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Tabitha "Betha" Eaton 1836–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1836

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1861

Death Location: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Eaton

Mother: Elizabeth (Eaton)

Spouse(s): George Shelton

Children(s): Jessee SHELTON, Narcissa None, John Sheeton, Sarah Shelton

In 1836, Tabitha "Betha" Eaton entered the world in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, born to John C Eaton And Elizabeth Hunt Eaton. In 1860, Tabitha "Betha" Eaton resided in District 1, Bedford, Tennessee, United States. Tabitha "Betha" Eaton married George Allen Shelton, and had children including Jessee M Shelton, John F Sheeton, Narcissa, Sarah Elizabeth Shelton. Tabitha "Betha" Eaton passed away in 1861 in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Tabitha "Betha" Eaton entered the world in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, born to John C Eaton And Elizabeth Hunt Eaton.
  • In 1860, Tabitha "Betha" Eaton resided in District 1, Bedford, Tennessee, United States.
  • Tabitha "Betha" Eaton married George Allen Shelton, and had children including Jessee M Shelton, John F Sheeton, Narcissa, Sarah Elizabeth Shelton.
  • Tabitha "Betha" Eaton passed away in 1861 in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Eaton
1811–1862
Birth Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
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Elizabeth (Eaton)
1820–1870
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

George Shelton
1832–1900
Birth Location: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
GS

Children(s)

Jessee SHELTON
1856–1915
Birth Location: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
JS
Narcissa None
1862–1942
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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John Sheeton
1853–1946
Birth Location: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
JS
Sarah Shelton
1859–1926
Birth Location: Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
SS

Tabitha Eaton's Ancestors

Self
Tabitha Eaton
1836–1861
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John C. Eaton
1811–1862
Framingham, Massachusetts
Elizabeth (Hunt) (Eaton)
1820–1870
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Eaton) Jr
1773–1845
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MARY ("MOLLEY") HUNT
1773–1865
SUDBURY, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
Needham (Polk Ingram) Sr
1781–1835
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Nancy
1778–1855
Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Eaton
1740–1816
Olive Conant
1748–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noah Eaton
1708–1791
Hannah Eaton
1708–1795
Samuel Conant
1722–1788
Sarah Holman
1723–1804

