WILLIAM BARKER SHELTON (1.2.5) is the son of Martin Shelton and Ann (Wininger) Shelton.  William was born in 1843 in Scott County, Virginia.  On October 18, 1864, William Shelton married Martha J. Bellomy (14.3.4.7) in Scott County, Virginia.  Martha was born in 1843 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of William R. Bellomy and Elizabeth (Rogers) Bellomy.  William and Martha Shelton were the parents of at least eight children:

  Elizabeth Anna Shelton (1.2.5.1), b. November 11, 1867, Scott County, Virginia
  Mary S. Shelton, b. 1868, Scott County, Virginia
  Frances C. Shelton, b. 1869, Scott County, Virginia
  Samuel Shelton, b. July 15, 1870
  Rosa Victoria Shelton, b. April 22, 1873
  Henry Shelton
  Matthew Shelton
  Irene Shelton

In 1870, William and Martha Shelton were living in Scott County, Virginia.  Martha (Bellomy) Shelton died.  On July 15, 1883, William B. Shelton married a second time to Annie Jones in Scott County, Virginia.  Annie was born on October 9, 1849 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of Jacob Jones (born 1820, Virginia) and Rebecca (Wolfe) Jones (born 1818, Virginia).  Annie Jones’ brother, William Harvey Jones, married William Barker Shelton’s sister, Emily C. Shelton (1.2.10).  Oliver Jones’ sister, Mary E. Jones, married James L. Wininger (32.9.3).  Annie Jones’ brother, Commodore Jones, married Mary Ellen Wininger (30.11.5.1.14).  William and Annie Shelton were the parents of one daughter:

  Clara Rebecca Shelton (1.2.5.9), b. March 31, 1885, Scott County, Virginia

When Clara was young, William B. Shelton left and was never heard from again from his family.  In 1910, Annie (Jones) Shelton, her daughter, Clara, and her son-in-law, Grover Wininger, were living together in Scott County, Virginia.  Annie (Jones) Shelton died on January 26, 1926 in Scott County, Virginia.  Samuel Shelton married Tina Damewood (born April 15, 1874).  Samuel and Tina Shelton lived in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Samuel Shelton died on August 4, 1953 and Tina (Damewood) Shelton died on May 8, 1960.  Both were buried in the Clear Branch Cemetery in Luttrell, Tennessee.  Rosa Shelton married Charles Lee Flanagan and they had no children of their own.  They raised several relatives children, including Martha Washington Lovell, after the untimely death of her mother, Julia Ann (Phillips) Lovell on October 20, 1919.  Martha Lovell was only eight months old when her mother died and Rosa called her Marguerite and considered her as her own daughter.  Martha Lovell married her uncles nephew, Charles Flanagans nephew, Isaac Wamper Flanagan.  Isaac was the son of Roy and Cornelia Flanagan (Roy was Charles brother).

Clara Shelton married Grover Cleveland Wininger.  For additional information on the descendants of Grover and Clara Wininger, see the sketch of Grover Cleveland Wininger (32.10.5.8).  When Clara was very small her father, William B. Shelton, left his wife and was never heard from by his family.  Sometime in the 1960s, Clara was contacted by two half-sisters she never knew existed.  They were daughters of William B. Shelton from Missouri and Illinois.  They said their father left them when they were very young.

References:  1)  Marriage Records, Scott County, Virginia, 1864 and 1883;  2)  1870 and 1910 Censuses, Scott County, Virginia;  3)  Letter, Claude E. Shelton to Robert Casey, October 9, 1986;  4)  Letter, Dawna (Swartz) Gutknecht to Robert Casey, February, 1990;  5)  Register Report, Descendants of Jacob Jones, by Lissa Johnston, April, 2000

ELIZABETH ANNA SHELTON (1.2.5.1) is the daughter of Willam Barker Shelton and Martha J. (Bellomy) Shelton.  Elizabeth was born on November 11, 1867 in Scott County, Virginia.  On May 14, 1882, Elizabeth Shelton married John Lovell (born 1864) in Union County, Tennessee.  John and Elizabeth Lovell were the parents of seven children:

  Samuel David Lovell, b. November 19, 1884, Tennessee
  Lawrence J. Lovell, b. October 9, 1886, Tennessee
  Mae Belva Lovell (1.2.5.1.3), b. November 16, 1889, Bristol, Virginia
  William Edward Lovell, b. April 25, 1883, Tennessee
  Ida Vera Lovell, b. January 1, 1891
  Rose Ellen Lovell, b. January 18, 1892
  Robert Lovell

