William Corum Majors: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. William Corum Majors was born in 1901 (son of John David Majors and Naomi Shelton); died after 1960.

Generation: 2

John David Majors was born in 1861; died on 1 Oct 1916.

John married Naomi Shelton on 18 Oct 1899 in Webster Co, Kentucky. Naomi (daughter of Winfield Scott Shelton, (Y-DNA source-John sh-62) and Annie Skidmore McMullin) was born on 11 Oct 1876 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 15 Jan 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri; was buried in Petersburg Cem, Webster Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Naomi Shelton was born on 11 Oct 1876 in Webster Co, Kentucky (daughter of Winfield Scott Shelton, (Y-DNA source-John sh-62) and Annie Skidmore McMullin); died on 15 Jan 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri; was buried in Petersburg Cem, Webster Co, Kentucky.

Children:

1. William Corum Majors was born in 1901; died after 1960.
Arthur David Majors was born on 26 Aug 1909; died on 11 Aug 1957 in Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky; was buried in Petersburg Cem, Webster Co, Kentucky.

Generation: 3

Winfield Scott Shelton, (Y-DNA source-John sh-62) was born on 7 Dec 1851 in Webster Co, Kentucky (son of Gustavus Adolphus Oglesby, (Y-DNA step 2 match) and Lucinda Shelton); died on 14 Feb 1927 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana; was buried in Springdale Cem, Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky.

Winfield married Annie Skidmore McMullin on 22 Nov 1875 in Webster Co, Kentucky. Annie was born on 18 Nov 1857 in Kentucky; died on 7 Mar 1947 in Webster Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie Skidmore McMullin was born on 18 Nov 1857 in Kentucky; died on 7 Mar 1947 in Webster Co, Kentucky.

Children:

3. Naomi Shelton was born on 11 Oct 1876 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 15 Jan 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri; was buried in Petersburg Cem, Webster Co, Kentucky.
Velmer Shelton was born on 11 Aug 1878 in Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 28 Mar 1901 in Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky; was buried in Springdale Cem, Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky.
Daisy Shelton was born on 25 Aug 1880 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 25 Aug 1961 in Orange, Orange Co, California .
Zilpha Shelton was born on 8 Nov 1882 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 13 May 1922 in Home, McLean, Kentucky.
Dillian Shelton was born on 7 Dec 1885 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 18 Jan 1966 in Hopkins Co, Kentucky.
Jay Z. Shelton was born on 14 Sep 1889 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 20 Apr 1989 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana; was buried in Springdale Cem, Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky.
Joy Shelton was born on 2 Dec 1892 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 7 Feb 1980 in Princeton, Gibson Co, Indiana.
Durwood Belmont Shelton was born on 15 Dec 1895 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died after 1955 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana.
Beatrice Shelton was born on 2 Mar 1899 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 29 Dec 1983 in Evansville, Indiana; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Evansville, Indiana.

Generation: 4

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Gustavus Adolphus Oglesby, (Y-DNA step 2 match) was born on 9 Sep 1829 in Christian Co, Kentucky (son of Sheriff Constant Oglesby, Jr. and Nancy Ann Knight); died on 29 Jul 1896 in Bordley, Union Co, Kentucky; was buried in Bordley Cem, Bordley, Union Co, Kentucky.

Gustavus married Lucinda Shelton(maybe father, not married). Lucinda (daughter of Josiah Cyrus Shelton and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Orran) was born in 1833 in Rockingham Co, North Carolina; died before 1903 in Webster Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Lucinda Shelton was born in 1833 in Rockingham Co, North Carolina (daughter of Josiah Cyrus Shelton and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Orran); died before 1903 in Webster Co, Kentucky.

Children:

6. Winfield Scott Shelton, (Y-DNA source-John sh-62) was born on 7 Dec 1851 in Webster Co, Kentucky; died on 14 Feb 1927 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana; was buried in Springdale Cem, Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky.