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Elisha Burton Shelton 1798–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1880

Death Location: Greene, Illinois, USA

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Mary Creel

Spouse(s): Mariah Handlin

Children(s): Mary Shelton

The story of Elisha Burton Shelton began in 1798 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Elisha Burton Shelton married Mariah Handlin, and had children including Mary Polly Shelton. Elisha Burton Shelton passed away in 1880 in Greene, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Burton Shelton began in 1798 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Elisha Burton Shelton married Mariah Handlin, and had children including Mary Polly Shelton.
  • Elisha Burton Shelton passed away in 1880 in Greene, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelton
1759–1839
Birth Location: –
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Mary Creel
1764–
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Mariah Handlin
1804–1875
Birth Location: Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
MH

Children(s)

Mary Shelton
1824–1862
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
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Elisha Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Shelton
1798–1880
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Shelton
1759–1839
Mary (Molly) Creel
1764–
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Shelton
1728–1821
Mary (Ann) Wright
1726–1790
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
JOHN (MATTHEW) Creel
1732–
RHODA (ROSANNA) DODSON
1744–1821
Great-Grandparents
RALPH Shelton
1698–1743
MARY POLLARD
1698–1762
Francis Wright
1710–1767
Mary Hawkins
1713–1770
WILLIAM Creel
1712–1757
THOMAS JR
1702–1783
MARY DURHAM
1686–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard III
1678–1703
SARAH ELLIS
1682–1733
ROBERT POLLARD
1656–1709
FRANCIS Wright
1677–1719
ELIZABETH MOSELEY
1657–1718
THOMAS Creel
1681–1727
ELIZABETH WILSON
–1769
THOMAS DODSON
1681–1740
MARY DURHAM
1686–1745
THOMAS DURHAM
1661–1715

Elisha Shelton's Descendants

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Elisha (Burton) Shelton (1798–12 Nov 1880) m. Mariah Handlin (1804–29 Nov 1875)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Shelton 1824–1862 m. Lemuel (J) Jackson 1818–1877
    1. 1. Betsy (Ann) Jackson 1839–1870 m. Samuel (Bryan) Spradley 1833–1906
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Julia) Spradley 1860–1942 m. Junius Whitlow 1848–
        1. 1. Jess (J) Whitlow 1892–1983 m. Dorothy Brunt 1903–1985
        2. 2. Mattie (Martha H) Whitlow 1885–
        3. 3. Mary Whitlow 1890–
        4. 4. Walter (Eugene) Whitlow 1895–1965
        5. 5. Harry (Monroe) Whitlow 1877–1956
        6. 6. Ralph (D) Whitlow 1881–1965
        7. 7. Robert (B) Whitlow 1883–
        8. 8. Maud Whitlow 1901–
        9. 9. Oliver (M) Whitlow 1879–1920

Elisha Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Elisha Burton Shelton in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1880
12 Nov 1880
Age 82
Death of Elisha Burton Shelton in Greene, Illinois, USA
Greene, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1880
    Event Place: Greene, Illinois, USA
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