John and Elizabeth Lovell were later divorced.  John Lovell married a second time to Rosa Beckham.  John Lovell died on December 8, 1934 and was buried in the Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Elizabeth (Shelton) Lovell married a second time to John R. Phillips (born February 23, 1876).  Elizabeth (Shelton) Lovell died on September 23, 1924.  John Phillips married a second time to Katherine Violet Smith and they had three children.  John R. Phillips died of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 20, 1950.

Samuel D. Lovell died of a stroke on October 23, 1953 and was buried in the Clear Branch Cemetery in Luttrell, Tennessee.  Lawrence Lovell died of diabetes on August 23, 1954 and was buried in the Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.  William Lovell married Julia Ann Phillips.  Julia is a half-sister to John R. Phillips (who married Elizabeth (Shelton) Lovell) and half-brother to James Elbert Phillips (who married Belva Lovell).  William Lovell married a second time to Gertrude Mitchell.  William E. Lovell died of a cerebral hemorrhage on October 9, 1938 and was buried in the Union Cemetery in West Chester, Ohio.  Ida Lovell married Robert McGimpsey.  Rose Lovell died as a child on October 8, 1893.  Robert Lovell died as an infant and was buried in the Clear Branch Cemetery in Luttrell, Tennessee.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Dawna (Swartz) Gutknecht to Robert Casey, February, 1990

MAE BELVA LOVELL (1.2.5.1.3) is the daughter of John Lovell and Elizabeth Anna (Shelton) Lovell.  Belva was born on November 16, 1889 in Bristol, Virginia.  Belva Lovell married James Elbert Phillips.  James is the son of Henry Phillips and Mallissa (Penley) Phillips.  James and Belva Phillip were the parents of at least one daughter:

  Anna Irene Phillips (1.2.5.1.3.1), b. September 10, 1910

Belva (Lovell) Phillips died of a stroke on April 9, 1964 and was buried in the Union Cemetery in West Chester, Ohio.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Dawna (Swartz) Gutknecht to Robert Casey, February, 1990

ANNA IRENE PHILLIPS (1.2.5.1.3.1) is the daughter of James Elbert Phillips and Mae Belva (Lovell) Phillips.  Anna was born on September 10, 1910.  Anna Phillips married Alonzo Wallington Harper.  Alonzo was born on July 6, 1902 in Harper, Kentucky and is the son of Lafayette Harper and Rhoda Sue (Oney) Harper.  Alonzo and Anna Harper were the parents of at least one daughter:

  Barbara Donna Harper (1.2.5.1.3.1.1), b. March 2, 1934, Cincinnati, Ohio

Reference:  1)  Letter, Dawna (Swartz) Gutknecht to Robert Casey, February, 1990

BARBARA DONNA HARPER (1.2.5.1.3.1.1) is the daughter of Alonzo Wallington Harper and Rhoda Sue (Oney) Harper.  Barbara was born on March 2, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Barbara Harper married Clarence Frederick Swartz.  Clarence was born on April 28, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio and is the son of George Swartz and Cynthia Ann (Hall) Swartz.  Clarence and Barbara Swartz are the parents of at least one daughter:

  Dawna Lynn Swartz, b. August 17, 1952, Cincinnati, Ohio

On May 12, 1973, Dawna Swartz married Gary Higgins and they had at least one son:  -  Jamy Scott Higgins, b. March 2, 1977, Cincinnati, Ohio.  On November 14, 1977, Dawna married a second time to James Edward Jones and they had no children.  On May 14, 1983, Dawna Swartz married a third time to John Robert Gutknecht.  John was born on September 9, 1954 in Portage, Wisconsin and is the son of John Francis Gutknecht and Blanche Adeline (Miller) Gutnecht.  John Gutknecht was previously married (September, 1972) to Nancy Dubar in Covington, Kentucky and they had one son:  -  Adam Edward Gutnecht (later adopted by Johns sister and his name was changed to Adam Edward Staton), b. March 12, 1973, Cincinnati, Ohio.  John and Dawna Gutknecht have two children:  -  Jonathan Michael Gutknecht, b. November 13, 1985, Cincinnati, Ohio,  -  Elizabeth Marie Gutnecht, b. and d. October 3, 1986, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Dawna (Swartz) Gutknecht to Robert Casey, February, 1990

