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Nancy Shelton 1795–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1860

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: John Shelton

Mother: Nancy Hurt

Spouse(s): John Rhea, John Rhea

Children(s): Lavinia Rhea, Mary (Roden), Lorinda Rhea, Stephen RHEA, Elizabeth Ray

In 1795, Nancy Shelton entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Shelton And Nancy Ann Hurt. In 1850, Nancy Shelton resided in Division 2 East of the Military Road, Lauderdale, . Nancy Shelton married John Rhea, and had children including Elizabeth Ray, Lavinia Rhea, Lorinda Susana Rhea, Mary Rhea Ray Roden, Stephen Rhea. Nancy Shelton passed away in 1860 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Nancy Shelton entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Shelton And Nancy Ann Hurt.
  • In 1850, Nancy Shelton resided in Division 2 East of the Military Road, Lauderdale, .
  • Nancy Shelton married John Rhea, and had children including Elizabeth Ray, Lavinia Rhea, Lorinda Susana Rhea, Mary Rhea Ray Roden, Stephen Rhea.
  • Nancy Shelton passed away in 1860 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelton
1775–1837
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Hurt
1768–1818
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Rhea
1785–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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John Rhea
1791–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Lavinia Rhea
1824–1911
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mary (Roden)
1821–1909
Birth Location: Marshall, Alabama, United States
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Lorinda Rhea
1821–1856
Birth Location: Greene, TN
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Stephen RHEA
1810–
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Ray
1817–1862
Birth Location: , , Tennessee
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Nancy Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Shelton
1795–1860
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Shelton
1775–1837
Nancy (Ann) Hurt
1768–1818
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth Shepherd
1745–1782
St George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Moses (Hurt) Jr
1730–1799
King William County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Cocke) Shelton
1740–1816
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Crispen Shelton
1713–1787
Letitia Buford
1716–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Sr
1685–1733
Mary Crispen
1685–

