Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Orran

1802 - 1895  (93 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Orran  [1]
  Birth	1802	Rockingham Co, North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	District 2, Henderson Co, Kentucky
  		1850 Kentucky, Henderson County, District 2 census A transcription of listing of several members of the Melton, Russell, Hankins, Oglesby, Grayson, Shelton, Hill, Sparks, Frazier, Marks, and Brackett families living in the Henderson County, District 2, in 1850 within their own community.
  Death	21 Feb 1895
  	obit of grandson David Wilson Oglesby stated, "When asked to what he attributed his longevity on his 101st birthday, he said it was probably due to a family trait as his grandmother, Betty Shelton Oren lived to be 108 years old."
  Burial	Mt. Lebanon Cem, near Dixon, Kentucky
  Person ID	I50737	Roots
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2013

  
  

  Family	Josiah Cyrus Shelton,   b. 21 Feb 1800, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. 7 Nov 1867, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1822	Rockingham Co, North Carolina
  	A William Orran was the bondsman for Mary Elizabeth and Josiah's marriage in 1822, and since her father was a John, then it had to be her brother who was the bondsman. http://genforum.genealogy.com/orand/messages/60.html
  Children	+ 1. Hamilton P. Shelton,   b. 28 Jan 1822, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. 30 Oct 1883, of, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 61 years) + 2. Minerva "Kitty" Shelton,   b. 27 Apr 1823, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. 5 Dec 1858, Henderson Co, Kentucky (Age 35 years) + 3. Sarah A. Shelton,   b. 6 Nov 1825, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. 5 May 1883, of, Petersburg, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 57 years) + 4. Agnes Shelton,   b. 17 Jun 1829, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. 25 Jul 1866, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 37 years) + 5. Martha Jane Shelton,   b. 30 May 1830, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. Bef 1903, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 72 years) + 6. Mary Elizabeth Shelton, (Y-DNA step 2 match),   b. 2 May 1833, Pittsylvania, Virginia d. 25 Feb 1915 (Age 81 years) + 7. Lucinda Shelton,   b. 1833, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. Bef 1903, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 70 years) + 8. Joseph Zealot Shelton,   b. 12 Mar 1836, Rockingham Co, North Carolina d. 9 Nov 1896, Sebree, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 60 years)   9. Louisa Shelton,   b. 9 Jul 1838, Kentucky d. 16 Nov 1883, of, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 45 years)   10. Eliza Shelton,   b. Abt 1842   d. Aft 1843 (Age ~ 2 years)   11. Amy Shelton,   b. Abt 1840   d. Aft 1860, of, Henderson Co, Kentucky (Age ~ 21 years)   12. Albert Shelton,   b. 1844, Kentucky d. Aft 1870, of, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 27 years)   13. John V. Shelton,   b. 1846, Kentucky d. Aft 1860, of, Webster Co, Kentucky (Age 15 years)
  Family ID	F16703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S1026] Rootsweb Family Tree (Jerry Collins jerryhcollins@comcast.net) 18 June 2009.