Tabitha Eaton's Descendants

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Tabitha ("Betha") Eaton (15 Aug 1836–13 Dec 1861) m. George (Allen) Shelton (23 Dec 1832–2 Apr 1900)
  1. 1. Jessee (M.) SHELTON 1856–1915 m. Francis (Catherine (Cassie)) KENDALL 1856–1949
    1. 1. Joseph (Allen) Shelton 1877–1918 m. JENNIE (A.) SAIN 1867–1906 m. HESTER ARNETT 1884–1975
      1. 1. BONNIE (BEATRICE) SHELTON 1905–1925
    2. 2. Susan (Ann) Shelton 1879–1947 m. William (Porter) Eaton 1871–1934
      1. 1. Pruett (Jesse) Eaton 1910–1967 m. Lillian (L) Adamson 1912–1983
      2. 2. William (Paul) Eaton 1905–1981 m. Willie (Dell) Gordon 1902–1968 m. Ollie (M) Uselton 1920–
        1. 1. Earl (Gordon) Eaton 1927–2019
        2. 2. Frances (Marie) Eaton 1930–2020
        3. 3. James (William) Eaton 1925–2010 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Kennedy –1997
    3. 3. Bettie (P) Shelton 1882–1883
    4. 4. Waitstal (Watson) Shelton 1884–1968 m. Annie (Dera) Orren 1889–1978
      1. 1. Jesse (Paul) Shelton 1916–2012
      2. 2. Ruth Shelton 1914–
      3. 3. Kendal Shelton 1926–
    5. 5. Jessie (Junia) Shelton 1889–1967 m. William (Ewin) Mason 1886–1955
      1. 1. Jesse (Shelton) Mason 1926–2012
      2. 2. John (Everett) Mason 1909–1949
      3. 3. Dorsey (Lee) Mason 1913–1969
      4. 4. Lucy (Catherine) Mason 1917–1998
      5. 5. Ewin (Allen) Mason 1924–2013
      6. 6. James (Stanley) Mason 1912–1969
      7. 7. Verna (Mae) Mason 1920–2000
      8. 8. Gladys (Alberta) Johnson 1922–2005
        1. 1. John (Allen) Johnson 1942–1978
    6. 6. Audra (May) SHELTON 1887–1973 m. Artie (Abe) Eaton 1885–1960
      1. 1. Robert (Ray) Eaton 1907–1989 m. Maud (Pearl) Morrow 1905–1990
        1. 1. Robert (Avery) Eaton 1928–2019
      2. 2. Nina (Lurline) Eaton-Saunders 1910–2009
      3. 3. Jesse (Horton) Eaton 1912–1962 m. Rose (Edna) Potts 1927–2001 m. Willie (Mae Wallace) Manus 1913– m. Lela (Carmel) Carter 1912–1944
        1. 1. John (Wayne) Eaton 1937–2005
        2. 2. Barbara (Jean) Eaton-Akins 1933–2007
      4. 4. Beatrice Eaton-Smith 1915–2008 m. Wilfred Smith 1907–1985
      5. 5. Mary (Virginia "VIRGIE") Eaton-Parker 1917–2005
      6. 6. Katie (Sue) Eaton 1908–1990 m. William (Berthal) Parks 1908–1977
        1. 1. William (Alfred) Parks 1929–2012 m. Sue (Evelyn) Copas 1932–2014
      7. 7. Joseph ((Rex)) Eaton 1913–1968 m. Sarah (Ruth) Carter 1914–1986
        1. 1. Shirely (Ann) Eaton 1937–2017 m. Benice Graham 1936–2015
    7. 7. Lois (Catherine) Shelton 1900–1973 m. Hall McElroy 1888–1945
      1. 1. Mary (S) MCELROY 1928–2024 m. Charles (Cecil) Vinson 1924–
      2. 2. Frances (L) McElroy 1930–2008
  2. 2. Narcissa 1862–1942 m. James (David) Keele 1857–1919
    1. 1. Silas (Emmet) Keele 1885–1923 m. Beulah (B) Daniel 1887–1953
      1. 1. Josephine (Elizabeth) Keele 1918–1982
    2. 2. Joseph (A) Keel 1882–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Vera) Keele 1889–1973 m. John (Bartley) Shelton 1862–1942
      1. 1. Loyd (Ransom) Shelton 1930–2024 m. Kathleen (Blanche) Yeo 1933–2024
  3. 3. John (F) Sheeton 1853–1946 m. Minerva (Angeline "Angie") Shelton 1858–1942
    1. 1. David (Ernest Shelton) Sr 1897–1970 m. Elizabeth (Jenning "Eliza") Kell 1897–1971
      1. 1. Infant (Son) Shelton 1918–1918
      2. 2. William I 1919–2000 m. Cleo Parker-Shelton 1922–1999
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Shelton 1943–2007 m. Hiram (Clifton) Stanley 1927–1990 m. Dudley (Frank) Bush 1939–2015
        2. 2. Alice (Joy) Shelton 1946–2024
      3. 3. Rosetta Shelton 1927–1928
      4. 4. David (Clifton) Shelton 1930–2007 m. Mary (Ann "Maude") Kell 1888–1942 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Vaughn 1930–2012
      5. 5. Jennings (Cecil) Shelton 1932–2013
      6. 6. Walter (Allen Shelton) Sr 1921–1973 m. Hazel Parker 1922–2002
        1. 1. Allen Shelton 1945–2020
      7. 7. Osborne Shelton 1924–2004 m. Doris (Evelyn) Shasteen 1929–1993
