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Samuel Martin SHELTON 1832–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1832

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina

Death Date: 23 December 1912

Death Location: Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Shelton

Mother: Mary HATCHER

Spouse(s): Sarah PRIDDY

Children(s): Deloria Frye, William SHELTON, Letisha SHELTON, John Shelton, James Shelton, Samuel SHELTON, Cora Jones, Leander SHELTON, Sarah SHELTON

Samuel Martin SHELTON was born in 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, the child of William V Bill Shelton And Mary Polly Hatcher. Samuel Martin SHELTON married Sarah Ann Sallie Priddy, and had children including Cora Lee Shelton Jones, Deloria Ann Shelton Frye, James Monroe Shelton, John P Shelton, Leander Jackson Shelton, Letisha Shelton, Samuel Martin Shelton, Sarah Jane Shelton, William Virgil Willie Shelton. Samuel Martin SHELTON passed away in 1912 in Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Martin SHELTON was born in 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, the child of William V Bill Shelton And Mary Polly Hatcher.
  • Samuel Martin SHELTON married Sarah Ann Sallie Priddy, and had children including Cora Lee Shelton Jones, Deloria Ann Shelton Frye, James Monroe Shelton, John P Shelton, Leander Jackson Shelton, Letisha Shelton, Samuel Martin Shelton, Sarah Jane Shelton, William Virgil Willie Shelton.
  • Samuel Martin SHELTON passed away in 1912 in Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Samuel SHELTON's Ancestors

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Samuel SHELTON
1832–1912
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina
Parents
William V. "Bill" Shelton
1809–1891
Tennessee
Mary ((Polly)) HATCHER
1810–1880
Stokes Co., N.C.
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel SHELTON's Descendants

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Samuel (Martin) SHELTON (22 Nov 1832–23 December 1912) m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") PRIDDY (10 December 1836–21 June 1922)
  1. 1. Deloria (Ann Shelton) Frye 1858–1923 m. George (Robert) Frye 1851–1902
    1. 1. Sallie (Lou) Frye 1895–1919 m. Varley (Poet) Griffin 1889–1962
      1. 1. Sallie Griffin 1919–2015 m. William (Fletcher) Talbott 1918–1994
        1. 1. Kerrey (Yvonne) Hopper 1950–2022
      2. 2. Mack Griffin 1913–1965
      3. 3. Odessa Griffin 1915–1942
    2. 2. Magnolia Frye 1876–1921
    3. 3. Robert (Noel) Frye 1902–1964
    4. 4. Ida (Lee) Frye 1882–1965
    5. 5. Samuel (Jesse) Frye 1878–1958
    6. 6. John (J.) Frye 1876–1920
    7. 7. Joseph (Henry) Frye 1875–1967
    8. 8. Verda (Ann Frye Tilley) Fagg 1884–1957
    9. 9. Ada (Susan Frye) Joyce 1893–1977
    10. 10. William (Wesley) Frye 1899–1989
    11. 11. George (Thomas) Frye 1891–1982
    12. 12. Minnie Frye 1888–1937
  2. 2. William (Virgil (Willie)) SHELTON 1871–1913
  3. 3. Letisha SHELTON 1856–1937
  4. 4. John (P) Shelton 1859–1939
  5. 5. James (Monroe) Shelton 1861–1947
  6. 6. Samuel (Martin) SHELTON 1867–1945
  7. 7. Cora (Lee SHELTON) Jones 1869–1951
  8. 8. Leander (Jackson) SHELTON 1862–1942
  9. 9. Sarah (Jane) SHELTON 1867–1894

Samuel SHELTON's Timeline

2 Records

1832
22 Nov 1832
Birth of Samuel Martin SHELTON in Stokes, North Carolina
Stokes, North Carolina
1912
23 December 1912
Age 80
Death of Samuel Martin SHELTON in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1832
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1912
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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