Shelton Family History
(July, 2003 Version)
This web site contain one family history book, "Shelton Family History"
that includes over 8,200 individuals that are related to the authors.
This book focuses on the descendants of the authors oldest proven Shelton
ancestor, John Shelton, Sr. (1) who married Catherine Messer. In fact,
John Shelton, Sr. is the oldest known ancestor of two of the authors Shelton
lines because Johns grandson, William Martin Shelton, married his first
cousin (Johns granddaughter), Martha Adeline Shelton. The Shelton
line originated from Scott County, Virginia and Jackson County, Alabama with
many descendants moving to Arkansas, Texas and other southern states.
The Shelton family intermarried extensively with Wininger and Pace lines
that can be found two other family histories, Pace Family History and
Wininger Family History." These books include over 150 intermarriages
between these three lines. In fact, many of the descendants of the David
Wininger, Sr. and William Pace, Sr. that are found in the Wininger and
Pace family histories are also descendants of John Shelton (1) by intermarriage.
Little is known about other Shelton related lines of the authors, however,
short sections are also included on the Harper and Messer lines. The authors
oldest known Shelton ancestor, John Shelton (1), married Catherine Messer,
daughter of Christian Messer (41). John Sheltons son, Nathaniel Shelton
(2), married Mahala Harper, daughter of Jacob Harper (21).
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Doug Whisenhunt | Samuel Martin Shelton (1.5.10) | Shelton Web Site |
John W. Owen Trudy Lusk Frank Buckley |
Mary (Shelton) Lusk (1.5.4) Daisy (Shelton) Lusk (1.5.5.9) Rachel (Lusk) Shelton (1.5.5.11) William Noah Shelton (1.7.5.2) |
John W. Owen Trudy Lusk Frank Buckley |
Nancy (Shelton) Dills (1.2.2.5) | World Family Tree, Volume 3, File 3905 |
Sabra (Shelton) Womack (1.3) | World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 6183 |
Rachel (Lusk) Evett (1.5.4.5) | World Family Tree, Volume 10, File 1296 |
James Robert Shelton (1.7.4.1.2.6) | World Family Tree, Volume 6, File 3497 |
Jack Webster Foster (3.5.3.2) | World Family Tree, Volume 4, File 1222 |
John Messer (40.14.2) | World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 6182 |