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Martha Polly Shelton 1810 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA

Father: Jarmon Shelton

Mother: Martha Winfrey

Spouse(s): Amos Shook

Children(s): Sarah Shook, Martha Shook, Roanna Shook, David Shook, Lucy Shook, James Shook, Samual Shook, Morris Shook, Frank Shook

The story of Martha Polly Shelton began in 1810 in Alabama, USA. Martha Polly Shelton married Amos Shook, and had children including Sarah Sallie Shook, Martha Jane Shook, Roanna Rowenna Shook, David R. Shook, Lucy Ann Shook, James Henderson Shook, Samual Shook, Morris Shook, Frank Shook. Martha Polly Shelton passed away in 1846 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Polly Shelton began in 1810 in Alabama, USA.
  • Martha Polly Shelton married Amos Shook, and had children including Sarah Sallie Shook, Martha Jane Shook, Roanna Rowenna Shook, David R. Shook, Lucy Ann Shook, James Henderson Shook, Samual Shook, Morris Shook, Frank Shook.
  • Martha Polly Shelton passed away in 1846 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jarmon Shelton
1790 –
Birth Location: –
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Martha Winfrey
1786 – 1878
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amos Shook
1811 – 1874
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Shook
1832 – 1909
Birth Location: –
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Martha Shook
1834 – 1896
Birth Location: Salem, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Roanna Shook
1837 –
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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David Shook
1840 –
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Shook
1842 – 1883
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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James Shook
1842 – 1929
Birth Location: Marion County, Illinois, USA
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Samual Shook
1844 – 1920
Birth Location: Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois, USA
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Morris Shook
1846 – 1846
Birth Location: Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois, USA
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Frank Shook
Birth Location: –
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Martha Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Martha Shelton
1810 – 1846
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Jarmon C. Shelton
1790 –
Martha Winfrey
1786 – 1878
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (J.) Shelton
Tennessee, USA
Susanna ("Sucky" Wall (Varidman or) Rutherford)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Shelton's Descendants

