William Shelton: Our Family History

Generation: 1

William Shelton was born on 30 Aug 1823 (son of James Shelton and Joicey Owen); died on 14 Mar 1893 in Falls Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1843, Conway Co, Arkansas
Census: 1850, Conway Co, Arkansas
Census: 1860, Cooke Co, Texas

William married Sarah Sledge on 12 Jun 1843 in Conway Co, Arkansas. Sarah was born about 1823; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

James Shelton was born between 1790 and 1800 (son of John Elbert Shelton, (son of who?) and Mrs. Elizabeth (or Jane) (..) Shelton); died after 1840 in of, Lindsey Twp, Coosa Co, Alabama.

Other Events and Attributes:

Property: 21 Oct 1824, Shelby Co, Alabama
Census: 1830, Shelby Co, Alabama
Property: 16 Oct 1834, Shelby Co, Alabama
Property: 1 Apr 1837, Coosa Co, Alabama
Census: 1840, Lindsey Two, Coosa Co, Alabama

Notes:

Property:
on October 21, 1834 he patented parcel: Aliquot Part SENW, Section 22, Twp 21S and Range 1E in Shelby Co, AL.

Census:
Stephen Shelton
pg 254 bottom of pg
1 male 20-30 (Stephen born 1800-1810)
1 female 15-20 (Dartha/Doritha born 1810-1815)
Note: Stephen and Dartha Shelton in 1830 Shelby County, AL: (married before census,no children yet)

Pg 256: James Shelton
(almost 100% certain this is Stephen Shelton's brother via DNA match of James to one of my male 1st cousins)
James Shelton
1 male 30-40 (James born 1790-1800)
1 female 20-30 (Joicey Owen, born Jan 11, 1802) Wm Shelton's family Bible: Jeff Gray
1 male 5-10 (William born August 30, 1823) Wm Shelton's family Bible: Jeff Gray
1 female 5-10 (Eliza born February 18, 1825) Wm Shelton's family Bible: Jeff Gray
1 female 0-5

Property:
On October 16,1834 James Shelton patented land: Aliquot Parts NESW, Section 22, Twp 21S and Range 1E in Shelby Co., AL

Property:
On April 1, 1837 James Shelton patented land in Coosa Co, AL: Aliquot Parts E1/2 SE, Section 2, Twp 24N, Range18E.

Census:
1840 Lindsey Twp, Coosa County, AL Census:

Stephen & Dartha Shelton
1 male 30-40 (Stephen BORN 1800-1810)
1 female 20-30 (Dartha/Doritha BORN 1810-1820)
1 male 15-20 (? UNKNOWN MALE AS OF JANUARY 2010)
1 female 5-10 (Frances BORN 1830-1835)
1 male 0-5 (William BORN 1835-1840)

James Shelton (LIVING NEXT TO STEPHEN, his younger brother)
1 male 40-50 (James BORN 1790-1800)
1 female 20-30 (Sarah Spraggins BORN 1810-1820)
1 male 15-20 (William BORN 1820-1825)
1 female 15-20 (Eliza BORN 1820-1825)
1 free colored male 10-24 (UNKNOWN COLORED MALE)

In the 1850 Coosa County Census James Shelton was not enumerated. The Stephen Shelton household was now in Talladega County...

James married Joicey Owen about 1822. Joicey was born on 11 Jan 1802; died after 1830 in of, Shelby Co, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joicey Owen was born on 11 Jan 1802; died after 1830 in of, Shelby Co, Alabama.

Children:

1. William Shelton was born on 30 Aug 1823; died on 14 Mar 1893 in Falls Co, Texas.
Eliza Shelton was born on 18 Feb 1825; died after 1830 in of, Shelby Co, Alabama.
(daughter) Shelton was born in 1830 in Shelby Co, Alabama; died after 1830 in of, Shelby Co, Alabama.

Generation: 3

4.	John Elbert Shelton, (son of who?) was born in 1765 in Elbert Co, Georgia; died after 1804. John married Mrs. Elizabeth (or Jane) (..) Shelton about 1800. Elizabeth was born about 1765; died after 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mrs. Elizabeth (or Jane) (..) Shelton was born about 1765; died after 1790.

Children:

2. James Shelton was born between 1790 and 1800; died after 1840 in of, Lindsey Twp, Coosa Co, Alabama.
Stephen Shelton was born in 1804 in Tennessee; died between Jun 1860 and Jan 1868 in Leon, Leon Co, Texas, or Madisonville, Madison Co, Texas.