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Joel Thomas Shelton 1807–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 11 Aug 1886

Death Location: Murray, Georgia

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Mary Bates

Spouse(s): Mary Chastain

Children(s): Margaret Shelton, William Shelton, Artie Shelton, George Shelton, Thomas Shelton, Sarah Shelton, Jackson Shelton, Mary Shelton, Mattie Shelton, Elias Shelton, James Shelton

Joel Thomas Shelton was born in 1807 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Shelton And Mary Bates. Joel Thomas Shelton married Mary Polly Chastain, and had children including Artie Missie Artamissa Shelton, Elias Coleman Shelton, George Washington Shelton, Jackson Chastain Shelton, James Shelton, Margaret Peggy Shelton, Mary Jane Shelton, Mattie E Shelton, Sarah Elizabeth Shelton, Thomas Jefferson Shelton, William Jasper Shelton. Joel Thomas Shelton passed away in 1886 in Murray, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Joel Thomas Shelton was born in 1807 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Shelton And Mary Bates.
  • Joel Thomas Shelton married Mary Polly Chastain, and had children including Artie Missie Artamissa Shelton, Elias Coleman Shelton, George Washington Shelton, Jackson Chastain Shelton, James Shelton, Margaret Peggy Shelton, Mary Jane Shelton, Mattie E Shelton, Sarah Elizabeth Shelton, Thomas Jefferson Shelton, William Jasper Shelton.
  • Joel Thomas Shelton passed away in 1886 in Murray, Georgia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Shelton's Ancestors

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Joel Shelton
1807–1886
Birth Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Shelton
1765–1851
Amelia, Middlesex, Virginia
Mary Bates
1783–1829
Carolina, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Grandparents
John Shelton
1722–1804
Virginia British Colony, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lawson
1730–1801
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shelton
1685–1733
Mary Pollard
1691–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Shelton
1664–1718
Abigail Holdemar
1669–1689
Thomas (S)
1663–1765

Joel Shelton's Descendants

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Joel (Thomas) Shelton (1807–11 Aug 1886) m. Mary (Polly) Chastain (1810–13 Jan 1902)
  1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Shelton 1827–1890
  2. 2. William (Jasper) Shelton 1829–1904
  3. 3. Artie (Missie Artamissa) Shelton 1832–1914
  4. 4. George (Washington) Shelton 1834–1912
  5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Shelton 1837–1909
  6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shelton 1840–1918
  7. 7. Jackson (Chastain) Shelton 1844–
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Shelton 1845–1900
  9. 9. Mattie (E) Shelton 1845–
  10. 10. Elias (Coleman) Shelton 1846–1926 m. Mary (T) Oden 1847–1904 m. Dora (Stansberry) Shelton 1867–1938 m. Caroline Strawn 1846–1920
    1. 1. Monroe (L) Shelton 1862–1969 m. Mary (Abigail) Moore 1870–1960
      1. 1. Otto (Blythe) Shelton 1890–1962 m. Stella (M) Davis 1893–
        1. 1. Lloyd (M) Shelton 1912–
        2. 2. Clancy Shelton 1913–
        3. 3. Hazel Shelton 1915–
        4. 4. Mildred (L) Shelton 1917–
        5. 5. Claude (Edward) Shelton 1912–2001
      2. 2. Claude (E) Shelton 1894–1930 m. Lana (Marie) Seaton 1898–1980
      3. 3. Goldie (Lee) shelton 1898–1992 m. Barney (Alexander) Reed 1891–1954
        1. 1. Willie (M) Reed 1917–1980
        2. 2. John (A) Reed 1926–1972
        3. 3. Harold Reed 1930–1989
      4. 4. Virgil ("Vergie") Shelton 1901–1974
      5. 5. Delphia (T "Dick") Shelton 1903–1986 m. Ruby (Lamb) Mead 1909–1991
        1. 1. Richard (Lee "Dick") Shelton 1940–2012
        2. 2. Pvt (Ronald C) Hardacre 1925–1980
      6. 6. Nancy (Mae "Nannie") Shelton 1906–
      7. 7. Ruth ("Ruthie") Shelton 1909–
      8. 8. Artems (T) Morris 1882–
      9. 9. Opal (Pearl) Shelton 1913–
    2. 2. Martha (E) Shelton 1871–1956
    3. 3. N (H W) Shelton 1874–1957
    4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Shelton 1876–1975
    5. 5. George (Washington) Shelton 1881–1962
    6. 6. Thomas Shelton 1887–
    7. 7. Bertie Shelton 1908–1984
    8. 8. Marcus (Andrew Johnson) Shelton 1868–1952
    9. 9. Louis (C) Shelton 1884–
    10. 10. James (P) Shelton 1887–
  11. 11. James Shelton 1834–

Joel Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Joel Thomas Shelton in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1886
11 Aug 1886
Age 79
Death of Joel Thomas Shelton in Murray, Georgia
Murray, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warren County
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warren County, Georgia
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: Georgia; Enlistment date: 1 Nov 1861.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Murray, Georgia
    Record Source: Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012

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