George W. Shelton: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. George W. Shelton was born about 1838 in Illinois (son of Joel Shelton and Mary Green); died on 12 Jun 1914 in Pendleton Co, Illinois.

Generation: 2

Joel Shelton was born on 10 Oct 1811 in Kentucky (son of George Washington Shelton and Elizabeth Farmer); died on 4 Mar 1876 in Jefferson Co, Illinois.

Joel married Mary Green on 23 Feb 1837 in Jefferson Co, Illinois. Mary was born in 1824 in Kentucky; died on 14 May 1876 in Pendleton Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Green was born in 1824 in Kentucky; died on 14 May 1876 in Pendleton Co, Illinois.

Children:

1. George W. Shelton was born about 1838 in Illinois; died on 12 Jun 1914 in Pendleton Co, Illinois.

Generation: 3

George Washington Shelton was born in 1773 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia (son of William (OF DAN RIVER) Shelton, Sr. Y-DNA step 2 and Hannah (OF DAN RIVER) Yates); died about 1844 in Jefferson Co, Illinois.

George married Elizabeth Farmer on 13 Jun 1803 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1777 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1820 in Jefferson Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Farmer was born in 1777 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1820 in Jefferson Co, Illinois.

Children:

William C. Shelton was born in 1803 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1844 in of, Illinois.
Elizabeth Shelton was born about 1806 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1810.
Hannah Shelton was born about 1808 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1810.
John Yates Shelton was born in 1809 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 22 Dec 1879 in of, Pendleton Co, Illinois.
2. Joel Shelton was born on 10 Oct 1811 in Kentucky; died on 4 Mar 1876 in Jefferson Co, Illinois.
Margaret Shelton was born in 1812 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Illinois.
Agnes Shelton was born on 11 Jun 1817 in Henderson Co, Kentucky; died after 1830.
Susannah Shelton was born in 1819 in Kentucky; died after 1850 in of, Wayne Co, Illinois.

Generation: 4

William (OF DAN RIVER) Shelton, Sr. Y-DNA step 2 was born about 1740; died after 1780.

William married Hannah (OF DAN RIVER) Yates about 1760 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. Hannah (daughter of John (OF DAN RIVER) Yates, Sr. and Elizabeth (OF DAN RIVER) Kilgore? (or Slaughter)) was born about 1743 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1794 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah (OF DAN RIVER) Yates was born about 1743 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia (daughter of John (OF DAN RIVER) Yates, Sr. and Elizabeth (OF DAN RIVER) Kilgore? (or Slaughter)); died after 1794 in of, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.

Children:

John Shelton was born about 1763 in Virginia; died about 1830 in Rockingham Co, North Carolina.
Elijah Shelton was born in 1769 in Virginia; died in Jun 1850 in Decatur Co, Indiana.
William Josiah Shelton, Jr. was born in 1765 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 16 May 1864 in Jefferson Co, Illinois; was buried in Shelton Cem, Opdyke, Jefferson Co, Illinois.
Agnes Shelton was born in 1766 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died about 1855 in Henderson Co, Kentucky.
Ann Shelton was born about 1767 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1790.
Susannah Shelton was born about 1769 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1790.
4. George Washington Shelton was born in 1773 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died about 1844 in Jefferson Co, Illinois.
Elizabeth Shelton was born in 1771 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1850.
Josiah Shelton was born about 1776 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died before 21 Nov 1864 in Webster Co, Kentucky.