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Joseph Shelton 1793–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Mar 1793

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1864

Death Location: Hamilton, Illinois, USA

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Rebecca Hogg

Spouse(s): Nancy Chaffin

Children(s): Julia Shelton, Leonard Shelton, Linnie Shelton, Nancy Shelton, Rebecca Shelton, Sylvester Shelton, Lucy Shelton, Sophronia Shelton

Joseph Shelton was born in 1793 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of William Shelton And Rebecca Hogg. Joseph Shelton married Nancy Chaffin, and had children including Julia Ann Shelton, Leonard Chaffin Shelton, Linnie Pernecie Shelton, Lucy Shelton, Nancy Shelton, Rebecca Shelton, Sophronia Shelton, Sylvester Shelton. Joseph Shelton passed away in 1864 in Hamilton, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Shelton was born in 1793 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of William Shelton And Rebecca Hogg.
  • Joseph Shelton married Nancy Chaffin, and had children including Julia Ann Shelton, Leonard Chaffin Shelton, Linnie Pernecie Shelton, Lucy Shelton, Nancy Shelton, Rebecca Shelton, Sophronia Shelton, Sylvester Shelton.
  • Joseph Shelton passed away in 1864 in Hamilton, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shelton
1762–1864
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
WS
Rebecca Hogg
1765–
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
RH

Spouses(s)

Nancy Chaffin
1791–1867
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
NC

Children(s)

Julia Shelton
1825–1894
Birth Location: Hamilton, Illinois, USA
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Leonard Shelton
1829–1902
Birth Location: Hamilton, Illinois, USA
LS
Linnie Shelton
1827–1927
Birth Location: Hamilton, Illinois, USA
LS
Nancy Shelton
1832–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Illinois, USA
NS
Rebecca Shelton
1835–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Illinois, USA
RS
Sylvester Shelton
1821–1898
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SS
Lucy Shelton
1818–
Birth Location: –
LS
Sophronia Shelton
1822–1867
Birth Location: Hamilton, Illinois, USA
SS

Joseph Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shelton
1793–1864
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Shelton
1762–1864
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Hogg
1765–
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Shelton
1734–1794
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Hannah Yates
1743–1812
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Gideon Hogg
1720–1793
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Judith Pittman
1712–1793
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Kilgore
1718–1793
John Hogg
1699–1754
Gwentholyn Bowen-Davis
1698–1784
Thomas Pittman
1684–1754
Annie Coffield
1705–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hoge
1660–1749
Barbara Hume
1670–1745
Thomas Pittman
1658–1730
Thomas Coffield
1670–1753
Olive Ward
1670–1730

Joseph Shelton's Descendants

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Joseph Shelton (01 Mar 1793–29 Nov 1864) m. Nancy Chaffin (06 Mar 1791–29 Nov 1867)
  1. 1. Julia (Ann) Shelton 1825–1894
  2. 2. Leonard (Chaffin) Shelton 1829–1902
  3. 3. Linnie (Pernecie) Shelton 1827–1927
  4. 4. Nancy Shelton 1832–
  5. 5. Rebecca Shelton 1835–
  6. 6. Sylvester Shelton 1821–1898 m. Melissa (V) Smith 1822–1891
    1. 1. Margaret Shelton 1848–
    2. 2. Lewis Shelton 1850–
    3. 3. Missouri Shelton 1855–
    4. 4. Franklin Shelton 1857–
  7. 7. Lucy Shelton 1818–
  8. 8. Sophronia Shelton 1822–1867

Joseph Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1793
01 Mar 1793
Birth of Joseph Shelton in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1864
29 Nov 1864
Age 71
Death of Joseph Shelton in Hamilton, Illinois, USA
Hamilton, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1793
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Hamilton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)
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