Nancy Shelton's Descendants

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Nancy Shelton (1795–Aft. 1860) m. John Rhea (Abt. 1785–) m. John Rhea (1791–abt 1864)
  1. 1. Lavinia Rhea 1824–1911 m. John (Starnes) Jaco 1817–1883
    1. 1. Catherine Jaco 1844–1880 m. James (A Godwin) Jr 1839–1867 m. John (M) Childress 1840–1900
      1. 1. James (Andrew Crockett) Godwin 1865–1936 m. Charlotte (Danielle) Camp 1868–1936
        1. 1. Alonzo (Edward) Godwin 1893–1975 m. Ola (Mae) Jett 1896–1983
        2. 2. Jimmy (Alvie) Godwin 1909–1976 m. Mattie (Eva) Jaco 1918–1996
        3. 3. Ernest (Lester) Godwin 1907–1996 m. Meda (Stella) Harper 1907–1993
        4. 4. Charles (Eugene) Godwin 1905–1985 m. Nora Baird 1907–1990
        5. 5. Grady (Oliver) Godwin 1903–1952
        6. 6. Leonard (Robert) Godwin 1901–1970
        7. 7. Elmer Godwin 1900–
        8. 8. Samuel (James) Godwin 1895–1952 m. Lula (Ann) Fricks 1897–2000
        9. 9. Ollie (Belle) Godwin 1891–1976 m. Luther (Lafayette) Light 1887–1972
        10. 10. Thomas (Houston) Godwin 1889–1946 m. Kate (Belle) Caston 1891–1949
        11. 11. Calvin (Benjamin) Godwin 1887–1955 m. Bertie (Kate) Gilliland 1884–1959
        12. 12. Claude (Wood) Godwin 1899–1991 m. Lillie (Mae) Smith 1901–1981
        13. 13. Wallace (Henry) Godwin 1897–1975 m. Mollie (Myrtle) Patterson 1902–2000
        14. 14. Cecil Godwin 1902–
      2. 2. Isabelle Childress 1869–1935 m. Byron (McFarland) Carter 1870–1935
        1. 1. Eugene (Miller) Carter 1891–1976
        2. 2. Jeff (H) Carter 1888–
        3. 3. Tempie (P) Carter 1894–
        4. 4. Betty (M) Carter 1897–
        5. 5. Cecil (B) Carter 1899–
        6. 6. Bennett (B) Carter 1903–
        7. 7. Robert (R) Carter 1908–
      3. 3. Lula (Ann) Childress 1872–1965 m. Obie (Bennett) Eason 1868–1940
        1. 1. Pearl (Atha) Eason 1897–1955
        2. 2. Minnie (Lee Eason) Olinger 1902–1978
        3. 3. Joe (Lewis) Eason 1910–1991
        4. 4. James (Howard) Eason 1894–1950
        5. 5. Ernest (Thomas) Eason 1906–1944
        6. 6. John (L.) Eason 1892–1909
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Jaco 1848–1929 m. John (Jackson) Patterson 1846–1914
      1. 1. William (Jackson) Patterson 1878–1957 m. Mary (Leona) Powell 1881–1965
        1. 1. Ida (Belle) Patterson 1918–2004 m. Arnold (Horton) Godwin 1916–2006
        2. 2. Minnie (Lou) Patterson 1915–2000 m. Lee Bearden 1914–2002
        3. 3. Henry (Clay) Patterson 1904–1920
        4. 4. Bettie (L) Patterson 1909–2009 m. Marvin (Andrew) Fricks 1901–1972
        5. 5. Mollie (Myrtle) Patterson 1902–2000 m. Wallace (Henry) Godwin 1897–1975
      2. 2. Dora (Bell) Patterson 1892–1979
        1. 1. Golden (Inez) Baird 1913–1999
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Patterson 1876–1954
        1. 1. Lola Puckette 1909–1979
      4. 4. Lucinda Patterson 1870–1910 m. William (N) Mashburn 1862–1941
        1. 1. Bessie (Ann) Mashburn 1896–1973 m. Emmett Burke 1897–1981 m. George (Walter) Brown 1893–1960
        2. 2. Earnest (Lester) Mashburn 1905–1993
        3. 3. Ina (Easter) Mashburn 1910–1998 m. Clyde (M) Norman 1904–1971
        4. 4. Irene Mashburn 1891–1922
        5. 5. Millard (J) Mashburn 1899–1917
        6. 6. Jessie (Lee) Mashburn 1904–1956
        7. 7. Delmar (Earl Mashburn) Sr. 1907–1984
      5. 5. Margarett (Frances) Patterson 1871–1889
      6. 6. Nancy (Viola) Patterson 1880–1961 m. Robert (Basil) Kirtland 1873–1929
        1. 1. Mae Kirtland 1898–1978
        2. 2. Magnolia Kirtland 1900–1988 m. Brant (Millard) Wright 1896–1964
      7. 7. Zan (Wesley) Patterson 1874–1943 m. Nora O'Neal 1877–1969
        1. 1. Leonard (McKensley) Patterson 1899–1990 m. Kitty (Lena) Patterson 1898–2000
        2. 2. Vida (Belle) Patterson 1897–1918
        3. 3. Mary (Estell) Patterson 1903–1961
        4. 4. Mattie (Loraine) Patterson 1907–1997
        5. 5. Laura (Gertrude) Patterson 1895–1977
      8. 8. Daisy (Anne) Patterson 1883–1937
        1. 1. Valorie Quinn 1922–2004
        2. 2. Henry (L D) Quinn 1915–2012
        3. 3. Audrie (Belle) Womack 1905–2002
      9. 9. Samuel (Arthur) Patterson 1886–1934
        1. 1. Laura (Bell) Patterson 1913–2002
      10. 10. Maude (Maye) Patterson 1888–1985
        1. 1. Ila (V) Isbell 1909–1994
    3. 3. Nancy (Ann) Jaco 1847–1920 m. David Norman 1848–
      1. 1. William (A) Norman 1872–1900
        1. 1. Minnie Norman 1895–1981
      2. 2. David Norman 1876–
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) Jaco 1853–1918
    5. 5. William (Brooks) Jaco 1854–1880
    6. 6. Lucy Jaco 1861–1944
    7. 7. Frances Jaco 1851–1935 m. Samuel (Hutsel) Evans 1856–
      1. 1. Tempy (Jane) Evans 1870–
    8. 8. Jasper (Joshua) Jaco 1864–1949
  2. 2. Mary (Rhea \ Ray) (Roden) 1821–1909
  3. 3. Lorinda (Susana) Rhea 1821–1856
  4. 4. Stephen RHEA 1810–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Ray 1817–1862
    1. 1. Melvina Smith 1840–1912
    2. 2. Henry Smith 1839–1903
    3. 3. Francis (Caroline) Smith 1843–1876
    4. 4. James (Madison) Smith 1848–1882
      1. 1. Mary (Emma) Smith 1875–1966
    5. 5. David (D) Smith 1855–
    6. 6. Lucinda Smith 1857–1908

Nancy Shelton's Timeline

3 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Nancy Shelton in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 55
Nancy Shelton resided here in Division 2 East of the Military Road, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Division 2 East of the Military Road, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
1860
Aft. 1860
Age 65
Death of Nancy Shelton in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 2 East of the Military Road, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1860
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
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