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Louisa Devera Shelton 1833–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1833

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 05 Mar 1913

Death Location: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Father: Shepard Shelton

Mother: Rosina Chapman

Spouse(s): Kinzey Miller

Children(s): Mollie Miller, Belle Miller, James Miller, Ellen Crawford, Andrew Miller

In 1833, Louisa Devera Shelton entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Shepard Shelton And Rosina Chapman. In 1860, Louisa Devera Shelton resided in District 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States. Louisa Devera Shelton married Kinzey C Miller, and had children including Andrew J Miller, Belle Miller, Ellen Crawford, James Madison Miller, Mollie Miller. Louisa Devera Shelton passed away in 1913 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Louisa Devera Shelton entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Shepard Shelton And Rosina Chapman.
  • In 1860, Louisa Devera Shelton resided in District 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States.
  • Louisa Devera Shelton married Kinzey C Miller, and had children including Andrew J Miller, Belle Miller, Ellen Crawford, James Madison Miller, Mollie Miller.
  • Louisa Devera Shelton passed away in 1913 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shepard Shelton
1791–1876
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Rosina Chapman
1802–1886
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
RC

Spouses(s)

Kinzey Miller
1839–1907
Birth Location: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, USA
KM

Children(s)

Mollie Miller
1857–1946
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
MM
Belle Miller
1857–1891
Birth Location: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
BM
James Miller
1858–1932
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
JM
Ellen Crawford
1868–1923
Birth Location: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
EC
Andrew Miller
1865–1917
Birth Location: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
AM

Louisa Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Shelton
1833–1913
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Shepard Shelton
1791–1876
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Rosina Chapman
1802–1886
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (F) Shelton
1767–1857
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Martisha Taylor
1768–1797
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Erasmus (Withers) Chapman
1759–1832
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Lewis
1770–1845
Rowan, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mark (Chelton)
1738–1801
Rachel Matlock
1740–1798
Lt. Taylor
1737–1803
Elizabeth Anderson
1753–1774
Henry Lewis
1724–1804
Mary Buford
1738–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shelton
1712–1767
Mary Smith
1712–1772