SAMUEL SHELTON (1.2.7) is the son of Martin Shelton and Ann (Wininger) Shelton.  Samuel was born on June 23, 1849 in Scott County, Virginia.  On September 2, 1871, Samuel Shelton married Sarah Freeman in Scott County, Virginia.  Sarah was born on September 7, 1848 in Carroll County, Virginia and is the daughter of Larken Freeman and Frances J. (Kirkbride) Freeman.  Sarahs sister, Mary Freeman, married Samuel Haynes (32.1.6).  Samuel and Sarah Shelton were the parents of at least nine children:

  Emily Frances Shelton (1.2.7.1), b. April 26, 1874, Scott County, Virginia
  David Ransome Shelton (1.2.7.2), b. June 10, 1876, Scott County, Virginia
  James Orville Shelton (1.2.7.3), b. June 20, 1878, Scott County, Virginia
  William Thomas Shelton (1.2.7.4), b. May 7, 1880, Scott County, Virginia
  Garnett Smith Shelton (1.2.7.5), b. August 2, 1883, Scott County, Virginia
  John Robert Shelton (1.2.7.6), b. October 22, 1884, Scott County, Virginia
  Brandon Lafayette Shelton (1.2.7.7), b. May 3, 1887, Scott County, Virginia
  Claude Carmine Shelton (1.2.7.8), b. May 25, 1890, Scott County, Virginia
  Mary Belle Shelton, b. April 10, 1892, Scott County, Virginia

From 1880 to 1920, Samuel and Sarah Shelton were living in Scott County, Virginia.  Samuel Shelton died on November 19, 1922 in Scott County, Virginia and Sarah (Freeman) Shelton died on April 5, 1936.  Both were buried in the Wininger Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  Garnett Shelton married Samuel Harvey Grimm.  For additional information on the descendants of Samuel and Garnett Grimm, see the sketch of Samuel Harvey Grimm (32.10.3.7).  Mary Belle Shelton died as an infant on April 25, 1893.

References:  1)  Marriage Record, Scott County, Virginia, 1871;  2)  1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Scott County, Virginia;  3)  Will Book 18, Page 390, Scott County, Virginia, 1922;  4)  Letter, Phil Shelton to Robert Casey, June 3, 1985;  5)  Shelton History, by William C. Shelton, 1985;  6)  Freeman History;  7)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  8)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November 19, 1987

Back Row: Emily (Shelton) Wolfe, Garnett (Shelton) Grimm
David Ransome Shelton, James Orville Shelton
William Thomas Shelton, Brandon Lafayette Shelton
Front Row: John Robert Shelton, Claude Carmine Shelton
Samuel Shelton, Sarah (Freeman) Shelton
ca. 1895
Courtesy of Mildred (Horton) Street

EMILY FRANCES SHELTON (1.2.7.1) is the daughter of Samuel Shelton and Sarah (Freeman) Shelton.  Emma was born on April 26, 1874 in Scott County, Virginia.  On June 12, 1896, Emma Shelton married Isaac C. Wolfe in Scott County, Virginia.  Isaac was born on October 14, 1873 in Scott County, Virginia and is the son of William H. Wolfe and Amanda Wolfe.  Isaac and Emily Wolfe were the parents of at least seven children:

  Lucinda Wolfe (1.2.7.1.1), b. February 2, 1900, Scott County, Virginia
  William H. Wolfe, b. April 21, 1902, Scott County, Virginia
  John C. Wolfe, b. May 4, 1904, Scott County, Virginia
  Reeser Ranson Wolfe, b. January 20, 1907, Scott County, Virginia
  Mary Belle Wolfe, b. March 20, 1909, Scott County, Virginia
  Neal J. Wolfe, b. April 11, 1911, Scott County, Virginia
  Callie Virginia Wolfe, b. December 12, 1912, Scott County, Virginia

From 1900 to 1920, Isaac and Emily Wolfe were living in Scott County, Virginia.  Emily (Shelton) Wolfe died on June 13, 1944 and Isaac Wolfe died on July 13, 1950.  Both were buried in the Wolfe Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  On October 2, 1917, Lucinda Wolfe married Ralph Daniel Haynes.  Ralph was born on April 1, 1889 and is the son of George P. Haynes and Susan Jenny (Sandidge) Haynes.  For additional information on the descendants of Ralph and Lucinda Haynes, see the sketch of Ralph Daniel Haynes (32.1.2.3.1.5).