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Martha (Polly) Shelton (1810 – 1846) m. Amos Shook (1811 – 22 Dec 1874)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Shook (Bet. 1832–1833 – Bef. 1909) m. William Shaw
  2. 2. Martha (Jane) Shook (04 Jan 1834 – 26 Dec 1896) m. Leonard (Flemen) Prosise (29 Mar 1829 – 28 Oct 1879)
    1. 1. Prosise
  3. 3. Roanna (Rowenna) Shook (1837 – )
  4. 4. David (R.) Shook (1840 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitechurch m. Eliza (H.) Sanders
    1. 1. Robert (Silvester) Shook (1860 – Bef. 1950) m. Lulu
      1. 1. Alice Shook (1863 – )
      2. 2. Shook
    2. 2. Alice Shook (1863 – Abt. 10 Aug 1899)
    3. 3. Rosetta (S.) Shook (02 Feb 1865 – 26 Nov 1950)
    4. 4. Charles (R.) Shook (Nov 1867 – 10 Oct 1953) m. Harriet (J.) Evans (1855 – 20 Oct 1947)
    5. 5. Millie (Elise) Shook (03 Dec 1871 – 13 Jun 1942)
    6. 6. Lillie (Sarah) Shook (03 Dec 1871 – 14 Oct 1903)
    7. 7. Hollie (Homer) Shook (22 May 1873 – 21 Jul 1961) m. Lena (Caroline) Gerbert (1884 – 1869)
      1. 1. Ralph (Edward) Shook
      2. 2. Mable (Ellen) Shook
      3. 3. William (Dewey) Shook
      4. 4. Gail (Frederick) Shook
      5. 5. Earl (Vernon) Shook
      6. 6. Robert (Homer) Shook
      7. 7. Lillian (Violet) Shook
      8. 8. Beulah (Ethel) Shook
      9. 9. Raymond (R.) Shook
      10. 10. Myrtle (Flora) Shook
    8. 8. William (E.) Shook (05 Feb 1881 – )
  5. 5. Lucy (Ann) Shook (1842 – 1883) m. Jacob (J.) Thomas
  6. 6. James (Henderson) Shook (13 Apr 1842 – 07 Apr 1929) m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Thomas (15 Jun 1846 – 28 Feb 1922)
    1. 1. Ida (L.) Shook (29 Jan 1864 – 03 Apr 1951)
    2. 2. Marion (Wesley) Shook (27 May 1867 – 30 May 1945) m. Arminda (Alice) Mandrell (11 Apr 1871 – 10 Jul 1955)
      1. 1. Clarinda (Catherin) Shook (17 Sep 1890 – 17 Feb 1983) m. Ira Bruce (19 Sep 1888 – 17 Jan 1949)
        1. 1. Clayton (Oral) Bruce (07 Mar 1909 – 1989) m. Virginia (Axeline) Carlson (1913 – 1986)
        2. 2. Dora (Opal) Bruce (07 Nov 1910 – 28 Jan 1911)
        3. 3. Ora (Alice) Bruce (12 Mar 1913 – 02 Oct 1916)
        4. 4. Glen (Harold) Bruce (19 Jun 1917 – ) m. Anita Stewart (07 Jun 1920 – 17 Dec 2017)
        5. 5. Estalee (Eileen) Bruce (31 Mar 1920 – 31 Mar 2011) m. Merril (LeRoy) Culvey (21 Oct 1915 – 24 Dec 2010)
        6. 6. Edward (Aaron) Bruce (11 Nov 1924 – ) m. Verne Collard
        7. 7. Jewel (Jerene) Bruce (24 Jul 1927 – 02 Dec 2011) m. Thomas (H.) Darnell
        8. 8. June (Maxine) Bruce (24 Jul 1927 – 14 Nov 2013) m. Orval Shreve
        9. 9. Cora Bruce
      2. 2. Sina (Mae) Shook (22 May 1893 – 13 Aug 1971) m. Lonnie (Paul) Wilcox (1894 – 1954)
        1. 1. Lorene Wilcox (19 Jan 1921 – )
        2. 2. Jewel Wilcox (11 Mar 1923 – )
      3. 3. Ralph (Ambrose) Shook (05 Nov 1895 – Jul 1965) m. Anna (Lucille) Siedler (08 Jun 1891 – 12 Aug 1973)
        1. 1. Ralph (Marion John) Shook (30 Nov 1915 – 23 Nov 2007)
        2. 2. Alfred (Paul) Shook (16 Apr 1920 – 21 Sep 2003)
        3. 3. Lucille Shook
      4. 4. Emmet (Owen) Shook (15 Jan 1898 – 30 Oct 1982) m. Rose (Marie) Luke (17 Feb 1910 – 08 May 1995) m. Pearlie (Marie) Farmer (1900 – 1976)
        1. 1. Ovid (Owen) Shook (07 Nov 1917 – )
        2. 2. Lowell (Evan) Shook (25 Nov 1919 – 02 Sep 1983) m. Freida (Lee) Wood (1922 – 2018)
        3. 3. Dean Shook
        4. 4. Mary (Alice) Shook
        5. 5. Merril Shook
        6. 6. Betty Shook
        7. 7. Beula Shook
      5. 5. Marion (Guy) Shook (08 Apr 1900 – 1974) m. Stella Fry (31 Mar 1901 – 13 Nov 1979)
        1. 1. Ralph (Owen) Shook (1925 – 2004)
        2. 2. George (Wesley) Shook (Abt. 1927 – 1995) m. Janet M
        3. 3. Robert (Harvey) Shook (Abt. 1929 – )
      6. 6. Sylvia (Gladys) Shook (18 Apr 1902 – 24 Mar 1983) m. Emmet (Lee) Lloyd (1897 – 1981)
        1. 1. Doris Lloyd (1922 – 1992)
        2. 2. Elvis (Martin) Lloyd (1938 – 2015)
        3. 3. Donald Lloyd
