Mary C. Shelton: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Mary C. Shelton was born on 23 Feb 1863 in Clinton Co, Kentucky (daughter of John A. "Shorty" Shelton and Talitha Marlow); died on 8 Sep 1940 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

Mary married Ephraim Wesley Guffey on 21 Apr 1881 in Clinton Co, Kentucky. Ephraim (son of John Calvin Guffey and Ruth G. Shelton) was born on 21 Jan 1862 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 9 Apr 1930 in Clinton Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

John A. "Shorty" Shelton was born on 11 Feb 1836 in Clinton Co, Kentucky (son of Curtis Jackson Shelton and Sarah Davis); died on 18 Aug 1899 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

John married Talitha Marlow on 5 Jun 1856 in Clinton Co, Kentucky. Talitha was born on 19 Dec 1839 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 12 Jul 1882 in Clinton Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Talitha Marlow was born on 19 Dec 1839 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 12 Jul 1882 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

Children:

Ruth E. Shelton was born on 10 Mar 1869 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died after 1910.
1. Mary C. Shelton was born on 23 Feb 1863 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 8 Sep 1940 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
Robert L. Shelton was born on 10 Mar 1869 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died after 1901 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
Martha "Mattie" Shelton was born on 7 Apr 1872 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 4 Jun 1911 in Pulaski Co, Kentucky.

Generation: 3

Curtis Jackson Shelton was born about 1810 in Albany, Clinton Co, Kentucky (son of Ezekiel Henderson Shelton, Sr. (related - son?) (FFDNA-J-5R) and Margaret Davis); died after 1886 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

Curtis married Sarah Davis on 30 May 1830 in Wayne Co, Kentucky. Sarah was born in 1811 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Davis was born in 1811 in Kentucky.

Children:

Minerva J. Shelton was born in 1831 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died after 1850.
Ruth G. Shelton was born on 9 Jun 1832 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 3 Oct 1909 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
Mary A. "Polly" Shelton was born on 5 Apr 1834 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 11 Nov 1910 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
2. John A. "Shorty" Shelton was born on 11 Feb 1836 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 18 Aug 1899 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
William Riley Shelton was born on 20 Jan 1838 in Clinton Co, Kentucky; died on 29 Mar 1898 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

Generation: 4

Ezekiel Henderson Shelton, Sr. (related - son?) (FFDNA-J-5R) was born in 1772 in Surry Co, North Carolina (son of Col. Abraham Cooper Shelton, Sr. and Chloe Robertson); died in 1864 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

Ezekiel married Margaret Davis on 26 Oct 1797 in Grainger Co, Tennessee. Margaret was born on 5 Jul 1776 in Wautauga, Washington Co, North Carolina; died on 25 Dec 1866 in Clinton Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret Davis was born on 5 Jul 1776 in Wautauga, Washington Co, North Carolina; died on 25 Dec 1866 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.

Children:

Robert D. "Robin" Shelton was born between 1798 and 1800 in Tennessee; died on 24 Dec 1859 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
John William Shelton was born on 3 Mar 1802 in Tennessee; died on 18 Feb 1861 in Putnam Co, Missouri.
Margaret Shelton was born in 1804 in Kentucky; died between 1880 and 1890 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
Ruth Shelton was born about 1804 in Kentucky; died after 1805.
Ezekiel Henderson Shelton, Jr. was born on 8 Apr 1808 in Wayne Co, Kentucky; died on 17 Jun 1867 in Unionville, Putnam Co, Missouri.
4. Curtis Jackson Shelton was born about 1810 in Albany, Clinton Co, Kentucky; died after 1886 in Clinton Co, Kentucky.
Sarah R. Shelton was born about 1812 in Kentucky; died after 1820.
Nancy Shelton was born about 1818 in Kentucky; died after 1820.
Madison Shelton was born about 1829 in Kentucky; died after 1830.