| Name |
Amos Clinton Shelton |
| Birth |
15 Mar 1825 |
Maury Co, Tennessee  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
28 Aug 1850 |
Liberty Co, Texas |
- T. Hartwell 47 1803 MA farmer 400
Martha W. Hartwell 34 1816 TN
William K. Gibbons 10 1850 TX
Francis M. Wallis 6 1844 TX
Hansell R. Wallis 4 1846 TX
Albert H Hartwell 1 1849 TX
Shelton Hartwell 0 1850 TX
Amos Shelton 25 1825 farmer 320 TN
Caroline Shelton 19 1831 Louisiana
Winfield Shelton 1/12 Jul 1850 Texas
George W. Shelton 45 1805 farmer 320 TN
Cordelia Shelton 18 1832 TN
Thomas Shelton 18 farmer 1834 TN
Maria Shelton 18 1832 Texas
Amos Shelton 6 1844 Texas
next door:
C.M. Carraway 27 TN
Thomas J. Carraway 6 TX
Patrick H. Carraway 4 TX
Martha J.L. Carraway 2 TX
John W. Shelton 10 TX
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| Census |
1859 |
Chambers Co, Texas |
| tax roll |
 |
1859 Texas, Chambers County, Tax Roll census
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| Census |
20 Jul 1860 |
Chambers Co, Texas |
- Shelton A.C. 35 1825 TN carpenter 2,000 300
Caroline 29 1831 LA
Winfield 10 1850 TX
Susan S. 4 1856 TX
Mary A. 3 1857 TX
Owens, John 27 1833 farmer VA
Amos Shelton 14 1846 TX
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| Census |
1880 |
Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas |
- residence 12/14
Shelton A. C. 55 1825 Tennessee Virginia Virginia carpenter
Caroline 49 1831 Louisiana, --, Georgia
Fannie 17 1863 Texas Tennessee Louisiana
Margaret N. 14 1866 Texas Tennessee Louisiana
Nellie 11 1869 Texas Tennessee Louisiana
Clara P. 9 1871 Texas Tennessee Louisiana
Linklaten, John 17 1863 Texas Schleswig Holsten Louisiana
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| Military |
Civil War |
 |
Shelton, Amos C. letter to wife Caroline
as written for him by George M. Scales
VermillionVille, Louisiana, June 13, 1863 |
| Death |
18 Jan 1881 |
Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas |
| Burial |
Wiggins Cem, Eminence, Chambers Co, Texas |
| Notes |
- 1850 Chambers Co Census, age 25, born TN, m to Carolyn Wiggins age 19, b in Louisiana - living w/ sister Martha Shelton & Hartwell.
1860 Chambers Co Census, carpenter, also living with him and his family was Amos Shelton
(probably his brother Washington's son) age 14 and John Owens, age 27 from Virginia.
1865 listed in Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865.
1870 Tax Rolls, Chambers Co:
Amos Shelton, 45, carpenter TN; Caroline 38, keeping house, LA; Winfield 20, farmer, Susan 13, Mary 11, Fannie 7, Margret 5, Nellie 2, all born in Texas.
1880 census shows his parents born in Virginia. Living at home were Fannie, 17; Margaret, 14; Nellie, 11; and Clara, 9.
(Temple also shows his burial place as Godfrey Cem, Wallisville.)
Texas 1st Lt. Co. F. 11 Regt. Texas Cav CSA 3-15-8125 - 1-18-1881 (Barnes Cem, Hwy 563 Wallisville Rd & I-10)
Letter found in file at Heritage Park.
"Your father and my grandfather (2nd husband of Susan Shelton Kirk) both fought for the Republic of Texas and through the Mexican War. Was in the Battle of San Jacinto and a great many others both the Mexicans and Indians and when Mexico wantd to take back a part of the territory from the Rio Grande to Gaudelupe. General Zachery Taylor got a regiment and fought them clear back into Mexico. But he told his men when they were ready to cross the Rio Grande all that had families could go back, so grandfather returned. But your father went right on and fought in the battle of Monterey and wanted to go straight on, but the government took part of General Taylors men and sent them around by boat to General Scott. So General Taylor and his men turned north, conquered New Mexico and lower California and on their return buried the bones of some of the American soldiers who had been way laid and killed. Then there was a lull in fighting until the war between the States.
"When the Federals slipped in and took Galveston everything was aroused. A.C. Shelton was on the job and was made a leiutenant under Capt. Richard Dowling. General magruda in Charge. They recaptured Galveston and had to hold if for monthst the Federals went around and thought they would come in through Sabine Pass. A.C. Shelton was sent to hld the Pass with 40 men, and they sank and captured their boats as fast as they entered and the Federals gave that up. That was considered the most brilliant defeat of any battle of the army and Jefferson Davis awarded the company a gold in honor of the occasion. Then A.C. Shelton was in the battle of Pleasant Hill and Mansfield La.
"Now I hope this will be as much consolation to you as it has been a pleasure to me to write it. You and your daughters can all go in the Daughters of the Republic, also the U.D.C. if you are not already members. I am a member of both. Wenn on your father's record in U.D.C. (United Daughters of theConfederacy) and my grandfather's D.R.T." (Daughters of the Republic of Texas)
He was a veteran of the Mexican War. Listed his occupation as a carpenter, mustered into Confederate Army on Apr 21, 1862 as 2nd Lieutenant in Company F of Spaight's Battalion. Records maintained by Capt William B. Duncan of Liberts lists height as 5 ft, 10 1/4 in, described him of florid complexion, blue eyes, sandy hair. Promoted to 1st Lt in Aug of that year. He became ill in Mar 1864 and was hospitalized in Liberty until March 1865. Returned to Chambers Co after the war and died in Wallisville on Jan 18, 1881.
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| Person ID |
I550 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
| Family |
Caroline Wiggins, b. 15 Jul 1831, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana d. 1893, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage |
10 May 1849 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Winfred Shelton, b. Jul 1850, Liberty Co, Texas d. 1920, Hardin Co, Texas (Age ~ 69 years) |
| | 2. Laurisa Ann Shelton, b. 1853, Texas d. 1853, Texas (Age 0 years) |
| + | 3. Susan Sophronia Shelton, b. 11 Jan 1856, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas d. 29 Mar 1932, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 76 years) |
| + | 4. Mary Ann Shelton, b. 25 Apr 1858, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas d. 1906 (Age 47 years) |
| | 5. Walter Shelton, b. 1860 d. 1867 (Age 7 years) |
| + | 6. Fannie Shelton, b. 25 Apr 1863, Chambers Co, Texas d. 11 Oct 1944, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 81 years) |
| + | 7. Margaret Nina Shelton, b. 10 Oct 1865, Eminence, Chambers Co, Texas d. 26 Apr 1934, Harris Co, Texas (Age 68 years) |
| + | 8. Nellie Shelton, b. 16 Dec 1867, Eminence, Chambers Co, Texas d. 16 Jul 1930, Lake Charlotte, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 62 years) |
| | 9. Clara Petronella Shelton, b. 1871, Chambers Co, Texas d. 1902 (Age 31 years) |
| | 10. Lucy Shelton, b. 1871, Chambers Co, Texas d. 1871 (Age 0 years) |
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| Family ID |
F27 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
1825 - 1881 (55 years)