In 1924, William Wolfe married Stella (Davidson) Rogan (32.1.5.3.10).  Stella was born on February 8, 1901 and is the daughter of James Davidson and Mary Ann (Rogers) Davidson.  William and Stella Wolfe lived in Scott County, Virginia.  William and Stella Wolfe were the parents of eight children:  -  Beatrice June Wolfe,  -  William H. Wolfe, Jr.,  -  Emily Jean Wolfe,  -  John M. Wolfe,  -  Sallie Lou Wolfe,  -  Landon Knox Wolfe,  -  Mary Ann Wolfe,  -  Thomas L. “Tommy” Wolfe.  Stella (Davidson) Wolfe died on June 3, 1971 and William H. Wolfe died on October 31, 1976.  Both were buried in the Holston View Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  Jean, John and Sally Lou are deceased.  Landon Wolfe lives in California.  Beatrice, William, Jr., Mary Ann and Tommy Wolfe live in Vincent, Tennessee.

John C. Wolfe never married and was killed in an accident on September 27, 1928 and was buried in the Wolfe Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  In 1929, Reeser Wolfe married Ruby Branamon in Kentucky and they have four children:  -  R. R. Wolfe, Jr.,  -  Richard C. Wolfe,  -  Emily M. Wolfe,  -  William Billy Wolfe.  Reeser Wolfe died on February 24, 1987.  On February 28, 1934, Mary Belle Wolfe married Albert C. Jones.  Albert was born on January 11, 1889 in Scott County, Virginia and is the son of John Wesley Jones and Alpha (Bellamy) Jones.  For additional information on the descendants of Albert and Mary Belle Jones, see the sketch of Albert C. Jones (14.6.3.3.10.1).  In 1940, N. J. Wolfe married Catherine Ruth Price in Scott County, Virginia and they were the parents of four children:  -  N. J. “Bo” Wolfe, Jr.,  -  John Wolfe,  -  Larry Wolfe,  -  Isaac Lynn Wolfe.  N. J. Wolfe died on May 30, 1960 and was buried in the Wolfe Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  Callie Wolfe never married and lives in Kentucky.

Back Row: William H. Wolfe
Emily (Shelton) Wolfe, Lucinda (Wolfe) Haynes
Front Row: John C. Wolfe
Reeser R. Wolfe, Mary (Wolfe) Jones
ca. 1909
Courtesy of Mildred (Horton) Street

References:  1)  Marriage Record, Scott County, Virginia, 1896;  2)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Scott County, Virginia;  3)  “Scott County, Virginia Cemetery Records," Volume 2, Page 153, 1981;  4)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  5)  “Scott County, Virginia Cemetery Records," Volume 4, Page 141, 1987;  6)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987

DAVID RANSOM SHELTON (1.2.7.2) is the son of Samuel Shelton and Sarah (Freeman) Shelton.  David was born in June 10, 1876 in Scott County, Virginia.  David Shelton married Lois M. Watkins (32.10.2.6).  Lois was born on October 16, 1879 in Virginia and is the daughter of Joseph J. Watkins and Martha Anne (Wininger) Watkins.  David and Lois Shelton were the parents of at least three children:

  Miles Rhea Shelton, b. July 30, 1900, Scott County, Virginia
  Howard Samuel Shelton (1.2.7.2.2), b. September 6, 1902, Scott County, Virginia
  Joseph Ransom Shelton, b. June 6, 1906, Scott County, Virginia

