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Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton 1820–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1820

Birth Location: Buncombe, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1877

Death Location: Erie, Loudon, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Cassaday

Mother: Sara Brown

Spouse(s): Andrew Sr.

Children(s): John Shelton, Andrew Jr, Joseph Shelton, James Shelton, William Shelton, Sarah Shelton

In 1820, Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton entered the world in Buncombe, Surry, North Carolina, United States, born to John Halcomb Cassaday And Sara Brown. Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton married Andrew Jackson A J Shelton Sr, and had children including Andrew Jackson Shelton Jr, James Thomas Tom Shelton, John Franklin Shelton, Joseph Robert Shelton, Sarah Jane Shelton, William B Shelton. Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton passed away in 1877 in Erie, Loudon, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton entered the world in Buncombe, Surry, North Carolina, United States, born to John Halcomb Cassaday And Sara Brown.
  • Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton married Andrew Jackson A J Shelton Sr, and had children including Andrew Jackson Shelton Jr, James Thomas Tom Shelton, John Franklin Shelton, Joseph Robert Shelton, Sarah Jane Shelton, William B Shelton.
  • Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton passed away in 1877 in Erie, Loudon, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cassaday
1799–1881
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
JC
Sara Brown
1798–1881
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
SB

Spouses(s)

Andrew Sr.
1816–1899
Birth Location: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
AS

Children(s)

John Shelton
1847–1915
Birth Location: Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
JS
Andrew Jr
1854–1917
Birth Location: Erie, Tennessee, United States
AJ
Joseph Shelton
1852–1893
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JS
James Shelton
1845–1925
Birth Location: Sweetwater, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
JS
William Shelton
1843–1923
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, United States
WS
Sarah Shelton
1840–1894
Birth Location: Sweetwater, McMinn, Tennessee, United States
SS

Rachel Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Shelton
1820–1877
Birth Place: Buncombe, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Halcomb Cassaday
1799–1881
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Sara Brown
1798–1881
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Shelton's Descendants

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Rachel (Jane CASSADAY) Shelton (5 Jan 1820–21 Dec 1877) m. Andrew (Jackson "A.J." SHELTON) Sr. (6 May 1816–13 Feb 1899)
  1. 1. John (Franklin) Shelton 1847–1915 m. Anna (Flora Elizabeth FRYAR) Shelton 1850–1901
    1. 1. Samuel (Jerry) SHELTON 1870–1927
    2. 2. Andrew ('Tate') SHELTON 1873–1936
    3. 3. Sarah (Melinda "Linnie" SHELTON) Martin 1876–1957
  2. 2. Andrew (Jackson Shelton) Jr 1854–1917
  3. 3. Joseph (Robert) Shelton 1852–1893
  4. 4. James (Thomas "Tom") Shelton 1845–1925
  5. 5. William (B) Shelton 1843–1923
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Shelton 1840–1894

Rachel Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1820
5 Jan 1820
Birth of Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton in Buncombe, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, Surry, North Carolina, United States
1877
21 Dec 1877
Age 57
Death of Rachel Jane CASSADAY Shelton in Erie, Loudon, Tennessee, United States
Erie, Loudon, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1820
    Event Place: Buncombe, Surry, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Erie, Loudon, Tennessee, United States
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