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Matilda Jane Shelton 1842–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1842

Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 October 1874

Death Location: Linden, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Marshall DODSON

Mother: Emily Brown

Spouse(s): Olynthus Shelton

Children(s): James Shelton, Emily Childress, Sarah Whitaker, Rowena Bastin, Sarah Shelton, Marshal Shelton, Martha Shelton, Emily Shelton, Nancy Clayton, William Shelton, Matilda Hufstedler, James Shelton, Nancy Clayton

Matilda Jane Shelton was born in 1842 in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA, the child of Marshall Allan Dodson And Emily Wren Brown. In 1870, Matilda Jane Shelton resided in District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA. Matilda Jane Shelton married Olynthus Gregory Tean Shelton, and had children including Emily Jane Childress, Emily Jane Shelton, James Milton Shelton, James Monroe Shelton, Marshal Rowena Shelton, Martha Ann Shelton, Matilda Elizabeth Hufstedler, Nancy Allie Clayton, Rowena S Bastin, Sarah Frances Shelton, Sarah Frances Whitaker, William Alexander Shelton. Matilda Jane Shelton passed away in 1874 in Linden, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matilda Jane Shelton was born in 1842 in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA, the child of Marshall Allan Dodson And Emily Wren Brown.
  • In 1870, Matilda Jane Shelton resided in District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA.
  • Matilda Jane Shelton married Olynthus Gregory Tean Shelton, and had children including Emily Jane Childress, Emily Jane Shelton, James Milton Shelton, James Monroe Shelton, Marshal Rowena Shelton, Martha Ann Shelton, Matilda Elizabeth Hufstedler, Nancy Allie Clayton, Rowena S Bastin, Sarah Frances Shelton, Sarah Frances Whitaker, William Alexander Shelton.
  • Matilda Jane Shelton passed away in 1874 in Linden, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Shelton
1842–1874
Birth Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marshall Allan DODSON
1812–1865
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Emily (Wren) Brown
1806–1883
Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Elias Dodson
1786–1847
Pittsylvania, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Maria ('Mary') Marshall
1790–1846
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy (Shelton)
1758–1818
Marshall Marshall
1767–1852
Unity Shields
1767–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shields
1741–1831
Lydia Bays
1755–1845

Matilda Shelton's Descendants

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Matilda (Jane) Shelton (23 May 1842–15 October 1874) m. Olynthus (Gregory "Tean") Shelton (29 Jul 1830–18 July 1903)
  1. 1. James (Monroe) Shelton 1858–1929 m. Ida (Ellen) Blosser 1873–1955
    1. 1. James (M.) Shelton 1903–1986 m. Frances Hairgrove 1913–1991
      1. 1. Nancy Hawthorn 1931–1964 m. William (Edgar) Hawthorn 1928–2017
      2. 2. Charles (Timothy) Shelton 1945–2020
    2. 2. Gladys Shelton 1912–
    3. 3. James (Oliver) Shelton 1894–1966
    4. 4. Roy (Lee) Shelton 1897–1950
    5. 5. George (Henry Shelton) Sr. 1913–2001
    6. 6. Thomas (T.) Shelton 1906–1995
    7. 7. Mattie (Ida) Shelton 1909–2001
    8. 8. Ethel (Mavis) Shelton 1907–1983
    9. 9. Hazel (Irene) Shelton 1902–1994
    10. 10. Hazel Shelton 1903–
    11. 11. Junes Shelton 1905–
    12. 12. Madaline Shelton 1910–
  2. 2. Emily (Jane) Childress 1862–1900
  3. 3. Sarah (Frances) Whitaker 1868–1945
  4. 4. Rowena (S.) Bastin 1872–1938
  5. 5. Sarah (Frances) Shelton 1870–1945
  6. 6. Marshal (Rowena) Shelton 1872–1938
  7. 7. Martha (Ann) Shelton 1860–1860
  8. 8. Emily (Jane) Shelton 1862–1900
  9. 9. Nancy (Allie) Clayton 1867–1944
  10. 10. William (Alexander) Shelton 1864–1920
  11. 11. Matilda (Elizabeth) Hufstedler 1874–1964
  12. 12. James (Milton) Shelton 1859–1928
  13. 13. Nancy (Allie) Clayton 1867–1944

Matilda Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1842
23 May 1842
Birth of Matilda Jane Shelton in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 28
Matilda Jane Shelton resided here in District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1874
15 October 1874
Age 32
Death of Matilda Jane Shelton in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1842
    Event Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 6, Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1874
    Event Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Linden, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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