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Henry A Shelton 1815–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1815

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1892

Death Location: Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States

Father: Crispin Shelton

Mother: Sarah Williams

Spouse(s): Martha Donnell

Children(s): Martha Shelton, Emma Shelton, Sara Shelton, Eliza Shelton, Mary Shelton, Joseph Shelton

In 1815, Henry A Shelton entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to Crispin Eli Shelton And Sarah Williams. Henry A Shelton married Martha Catherine Donnell, and had children including Eliza Penelope Shelton, Emma Dorah Shelton, Joseph Henry Shelton, Martha Frances Shelton, Mary Malenda Shelton, Sara Saphrona Shelton. Henry A Shelton passed away in 1892 in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Henry A Shelton entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to Crispin Eli Shelton And Sarah Williams.
  • Henry A Shelton married Martha Catherine Donnell, and had children including Eliza Penelope Shelton, Emma Dorah Shelton, Joseph Henry Shelton, Martha Frances Shelton, Mary Malenda Shelton, Sara Saphrona Shelton.
  • Henry A Shelton passed away in 1892 in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Crispin Shelton
1788–1833
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Williams
1791–1863
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Martha Donnell
1832–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Shelton
1860–1942
Birth Location: Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA
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Emma Shelton
1871–1956
Birth Location: Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas
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Sara Shelton
1853–1924
Birth Location: Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas
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Eliza Shelton
1853–1875
Birth Location: Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas
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Mary Shelton
1854–1889
Birth Location: Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas
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Joseph Shelton
1857–1894
Birth Location: Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas
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Henry Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Henry Shelton
1815–1892
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Crispin Eli Shelton
1788–1833
Virginia
Sarah Williams
1791–1863
Virginia
Grandparents
Ralph (Shelton) III
1735–1811
Amelia, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Terry
1735–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Shelton's Descendants

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Henry (A) Shelton (8 Jan 1815–1 Aug 1892) m. Martha (Catherine) Donnell (18 Nov 1832–10 Dec 1890)
  1. 1. Martha (Frances) Shelton 1860–1942 m. Seth (Thomas) Smith 1860–1932
    1. 1. William (Walter) Smith 1883–1958 m. Daisy (Belle) Hedrick 1889–1976
      1. 1. Louis (Howard) Smith 1927–1984
        1. 1. Thomas (Walter) Smith 1948–1996
      2. 2. James (Calvin) Smith 1926–1997 m. Edith (Virginia) Lynn 1920–2001
        1. 1. Ronald (Warren) Smith 1943–1993
      3. 3. Ruby Smith 1924–
      4. 4. Fannie (Belle) Smith 1915–1987 m. Joseph Propes 1903–1975
      5. 5. William Smith 1922–
      6. 6. Elmo (George Glenn) Smith 1911–1991 m. Ina (Pearl) Lawson 1916–2012
      7. 7. Georgia (Alma) Smith 1913–1997 m. Thomas (Edward) Propes 1912–1984
        1. 1. Alma (Jane) Propes 1938–2000
    2. 2. Joseph (F) Smith 1881–
    3. 3. Thomas (H) Smith 1893–1981
    4. 4. Jennie (E) Smith 1897–
    5. 5. Grover (C) Smith 1885–1917
    6. 6. Henry (W) Smith 1886–
    7. 7. Emma (A) Smith 1879–1952
    8. 8. Eliza (C) Smith 1889–
    9. 9. Henry Smith 1888–
    10. 10. John (Marvin) Smith 1902–1981
    11. 11. Jennis Smith 1899–
  2. 2. Emma (Dorah) Shelton 1871–1956
  3. 3. Sara (Saphrona) Shelton 1853–1924
  4. 4. Eliza (Penelope) Shelton 1853–1875
  5. 5. Mary (Malenda) Shelton 1854–1889
  6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Shelton 1857–1894

Henry Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1815
8 Jan 1815
Birth of Henry A Shelton in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1892
1 Aug 1892
Age 77
Death of Henry A Shelton in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1815
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1892
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
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