In 1900, David and Lois Shelton were living with Davids father in Scott County, Virginia.  David Shelton was killed in a railroad blasting explosion on June 30, 1906 and was buried in the Wininger Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  In 1910, Lois (Watkins) Shelton was living in Scott County, Virginia.  Lois married a second time to a Mr. Houseright.  For additional information, see the sketch of Lois Watkins (32.10.2.5).  Lois (Watkins) Shelton died on February 22, 1917 and was buried in the Wininger Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  After Lois died, Rhea Shelton was raised by his grandparents, Samuel and Sarah Shelton.  Howard Shelton was raised by his uncle, Claude Shelton and Joseph Shelton was raised by his uncle, James Shelton.  On August 18, 1921, Rhea Shelton married Elva Gertrude Bellamy in Scott County, Virginia and they had no children.  Gertie was born on May 18, 1900 and is the daughter of Thomas Bellamy and Martha Bellamy.  Rhea Shelton died on January 19, 1963 and Gertrude (Bellamy) Shelton died on September 18, 1971.  Both were buried in the Holston View Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  In 1934, Joseph R. Shelton married Gwendolyn McFarland and they had one son:  -  Joseph Randall Shelton, b. 1941.  Joseph and Gwendolyn Shelton lived in Kingsport, Tennessee.  Joseph Ransom Shelton died on June 2, 1972 and was buried in Kingsport, Tennessee.  In 1965, Joseph Randall Shelton married Doris Higgins (born 1943) and they have two children:  -  Lada Elizabeth Shelton, b. 1966,  -  Joseph Patrick Shelton, b. 1970.  Doris has Doctorate of Philosophy in Speech Therapy and works at a State School for retarded people in Greenville, Tennessee.  Joseph Randall Shelton is a lawyer and lives in Morristown, Tennessee.  Lada is the mother of one son:  -  Seth Ransom Shelton, b. 1985.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Scott County, Virginia;  2)  Marriage Record, Scott County, Virginia, 1927;  3)  Freeman History;  4)  Scott County, Virginia Cemetery Records, Volume 2, Page 154, 1981;  5)  Scott County, Virginia Cemetery Records, Volume 4, Page 106, 1987;  6)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  7)  Letter, Ruby (Haynes) Shelton to Robert Casey, January, 1987;  8)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987

HOWARD SAMUEL SHELTON (1.2.7.2.2) is the son of David Ransome Shelton and Lois M. (Watkins) Shelton.  Howard was born on September 6, 1902 in Scott County, Virginia.  On September 7, 1927, Howard Shelton married Frances Jane Bellamy in Scott County, Virginia.  Fannie was born on January 27, 1906 and is the daughter of William Steel Bellamy and Julia (Freeman) Bellamy.  Howard and Fannie Shelton were the parents of four children:

  Edwin Ransom Shelton (1.2.7.2.2.1), b. June 19, 1928
  Dewey Gordon Shelton (1.2.7.2.2.2), b. January 8, 1930
  Phyllis Jean Shelton, b. July 28, 1932
  Mildred Frances Shelton, b. June 21, 1936

Howard Shelton died on November 7, 1943 and Fannie (Bellamy) Shelton died on April 2, 1972.  Both were buried in the Wininger Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  On November 3, 1953, Phyllis Shelton married Perry F. Barr and they have three children:  -  Larry Wayne Barr, b. August 26, 1954,  -  David Michael Barr, b. November 4, 1960,  -  Terri Dianne Barr, b. June 13, 1962.  Perry and Phyllis Barr were divorced in 1973.  Phyllis (Shelton) Barr lives in Kingsport, Tennessee.  On November 25, 1980, Larry Barr married Debra Sue Lawson (born February 25, 1961) and they have two children:  -  Leslie Michelle Barr, b. April 27, 1982,  -  Leah Danielle Barr, b. March 9, 1984.  On April 20, 1979, David Barr married Nancy Debra Winegar (born January 27, 1960) and they have one son:  -  Brandon Michael Allan Barr, b. June 7, 1981.  David and Nancy Barr were divorced in 1984.  On June 22, 1979, Mildred Shelton married Harold Amos Robinson (born August 1, 1934) and they have no children.  In 1972, Mildred (Shelton) Robinson lived in Johnson City, Tennessee.  Mildred (Shelton) Robinson lives in San Francisco, California.

