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Robert Lea Shelton 1835–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 06 Sep 1888

Death Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Father: Hurbert Shelton

Mother: Sallie Sharp

Spouse(s): Sarah Shelton

Children(s): James Shelton

Robert Lea Shelton was born in 1835 in Virginia, the child of Hurbert K Shelton And Sallie Brown Sharp. Robert Lea Shelton married Sarah B Scott Shelton, and had children including James Alice Shelton. Robert Lea Shelton passed away in 1888 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Lea Shelton was born in 1835 in Virginia, the child of Hurbert K Shelton And Sallie Brown Sharp.
  • Robert Lea Shelton married Sarah B Scott Shelton, and had children including James Alice Shelton.
  • Robert Lea Shelton passed away in 1888 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hurbert Shelton
1804–1893
Birth Location: , Patrick, Virginia, USA
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Sallie Sharp
1800–1891
Birth Location: VA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Shelton
1838–1867
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

James Shelton
1873–1939
Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Robert Shelton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Shelton
1835–1888
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Hurbert K. Shelton
1804–1893
, Patrick, Virginia, USA
Sallie (Brown) Sharp
1800–1891
VA
Grandparents
Claiborne (A) Shelton
1768–1848
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Shelton's Descendants

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Robert (Lea) Shelton (1835–06 Sep 1888) m. Sarah (B Scott) Shelton (1838–Bef. 1867)
  1. 1. James (Alice) Shelton 1873–1939 m. James (Albert) Robertson 1846–1918
    1. 1. Anna (Belle) Robertson 1879–1910 m. William (Hill McGinnis) Sr 1873–1931
      1. 1. Ellen (Bolin) McGinnis 1902–1995 m. Frederick (Humphrey) Foy 1897–1965
        1. 1. Baby Foy 1933–1933
      2. 2. India (Valeria) McGinnis 1899–1991 m. Fred (Thornton) Ford 1876–1977
        1. 1. Mary (E) Ford 1915–
        2. 2. Marguerite (Virginia) Ford 1919–
        3. 3. Elsie (Marie) Ford 1920–2005
      3. 3. Sawna (Valerius) McGinnis 1897–1897
      4. 4. Lena (R) McGinnis 1904–1907
    2. 2. Thomas (Edgar) Robertson 1873–1948 m. Carrie (Belle) Anthon 1876–1945
      1. 1. Vernon (Edgar) Robertson 1907–1974 m. Camilla (A) Myers 1918–1976
      2. 2. Irene (Anthon) Robertson 1900–1981 m. Walter (Alexander) Brockwell 1900–1958
    3. 3. Daisy (Hunt) Robertson 1877–1929 m. John (Emory) Poisal 1869–1914
      1. 1. Alice (E) Poisal 1904–1917
      2. 2. Albert (Thomas) Poisal 1906–1972
      3. 3. William (Crawford) Poisal 1911–1989 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Karas 1922–2014
        1. 1. Wayne (Crawford) Poisal 1933–1999
      4. 4. John (Robertson) Poisal 1902–1976
      5. 5. Robert (Bond) Poisal 1909–1981 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Morgan 1912–
    4. 4. Percy (Elmo) Robertson 1874–
    5. 5. Robert (Haynes) Robertson 1882– m. Fannie (May) Shipp 1886–1978
      1. 1. Arthur (James) Robertson 1906–1977 m. Edna Mayo 1914–
    6. 6. Charles (Albert) Robertson 1884–
    7. 7. Lucy (Alice) Robertson 1888–1947 m. John (Marshall Roberts) Jr 1881–1975
      1. 1. Gwendolyn Roberts 1913–1999 m. Melvin (Boyd) Howlett 1916–
      2. 2. Hill (McGinnis) Roberts 1910–1932
      3. 3. James (Albert) Roberts 1912–1997 m. Florence (Eunice) Shanley 1921–
      4. 4. Robert (Marvin) Roberts 1908–1990
      5. 5. Lewis (Shelton) Roberts 1922–2009 m. Anne (W) Roberts 1923–
        1. 1. Lewis (Shelton Roberts) Jr 1944–2012
      6. 6. John (Marshall Roberts) Jr 1906–1964 m. Norma (Jennings) Hartman 1910–2001
      7. 7. Lucille Roberts 1914–2000 m. William (Evans) Baker 1911–1973
      8. 8. Thomas (Jackson) Roberts 1905–1994
      9. 9. Maxine Roberts 1920–2005 m. Charles (William Hickey) Sr 1921–2016
        1. 1. Carolyn (Alice) Hickey 1942–2013
    8. 8. John (Lycurgus) Robertson 1890–1965 m. Ethel (Anna) Hogan 1893–
    9. 9. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Robertson 1896–1981

Robert Shelton's Timeline

7 Records

1831
05 Mar 1831
Birth of Robert Lea Shelton in Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
1831
03 Mar 1831
Birth of Robert Lea Shelton
None
1835
1835
Birth of Robert Lea Shelton in Virginia
Virginia
1855
24 Jan 1855
Age 20
Robert Lea Shelton was married in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1867
15 Aug 1867
Age 32
Robert Lea Shelton was married in Montgomery, Virginia
Montgomery, Virginia
1888
06 Sep 1888
Age 53
Death of Robert Lea Shelton in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1898
06 Sep 1898
Age 63
Death of Robert Lea Shelton in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1831

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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