Louisa Shelton's Descendants

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Louisa (Devera) Shelton (26 March 1833–05 Mar 1913) m. Kinzey (C) Miller (20 Aug 1839–20 Jan 1907)
  1. 1. Mollie Miller 1857–1946 m. William (Alexander) Stearnes 1846–1931
  2. 2. Belle Miller 1857–1891 m. Benjamin (A.) Matthews 1846–1920
    1. 1. George (Layfette) Matthews 1874–1944
    2. 2. William (Taylor) Matthews 1881–1959
    3. 3. Benjamin (J) Mathews 1886–1955 m. Flora (E) Young 1901–
      1. 1. Charles (R) Mathews 1920–
      2. 2. Bruce Mathews 1912–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Mathews 1917–
      4. 4. Taylor Mathews 1913–
      5. 5. Robert Mathews 1923–
    4. 4. Walter (Lee) Mathews 1873–1957 m. Viola (B.) Matthews 1882–1946
    5. 5. Jennie (J) Matthews 1888–1938 m. Thomas (Boyd) Vice 1886–1944
      1. 1. Joe (Rowan) Vice 1909–1972 m. Roberta (Estelle) Vice 1918–
    6. 6. Joseph (Gregory) Matthews 1878–1955
    7. 7. Mary (J) Mathews 1876–1932
    8. 8. Mary (Jennie) Mathews 1886–1932
  3. 3. James (Madison) Miller 1858–1932 m. Martha (A) Miller 1900–1932
    1. 1. Samuel (Jones) Miller 1893–1946
    2. 2. James (M Miller) Jr 1886–1957
    3. 3. Lizzie Miller 1883–1912 m. Albert (M.) Cordell 1878–
      1. 1. Vera (Ruth) Cordell 1904– m. Garland (Columbus) Smith 1895–1968
      2. 2. William (Jennings) Cordell 1901– m. Elizabeth Cordell 1905–
    4. 4. Charlie (S) Miller 1881–1955
  4. 4. Ellen Crawford 1868–1923 m. Willie (S "Babe" Sisk) Jr. 1861–1938 m. Charles (W) Crawford 1860–1940
    1. 1. Kenz (Irving) Crawford 1887–1925 m. Ida (Pearl) Willman 1879–
      1. 1. Ollie (May) Mason 1898– m. Robert (S) Philmon 1892–
      2. 2. Meriel Crawford 1918–
  5. 5. Andrew (J) Miller 1865–1917 m. Nancy (C) Young 1865–1917
    1. 1. Audy (B) Miller 1892–1930
    2. 2. Walter (Fred Miller) Sr 1895–1952 m. Mamie Dupree 1901–1981
      1. 1. Walter (F Miller) Jr. 1927–1999
      2. 2. Alma (L) Miller 1923–2002
      3. 3. George (Russell) Miller 1921–1978
    3. 3. Sweetie Miller 1898–1915 m. Lemuel (Marvin) Law 1891–1964
      1. 1. Ida (Madeline) Law 1915–2001 m. Theodore Lemons 1912–
        1. 1. Ida (Madeline) Low 1915–
    4. 4. Veda Miller 1901–1924 m. William (M) MacNeal 1902–1967
      1. 1. Robert (Andrew) McNeal 1921–1993 m. Martha (Eunice) McNeal 1920–2001
    5. 5. Andrew (Jackson “Jack”) Miller 1905–1987 m. Leona Teters 1902–1979
      1. 1. Eva (Mae) Miller 1924–2012
      2. 2. John (A) Miller 1926–1998
      3. 3. Frances (Warneda) Miller 1927–1936
      4. 4. Franklin Miller 1936–2007
    6. 6. Maud Rossow 1888–1915 m. Jim (Abb) Robertson 1878–1930
    7. 7. William (Thomas Jefferson) Miller 1886–1958 m. June (Eugenia) Whitworth 1916–1967 m. Josie Martin 1890–1933 m. Louise Young 1918–1990 m. Cora (I. (Wm. M.)) Miller 1881–1929
      1. 1. James (Wiklo) Miller 1923–2014 m. Edith (Mildred "Millie") Raines 1924–2001
      2. 2. Ruby (Maybelle) Riggs 1914–2007
      3. 3. William (Abner) Drewar 1916–1986
      4. 4. Cora (Pearl) Miller 1917–2001 m. Hugh (Howard) Robertson 1914–2000
        1. 1. Billie (Louise) Robertson 1941–1941
        2. 2. Patsy (Roberta) Robertson 1940–2021 m. Charles (L. Maze) Sr 1938–2007 m. Krueger 1935–2020
        3. 3. Jimmy (Hugh) Robertson 1947–1966
        4. 4. Betty (Jo) Robertson 1935–2011
      5. 5. Juanita Miller 1905–1957 m. Percy Newby 1900–1959
        1. 1. Mildred Newby 1930–1994
        2. 2. Ruby (Catherine) Newby 1927–1927
        3. 3. Percy (Eugene) Newby 1923–1997
        4. 4. Evelyn Newby 1922–
      6. 6. Willie (Kathryn) Miller 1906–1987 m. Charlie (Pride) Parvin 1903–1956
        1. 1. Charles Parvin 1929–1988
      7. 7. Verda (Mae "Birdie") Miller 1912–1991 m. James (J Brocato) Sr 1909–1991
      8. 8. Kinzy (Merrion) Miller 1915–1965 m. Helen (Jane) Porter 1926–2000 m. Elizabeth Miller 1914–1988
      9. 9. Allen (Graham) Miller 1926–1986
      10. 10. LODIS (VELA) MILLER 1909–1981 m. Cecil (Moore) Lightsinger 1911–1978 m. 1906–1954
        1. 1. William (Larry) Lassiter 1946–1948
        2. 2. Kenneth (Arlan) Lassiter 1942–1942
        3. 3. Ronald (G) Lassiter 1949–2017
        4. 4. Wayne (Everett) Lassiter 1936–2005 m. Doris (Ann) Gentle 1941–2018
        5. 5. Vivian Laster 1929–1987 m. James (Wilbur Boyle) Howard 1928–2010
        6. 6. Evelyn (Elizabeth) Lassiter 1932–1974 m. Edward (Wilson) Mitchell 1931–1975
        7. 7. Amelia (Marion) Lassiter 1938–2019 m. MARLIN OLMSTED 1934–1998

Louisa Shelton's Timeline

8 Records

1831
26 Mar 1831
Birth of Louisa Devera Shelton in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1833
26 March 1833
Birth of Louisa Devera Shelton in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 27
Louisa Devera Shelton resided here in District 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States
District 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States
1870
1870
Age 37
Louisa Devera Shelton resided here in Subdivision 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Subdivision 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States
1880
1880
Age 47
Louisa Devera Shelton resided here in Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 67
Louisa Devera Shelton resided here in Scottsboro Town, Jackson, Alabama
Scottsboro Town, Jackson, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 77
Louisa Devera Shelton resided here in Claysville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Claysville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1913
05 Mar 1913
Age 80
Death of Louisa Devera Shelton in Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 16; Family History Film: 1254016; Page: 221D; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 0576.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 3, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: T623_20; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 39.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 607; Image: 615.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Claysville, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374038
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1833
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 607; Image: 615.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Subdivision 3, Jackson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 3, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 16; Family History Film: 1254016; Page: 221D; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 0576.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Scottsboro Town, Jackson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: T623_20; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 39.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Claysville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Claysville, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374038

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Progressive Age - 6 Mar 1913 - 1, Louisa Shelton Miller Obit 6 Mar 1913

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
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