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Elisha Ephraim Shelton 1856–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1856

Birth Location: LaSalle County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1926

Death Location: Leander, Travis, Texas, USA

Father: James Shelton

Mother: Lutitia Wyckoff

Spouse(s): Lelia Turner

Children(s): Irene Shelton-Waggoner, Phillip Shelton

Elisha Ephraim Shelton was born in 1856 in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA, the child of James M Shelton And Lutitia Wyckoff. In 1870, Elisha Ephraim Shelton resided in Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USA. Elisha Ephraim Shelton married Lelia Ann Turner, and had children including Irene Shelton Waggoner, Phillip Shelton. Elisha Ephraim Shelton passed away in 1926 in Leander, Travis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Ephraim Shelton was born in 1856 in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA, the child of James M Shelton And Lutitia Wyckoff.
  • In 1870, Elisha Ephraim Shelton resided in Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USA.
  • Elisha Ephraim Shelton married Lelia Ann Turner, and had children including Irene Shelton Waggoner, Phillip Shelton.
  • Elisha Ephraim Shelton passed away in 1926 in Leander, Travis, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elisha Shelton's Ancestors

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Elisha Shelton
1856–1926
Birth Place: LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James M Shelton
1814–
Virginia, USA
Lutitia Wyckoff
1824–1864
Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1777–1859
Green, North Carolina, United States
Lydia Heath
1780–1830
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Ephraim Wyckoff
1794–1826
, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Mildred Boley) Bilyeu
1794–1826
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Heath
1752–1824
Sarah Scurry
1756–1788
John WYCKOFF**
1754–1818
Ursula Herriott
1759–1818
John Bilyeu+
1776–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Heath
1717–1773
Gideon Scurry
1725–1775

Elisha Shelton's Descendants

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Elisha (Ephraim) Shelton (19 Jan 1856–22 Aug 1926) m. Lelia (Ann) Turner (29 Oct 1866–3 Nov 1911)
  1. 1. Irene Shelton-Waggoner 1888–1953 m. Thomas (Caston) Waggoner 1876–1960
    1. 1. Thomas (Clestle) Waggoner 1922–2009
    2. 2. Travis (Caston) Waggoner 1908–1995
  2. 2. Phillip Shelton 1891–1966
    1. 1. Esther (Lee) Shelton 1924–2004

Elisha Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1856
19 Jan 1856
Birth of Elisha Ephraim Shelton in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Elisha Ephraim Shelton resided here in Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1926
22 Aug 1926
Age 70
Death of Elisha Ephraim Shelton in Leander, Travis, Texas, USA
Leander, Travis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1856
    Event Place: LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Peru, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 659B; Family History Library Film: 545743

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Peru, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 659B; Family History Library Film: 545743

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Manchaca, Travis County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Elisha Ephaim Shelton 23 Aug 1926

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Leander, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

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