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Jesse Shelton 1804–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA

Father: Philmore Shelton

Mother: Elizabeth Halbert

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shaw

Children(s): Samuel Shelton

Jesse Shelton was born in 1804 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Philmore Greene Shelton And Elizabeth Halbert. Jesse Shelton married Elizabeth Betsey Shaw, Mary Ann Allen, and had children including Samuel Mckissick Shelton. Jesse Shelton passed away in 1870 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Shelton was born in 1804 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Philmore Greene Shelton And Elizabeth Halbert.
  • Jesse Shelton married Elizabeth Betsey Shaw, Mary Ann Allen, and had children including Samuel Mckissick Shelton.
  • Jesse Shelton passed away in 1870 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philmore Shelton
1790–1837
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
PS
Elizabeth Halbert
1790–1875
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Shaw
1811–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
ES

Children(s)

Samuel Shelton
1830–1905
Birth Location: Tennessee
SS

Jesse Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Shelton
1804–1870
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Philmore Greene Shelton
1790–1837
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Halbert
1790–1875
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (W) Shelton
1760–1828
Commonwealth, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1743–1761
Jemima
1737–
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelton
1695–1788
Margaret Fulk
1698–1747
William Green
1705–1701
Amey Clay
1720–1774
Sgt. Green
1710–1763
Joanna Hunt
1715–1789

Jesse Shelton's Descendants

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Jesse Shelton (1804–1870) m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Shaw (1811–)
  1. 1. Samuel (McKissick) Shelton 1830–1905 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cooper 1836–1921
    1. 1. Elijah (Alexander) Shelton 1858–1937 m. Sally (A) Collins 1864–1942
      1. 1. Walter (Elijah) Shelton 1889–1956 m. Mildred (D) Shelton 1895–1997
        1. 1. Bonnie (Lee) Shelton 1914–2008 m. John (D.) Haygood 1915–2005 m. J (B) Baggett 1914–1999
        2. 2. Fern (O) Shelton 1920–
      2. 2. William (Joe) Shelton 1900–1980
      3. 3. Sara (Alice) Lemon 1887–1968
      4. 4. Frank (B) Shelton 1901–1935
      5. 5. Marshall (Woods) Shelton 1894–1997
      6. 6. James (Albert) Shelton 1898–1978
    2. 2. Allice Shelton 1873–
    3. 3. Walter (Montgomery) Shelton 1876–1965
    4. 4. Francis Shelton 1871–
    5. 5. Lee Shelton 1866–
    6. 6. Marthy Shelton 1869–
    7. 7. Joseph (J) Shelton 1881–

Jesse Shelton's Timeline

7 Records

1804
1804
Birth of Jesse Shelton in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1804
1804
Birth of Jesse Shelton in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1829
Abt. 1829
Age 25
Jesse Shelton was married in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1840
20 Feb 1840
Age 36
Jesse Shelton was married in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 56
Jesse Shelton resided here in District 1, Madison, Alabama, USA
District 1, Madison, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 66
Death of Jesse Shelton
None
1880
Jul 1880
Age 76
Death of Jesse Shelton in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA
Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Madison, Alabama; Page: 278; Family History Library Film: 803015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1829
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Madison, Alabama; Page: 278; Family History Library Film: 803015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1880
    Event Place: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
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