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Rhoda (Readey) Shelton 1819–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1819

Birth Location: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Martin Sr.

Mother: Nancy Stanton

Spouse(s): David Sr

Children(s): Temperance Franklin

The story of Rhoda (Readey) Shelton began in 1819 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America. Rhoda (Readey) Shelton married David S Franklin Sr, and had children including Temperance Temphy Franklin. Rhoda (Readey) Shelton passed away in 1900 in Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rhoda (Readey) Shelton began in 1819 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Rhoda (Readey) Shelton married David S Franklin Sr, and had children including Temperance Temphy Franklin.
  • Rhoda (Readey) Shelton passed away in 1900 in Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Sr.
1775–1842
Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Stanton
1776–1857
Birth Location: Patrick Co, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

David Sr
1819–1890
Birth Location: Yancey, Madison, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Temperance Franklin
1852–1935
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Rhoda Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Rhoda Shelton
1819–1900
Birth Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Martin VanBuren Shelton Sr.
1775–1842
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Willard) Stanton
1776–1857
Patrick Co, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Shelton Stanton) 5GGF
1750–1804
Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Hepsibah Marshall
1759–1835
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr.
1688–1751
Lydia Albertson
1721–1751
Benjamin Marshall
1706–1793
Mary Macy
1717–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Marshall
1672–1749
Mercy Short
1676–1712
Richard Macy
1689–1779
Deborah Pinkham
1694–1767

Rhoda Shelton's Descendants

1.
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Rhoda ((Readey)) Shelton (Mar 1819–1900) m. David (S Franklin) Sr (15 April 1819–16 Jul 1890)
  1. 1. Temperance (Temphy) Franklin 1852–1935 m. Andrew (Jackson "Jack") Gentry 1848–1939
    1. 1. Milum (Franklin) Gentry 1879–1940 m. Henderson (Grant) Gentry 1872–1920
      1. 1. Benjamin (" Ben ") Gentry 1907–1983 m. Pearl Gilbert 1912–2000
        1. 1. Zula (Patricia) Gentry 1935–2014 m. Ranson (Geter) Johnson 1931–1993

Rhoda Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1819
Mar 1819
Birth of Rhoda (Readey) Shelton in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 81
Death of Rhoda (Readey) Shelton in Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1819
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
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