    2. 2. George (William) Shelton 1876–1947 m. Mary (Elizabeth Betty) Throneberry 1879–1962
      1. 1. Lular (Angelina "lulu") Shelton 1897–1980 m. Rufus (Bradford) Thomas 1897–1968
      2. 2. James (Thomas "Jim") Shelton 1901–1946 m. Nora Teal 1900–1994
        1. 1. Eva (N) Shelton 1920–
        2. 2. James (A) Shelton 1922–
        3. 3. Russell Shelton 1925–
      3. 3. Maude (Katharine) Shelton 1905–
      4. 4. Jesse (William) Shelton 1908–1979 m. Alberta Shelton 1913–
      5. 5. Claude (Joseph) Shelton 1918–2006 m. Carl Lorane 1917–
      6. 6. Lizzie Shelton 1897–
    3. 3. Leander (A "Lee") Shelton 1878–1917 m. Clarisa (Frances "Clara") Crick 1880–1926
      1. 1. Ella Shelton 1893– m. Joseph (L) Shelton 1885–
        1. 1. David Shelton 1907–
        2. 2. Gerthie Shelton 1908–
        3. 3. Frank Shelton 1909–
      2. 2. Willie Shelton 1912–
      3. 3. Thurman (Ona) Shelton 1914–2002 m. Edna (Lee) Wilson 1913–1983 m. Susan (Kathleen) Tribble 1906–1998
        1. 1. June Shelton 1931–2017 m. John (T) Droke 1929–2017
        2. 2. James (Albert "Jimmy") Shelton 1933–1997
      4. 4. Bessie Shelton 1907–1973 m. Calvin (Alexander Dye) Sr 1900–1955 m. Alexander (Allason) Raby 1886–
        1. 1. Dorothy (Lee) Dye 1924–2013 m. William (Isaiah) Gazaway 1905– m. Freeman Mallard 1918–1996 m. Jessie (Lee Crosslin) Sr. 1926–
        2. 2. Calvin (Alexander Dye) Jr 1937–2000
        3. 3. Lorene Dye 1928–1997 m. Comer (Lee) Ferrell 1924–2001
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Shelton 1880–1961
    5. 5. James (Thomas) Shelton 1884–1965 m. Lady (Algalee) Bush 1881–1958
      1. 1. Sammie (Franklin) Shelton 1911–1988 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Ferrell 1915–1982
        1. 1. Alma (Sue) Shelton 1936–2021 m. Orville (Lee) Pell 1937–2010
    6. 6. John (Wesley) Shelton 1888–1950 m. Mary (Ann "Maude") Kell 1888–1942
      1. 1. Pauline Shelton 1916–1977 m. Henley (B.) Banks 1914–1963
        1. 1. Randall (Wesley) Banks 1934–2005 m. Marjorie (Ann) Shelton 1938–2018
        2. 2. Mary (Marcella) Banks 1938–1970
      2. 2. John (Wesley Shelton) Jr. 1918–1958 m. Hazel (Marie) Parker 1915–1993
        1. 1. Prentice (Cooper) Shelton 1940–2009
      3. 3. Lester (Lee) Shelton 1919–1950 m. Bessie (Lee) Parker 1924–1995
        1. 1. Nickey (Lee) Shelton 1949–2024 m. Nancy (Lee) Barnes 1950–2020
        2. 2. Mary (Edith) Shelton 1943–2014
      4. 4. Angie (L) Shelton 1922–2019 m. Manley Waterson 1917–2011
      5. 5. Lois Shelton 1925–1996 m. Charles Sholter 1925–
    7. 7. Oscar (D) Shelton 1893–1964 m. Minnie Floyd 1896–1973
      1. 1. Ruby (D) Shelton 1920–
      2. 2. Ruth S 1925–2006 m. Leon (Harbart) Vickers 1922–1994
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shelton 1859–1926 m. William (Henry) Thomas 1865–1940
    1. 1. Rufus (Bradford) Thomas 1897–1968 m. Lular (Angelina "lulu") Shelton 1897–1980
      1. 1. Raymond (Allen) Thomas 1920–1994 m. Rose (Beatrice) Shelton 1921–1996
        1. 1. Jerry (Randell) Thomas 1945–2011
      2. 2. Cecil Thomas 1924–
      3. 3. Christine Thomas 1918–1969
      4. 4. Cecil Thomas 1924–1978
    2. 2. Narcissa (Frances Sissie) Thomas 1889–1977 m. James (B) Lynch 1892–1983
      1. 1. PAULINE LYNCH 1911–1989 m. DAVE HARRIS 1914–1985
        1. 1. Glenda (Sue) Harris 1946–2021

Tabitha Eaton's Timeline

3 Records

1836
15 Aug 1836
Birth of Tabitha "Betha" Eaton in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 24
Tabitha "Betha" Eaton resided here in District 1, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
District 1, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1861
13 Dec 1861
Age 25
Death of Tabitha "Betha" Eaton in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1836
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 84; Image: 171.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 84; Image: 171.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
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