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John Odis Skelton 1814–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1814

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 02 Nov 1876

Death Location: Gasque Gap, Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Father: Johnathan Shelton

Mother: Elizabeth Skelton

Spouse(s): Rachel Berry, Martha Stone

Children(s): Rebecca SKELTON, Wilson Skelton, Som Skelton, Thos Skelton, Solly Skelton, Wong Skelton, Jos Skelton, Johnathon Skelton, Fazatt Skelton

In 1814, John Odis Skelton entered the world in South Carolina, born to Johnathan Mabrey Shelton And Elizabeth A Cox Skelton. In 1860, John Odis Skelton resided in Division 4, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA. John Odis Skelton married Martha Elizabeth Stone, Rachel Elizabeth Berry, and had children including Fazatt Skelton, Johnathon Skelton, Jos Skelton, Rebecca B Skelton, Solly Skelton, Som Skelton, Thos Skelton, Wilson Skelton, Wong Skelton. John Odis Skelton passed away in 1876 in Gasque Gap, Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, John Odis Skelton entered the world in South Carolina, born to Johnathan Mabrey Shelton And Elizabeth A Cox Skelton.
  • In 1860, John Odis Skelton resided in Division 4, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • John Odis Skelton married Martha Elizabeth Stone, Rachel Elizabeth Berry, and had children including Fazatt Skelton, Johnathon Skelton, Jos Skelton, Rebecca B Skelton, Solly Skelton, Som Skelton, Thos Skelton, Wilson Skelton, Wong Skelton.
  • John Odis Skelton passed away in 1876 in Gasque Gap, Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Skelton's Ancestors

Self
John Skelton
1814–1876
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Johnathan Mabrey Shelton
1776–1827
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (A (Cox)) Skelton
1785–1870
Stoke Golding,Leicester,England
Grandparents
Robert (Skelton (Patriot)) Sr
1751–1830
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
John (William Cox) sr
1756–1816
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Motte Smith Rutledge) Cox
1769–1828
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1709–1789
Eleanor Parks
1706–1777
John Jr
1736–1796
Mary Alexander
1739–1794
Joseph Sr
1752–1814
Elizabeth Hallum
1750–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Crispen
1685–1771
John Cox
1705–1752
Sarah Beverly
1710–1752
James Alexander
1723–1790
William Hallum
1731–1782
Sally Reeder
1735–1782

John Skelton's Descendants

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John (Odis) Skelton (abt 1814–02 Nov 1876) m. Rachel (Elizabeth) Berry (24 Jun 1819–10 Feb 1860) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Stone (1824–1880)
  1. 1. Rebecca (B) SKELTON 1844–1917 m. Jasper (Anderson) Self 1837–1918
    1. 1. Ephram (Kirkland "Eaf") SELF 1875–1948 m. Lethia (Ann Lettie Heard) Self 1874–1947
      1. 1. Josie (Belle) SELF 1906–1984 m. John (Ray) Davis 1898–1938
        1. 1. Trudell (Ann) Davis 1935–2002 m. John (Clifford) Cothren 1933–2011 m. Earl (Leavern) Jones 1935–2021 m. Mack Jones –1993
        2. 2. Lethia (Louise Self) Davis 1926–1999
        3. 3. William (Ephrum) Davis 1929–2008
        4. 4. Marvin ((Shorty) Oneal) Davis 1931–1996
  2. 2. Wilson Skelton 1838–
  3. 3. Som Skelton 1840–
  4. 4. Thos Skelton 1842–
  5. 5. Solly Skelton 1846–
  6. 6. Wong Skelton 1848–
  7. 7. Jos Skelton 1854–
  8. 8. Johnathon Skelton 1856–
  9. 9. Fazatt Skelton 1859–

John Skelton's Timeline

3 Records

1814
abt 1814
Birth of John Odis Skelton in South Carolina
South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 46
John Odis Skelton resided here in Division 4, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Division 4, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1876
02 Nov 1876
Age 62
Death of John Odis Skelton in Gasque Gap, Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Gasque Gap, Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1814
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Division 4, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M653_11; Page: 290; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Division 4, Paint Rock, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Division 4, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M653_11; Page: 290; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Gasque Gap, Jackson County, Alabama, USA

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