
Barbara Hume
1670–1745
Thomas Pittman
1658–1730
Thomas Coffield
1670–1753
Olive Ward
1670–1730

Elijah Shelton's Descendants

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Elijah (Franklin) Shelton (1792–1864) m. Elizabeth Lynn (1796–Aug 1850)
  1. 1. Lucy (Vinson) Shelton 1832–1891
  2. 2. Elijah (Moore) Shelton 1830–1892
  3. 3. William (Lynn) Shelton 1823–1896
  4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Shelton 1828–1912 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Sigler 1827–1893
    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
  5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Shelton 1819–1866
  6. 6. Sarah (M) Shelton 1823–1864
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Shelton 1825–
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Shelton 1837–1864

Elijah Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Elijah Franklin Shelton in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1864
1864
Age 72
Death of Elijah Franklin Shelton in Webster, Kentucky, USA
Webster, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Webster, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)
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