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Sophia Shelton 1809–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1809

Birth Location: Scioto County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 19 Oct 1888

Death Location: Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Father: Stephen Shelton

Mother: Lydia Heath

Spouse(s): Elisha McComas

Children(s): Francis McComas

The story of Sophia Shelton began in 1809 in Scioto County, Ohio, USA. Sophia Shelton married Elisha Mccomas, and had children including Francis Isabella Mccomas. Sophia Shelton passed away in 1888 in Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Shelton began in 1809 in Scioto County, Ohio, USA.
  • Sophia Shelton married Elisha Mccomas, and had children including Francis Isabella Mccomas.
  • Sophia Shelton passed away in 1888 in Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.

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Sophia Shelton's Ancestors

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Sophia Shelton
1809–1888
Birth Place: Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Stephen Shelton
1777–1859
Green, North Carolina, United States
Lydia Heath
1780–1830
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Adams) Heath
1752–1824
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Sarah Scurry
1756–1788
, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Heath
1717–1773
Gideon Scurry
1725–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Shelton's Descendants

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Sophia Shelton (9 Oct 1809–19 Oct 1888) m. Elisha McComas (25 Mar 1803–30 Nov 1863)
  1. 1. Francis (Isabella) McComas 1845–1917 m. Ebenezer (Hathaway Van) Doren 1843–1906
    1. 1. William (Louis) VanDoren 1870–1939 m. Roselyn (Mary) Goldsby 1874–1951
      1. 1. Isabel (Catharine) VanDoren 1899–1977
        1. 1. Donald (Louis) Thomsen 1931–2008

Sophia Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1809
9 Oct 1809
Birth of Sophia Shelton in Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Scioto County, Ohio, USA
1888
19 Oct 1888
Age 79
Death of Sophia Shelton in Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Scioto County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

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