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James Alice Shelton 1873–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1873

Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 August 1939

Death Location: Washington, DC, Maryland, USA

Father: Robert Shelton

Mother: Sarah Shelton

Spouse(s): James Robertson

Children(s): Anna Robertson, Thomas Robertson, Daisy Robertson, Percy Robertson, Robert Robertson, Charles Robertson, Lucy Robertson, John Robertson, Dorothy Robertson

James Alice Shelton was born in 1873 in Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Lea Shelton And Sarah B Scott Shelton. In 1880, James Alice Shelton resided in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA. James Alice Shelton married James Albert Robertson, and had children including Anna Belle Robertson, Charles Albert Robertson, Daisy Hunt Robertson, Dorothy Elizabeth Robertson, John Lycurgus Robertson, Lucy Alice Robertson, Percy Elmo Robertson, Robert Haynes Robertson, Thomas Edgar Robertson. James Alice Shelton passed away in 1939 in Washington, DC, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • James Alice Shelton was born in 1873 in Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Lea Shelton And Sarah B Scott Shelton.
  • In 1880, James Alice Shelton resided in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.
  • James Alice Shelton married James Albert Robertson, and had children including Anna Belle Robertson, Charles Albert Robertson, Daisy Hunt Robertson, Dorothy Elizabeth Robertson, John Lycurgus Robertson, Lucy Alice Robertson, Percy Elmo Robertson, Robert Haynes Robertson, Thomas Edgar Robertson.
  • James Alice Shelton passed away in 1939 in Washington, DC, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shelton
1835–1888
Birth Location: Virginia
RS
Sarah Shelton
1838–1867
Birth Location: Virginia
SS

Spouses(s)

James Robertson
1846–1918
Birth Location: Appomatox Co., VA, Virginia, USA
JR

Children(s)

Anna Robertson
1879–1910
Birth Location: Virginia
AR
Thomas Robertson
1873–1948
Birth Location: Christiansburg, VA., Virginia, USA
TR
Daisy Robertson
1877–1929
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
DR
Percy Robertson
1874–
Birth Location: –
PR
Robert Robertson
1882–
Birth Location: Floyd, Virginia, USA
RR
Charles Robertson
1884–
Birth Location: –
CR
Lucy Robertson
1888–1947
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
LR
John Robertson
1890–1965
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
JR
Dorothy Robertson
1896–1981
Birth Location: Maryland
DR

James Shelton's Ancestors

Self
James Shelton
1873–1939
Birth Place: Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Lea Shelton
1835–1888
Virginia
Sarah (B Scott) Shelton
1838–1867
Virginia
Grandparents
Hurbert (K.) Shelton
1804–1893
, Patrick, Virginia, USA
Sallie (Brown) Sharp
1800–1891
VA
Great-Grandparents
Claiborne Shelton
1768–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shelton's Descendants

1.
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James (Alice) Shelton (19 Jan 1873–22 August 1939) m. James (Albert) Robertson (29 Jun 1846–13 May 1918)
  1. 1. Anna (Belle) Robertson 1879–1910 m. William (Hill McGinnis) Sr 1873–1931
    1. 1. Ellen (Bolin) McGinnis 1902–1995 m. Frederick (Humphrey) Foy 1897–1965
      1. 1. Baby Foy 1933–1933
    2. 2. India (Valeria) McGinnis 1899–1991 m. Fred (Thornton) Ford 1876–1977
      1. 1. Mary (E) Ford 1915–
      2. 2. Marguerite (Virginia) Ford 1919–
      3. 3. Elsie (Marie) Ford 1920–2005
    3. 3. Sawna (Valerius) McGinnis 1897–1897
    4. 4. Lena (R) McGinnis 1904–1907
  2. 2. Thomas (Edgar) Robertson 1873–1948 m. Carrie (Belle) Anthon 1876–1945
    1. 1. Vernon (Edgar) Robertson 1907–1974 m. Camilla (A) Myers 1918–1976
    2. 2. Irene (Anthon) Robertson 1900–1981 m. Walter (Alexander) Brockwell 1900–1958
  3. 3. Daisy (Hunt) Robertson 1877–1929 m. John (Emory) Poisal 1869–1914
    1. 1. Alice (E) Poisal 1904–1917
    2. 2. Albert (Thomas) Poisal 1906–1972
    3. 3. William (Crawford) Poisal 1911–1989 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Karas 1922–2014
      1. 1. Wayne (Crawford) Poisal 1933–1999
    4. 4. John (Robertson) Poisal 1902–1976
    5. 5. Robert (Bond) Poisal 1909–1981 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Morgan 1912–
  4. 4. Percy (Elmo) Robertson 1874–
  5. 5. Robert (Haynes) Robertson 1882– m. Fannie (May) Shipp 1886–1978
    1. 1. Arthur (James) Robertson 1906–1977 m. Edna Mayo 1914–
  6. 6. Charles (Albert) Robertson 1884–
  7. 7. Lucy (Alice) Robertson 1888–1947 m. John (Marshall Roberts) Jr 1881–1975
    1. 1. Gwendolyn Roberts 1913–1999 m. Melvin (Boyd) Howlett 1916–
    2. 2. Hill (McGinnis) Roberts 1910–1932
    3. 3. James (Albert) Roberts 1912–1997 m. Florence (Eunice) Shanley 1921–
    4. 4. Robert (Marvin) Roberts 1908–1990
    5. 5. Lewis (Shelton) Roberts 1922–2009 m. Anne (W) Roberts 1923–
      1. 1. Lewis (Shelton Roberts) Jr 1944–2012
    6. 6. John (Marshall Roberts) Jr 1906–1964 m. Norma (Jennings) Hartman 1910–2001
    7. 7. Lucille Roberts 1914–2000 m. William (Evans) Baker 1911–1973
    8. 8. Thomas (Jackson) Roberts 1905–1994
    9. 9. Maxine Roberts 1920–2005 m. Charles (William Hickey) Sr 1921–2016
      1. 1. Carolyn (Alice) Hickey 1942–2013
  8. 8. John (Lycurgus) Robertson 1890–1965 m. Ethel (Anna) Hogan 1893–
  9. 9. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Robertson 1896–1981

James Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1873
19 Jan 1873
Birth of James Alice Shelton in Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
James Alice Shelton resided here in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1939
22 August 1939
Age 66
Death of James Alice Shelton in Washington, DC, Maryland, USA
Washington, DC, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1873
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1939
    Event Place: Washington, DC, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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