        4. 4. Mildred Lloyd
        5. 5. Darlene Lloyd
        6. 6. Gladys Lloyd
        7. 7. Rita Lloyd
        8. 8. Agnes Lloyd
        9. 9. David Lloyd
      7. 7. Ernest (Orval) Shook (19 Apr 1904 – 19 Mar 1975) m. Helen (Marie Lawton Euhus) Shook (05 Mar 1900 – 23 Nov 1995) m. Lida Bruce (09 Mar 1905 – 23 May 1945)
        1. 1. Richard (Keelin) Shook (12 Dec 1921 – 19 Jan 2001) m. Vernie (Mae) Heuer (04 Sep 1929 – 23 Apr 1998)
        2. 2. Gloria (Wanda) Shook (17 May 1929 – 08 Sep 2006) m. Marshall Barrs (22 Aug 1919 – )
      8. 8. Samuel (Homer) Shook (02 Feb 1906 – 1971) m. Pearl Wells
        1. 1. Ronald Shook
        2. 2. Joanne Shook
        3. 3. Shirly Shook
        4. 4. Dean Shook
        5. 5. Gordan Shook
        6. 6. Mary Shook
        7. 7. Carol Shook
        8. 8. Norma Shook
        9. 9. Fred Shook
        10. 10. Jerine Shook
        11. 11. Virgil Shook m. Marie Rose
        12. 12. Marie Shook ( – 2002)
      9. 9. Perry (Dwight) Shook (18 Sep 1909 – 29 Jul 1910)
      10. 10. Dona (Elizabeth) Shook (05 Jul 1912 – 23 Oct 2005) m. Joe (Oscar) Edmison (15 Nov 1911 – 01 Feb 1946) m. William (E.) Culvey
        1. 1. Gerald (Eugene) Edmison (05 Oct 1929 – 28 Sep 1963) m. Beverly (Ellen) Crawford (10 Sep 1930 – 07 Nov 2018)
        2. 2. Audrey (Lucile) Edmison (18 Feb 1931 – 09 Jun 2016) m. Donald (Council) Laseman (08 May 1928 – 29 Jun 1970)
        3. 3. Ola (May) Edmison (11 May 1932 – 11 May 1932)
        4. 4. Lois (Marion) Edmison (12 Sep 1934 – 15 Sep 2017) m. Wallace Britton m. Jack (Marlin) Erb m. Russel (Leroy) Rudolph (29 Jul 1933 – )
        5. 5. Willie (Joe) Edmison (28 Apr 1939 – 18 Sep 2004) m. Margit (Elizabeth) Benthem (13 Aug 1944 – ) m. Carolyn Thomas (19 Nov 1943 – )
        6. 6. Glenda Edmison (22 May 1944 – ) m. George (Kenneth) Meinheit (27 Oct 1943 – 24 Jun 2015)
    3. 3. Carrie (Ettie) Shook (28 Sep 1869 – Mar 1914)
    4. 4. William (Edward) Shook (27 Jan 1871 – 01 Apr 1954)
    5. 5. Lydia (Elizabeth) Shook (27 Aug 1873 – 21 Mar 1963)
    6. 6. Nathan (Ira) Shook (25 Nov 1880 – 14 Sep 1966) m. Lillie (Marie) Solomon (12 Jun 1887 – 23 Aug 1910)
      1. 1. Delmar Shook (25 Sep 1906 – 25 Apr 1994) m. Isabel (Evelyn) Carlson (01 Sep 1913 – )
        1. 1. Delmar (Eugene) Shook (28 Apr 1931 – ) m. Ruth Mienety (21 Feb 1930 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Leroy) Shook (07 Apr 1933 – ) m. Joyce (Helen) Berna (03 Aug 1933 – )
        3. 3. Lavern (Gerald) Shook (03 Apr 1937 – ) m. Mary (Lou) Henehan (25 Jul 1938 – )
        4. 4. Karen Shook (24 Aug 1943 – ) m. John (Ralph) Hoyt
      2. 2. Dolly Shook
      3. 3. Perry Shook
      4. 4. Chester Shook
      5. 5. Raymond Shook ( – 18 Aug 2006) m. Lillian (Emma) Nicholson
        1. 1. Salley Shook m. Jack Spencer
        2. 2. William Shook
        3. 3. Donald Shook
    7. 7. Infant (son 1) Shook (27 Oct 1882 – 09 Nov 1882)
    8. 8. Samuel (Roy) Shook (27 Oct 1882 – 18 Apr 1955) m. Carrie (Jane) Dove (1888 – 1981)
      1. 1. Iva (Elizabeth) Shook (1915 – 2008)
    9. 9. Infant (Son 2) Shook (26 Apr 1885 – 02 Jun 1885)
    10. 10. Jennie (Mae) Shook (28 Jul 1886 – 07 Dec 1929)
  7. 7. Samual Shook (15 Oct 1844 – 04 Apr 1920) m. Julia (Ann) Garren (01 Jul 1847 – 14 Jan 1916)
    1. 1. Albert Shook (1869 – 1938)
    2. 2. Ira Shook (1873 – 13 Sep 1889)
    3. 3. George Shook (1884 – 23 Mar 1886)
    4. 4. Myrtle (May) Shook (18 Jun 1888 – 23 Nov 1983) m. James (Dell) Garren
    5. 5. Elmer Shook
    6. 6. Frank Shook
    7. 7. Plannie Shook
    8. 8. Melvin Shook
  8. 8. Morris Shook (1846 – 1846)
  9. 9. Frank Shook

Martha Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Martha Polly Shelton in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1846
1846
Age 36
Death of Martha Polly Shelton in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shook Cemetery, Marion County, Illinois, USA
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