References:  1)  Will Book 38, Page 202, Scott County, Virginia, 1972;  2)  Freeman History, author unknown;  3)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  4)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987

EDWIN RANSOME SHELTON (1.2.7.2.2.1) is the son of Howard Samuel Shelton and Frances Jane (Bellamy) Shelton.  Ransome was born on June 19, 1928.  On February 19, 1955, Ransom Shelton married Shelba Jean Owens (born June 3, 1937) in Virginia.  Ransom and Shelba Shelton are the parents of seven children:

  Teresa Jean Shelton, b. November 30, 1955
  Edwin Lynn Shelton, b. December 1, 1957
  Allen Howard Shelton, b. September 19, 1959
  Mark Dwayne Shelton, b. March 3, 1962
  Jennifer Marie Shelton, b. October 11, 1965
  Stephen Ray Shelton, b. June 30, 1969
  Jeffrey Lee Shelton, b. June 18, 1970

In 1972, Ransom Shelton was living in Coeburn, Virginia.  Teresa Shelton married David Beck and they had one daughter:  -  Christina Dawn Beck, b. June 27, 1973.  Teresa married a second time to Tony Greene and they had one daughter:  -  Jessica Michelle Greene, b. January 29, 1978.  On November 23, 1985, Teresa married a third time to Bill J. Jack Mullins.  April 3, 1976, Edwin Shelton married Patricia Anne Welch (born May 8, 1958) and they have three children:  -  Jonathan Lynn Shelton, b. May 10, 1977,  -  Stephen David Shelton, b. November 22, 1979,  -  Christopher Ronald Shelton, b. April 16, 1982.  Allen Shelton and his first wife had one son:  -  Michael Allen Shelton, b. February 21, 1979.  Allen Shelton married a second time to Michelle Diane Mead (born 1965).  On March 22, 1981, Mark Shelton married Tina Lynne Bates (born September 4, 1962) and they have two children:  -  Candace Brooke Shelton, b. September 9, 1983,  -  Amanda Leigh Shelton, b. September 26, 1984.  On November 23, 1985, Jennifer Shelton married David Rufus Harless (born June 24, 1965) and they have no children.  Stephen Ray Shelton died as a child on August 30, 1979.

References:  1)  Freeman History, author unknown;  2)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  3)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987

DEWEY GORDON SHELTON (1.2.7.2.2.2) is the son of Howard Samuel Shelton and Frances Jane (Bellamy) Shelton.  Dewey was born on January 8, 1930.  On March 30, 1955, Dewey Shelton married Margaret Pauline Harmon in Scott County, Virginia.  Margaret was born on January 14, 1934.  Dewey and Margaret Shelton are the parents of two children:

  Lisa Gale Shelton, b. November 11, 1960
  Jerry Gordon Shelton, b. November 13, 1965

Dewey Shelton lives in Kingsport, Tennessee.  On August 16, 1980, Lisa Shelton married Jerry Lynn Davis (32.2.3.3.3.8.4) and they have no children.  On September 6, 1986, Jerry Shelton married Stephanie Ann Carlson (born August 25, 1966) and they have no children.

References:  1)  Freeman History, author unknown;  2)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  3)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987

JAMES ORVILLE SHELTON (1.2.7.3) is the son of Samuel Shelton and Sarah (Freeman) Shelton.  James was born on June 20, 1878 in Scott County, Virginia.  On August 30, 1900, James Shelton married Frances Lucinda McKenzie (32.5.8.4) in Scott County, Virginia.  Fannie was born on February 4, 1883 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of David McKenzie and Mary Catherine (Haynes) McKenzie.  James and Fannie Shelton were the parents of one daughter:

  Elva Smith Shelton, b. August 9, 1901, Scott County, Virginia

James Orville Shelton, Elva (Shelton) Horton
Frances (McKenzie) Shelton
ca. 1904
Courtesy of Mildred (Horton) Street

In 1910, James and Fannie Shelton were living in Scott County, Virginia.  James Shelton died on January 2, 1958 and Frances (McKenzie) Shelton died on September 16, 1969.  Both were buried in the Holston View Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  On August 31, 1919, Elva Shelton married John Guy Horton (born August 13, 1902) and they had two children:  -  Mildred Frances Horton, b. September 13, 1920,  -  Jackson Lucien Horton, b. August 15, 1923.  Guy Horton died on February 6, 1947.  On September 3, 1951, Elva married a second time to Ray E. Carter (born November 14, 1898) and they had no children.  Ray Carter died on November 20, 1985.  On June 27, 1941, Mildred Horton married James Corbett Townsend (born December 21, 1919) and they have one daughter:  -  Jamis Cecilia Townsend, b. May 1, 1943.  James and Mildred Townsend were divorced on April 16, 1969.  On May 11, 1971, Mildred married a second time to Virgil Van Street (born May 11, 1907) and they have no children.  As of 1987, Mildred (Horton) Street was living in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Jamis Townsend is not married.  Jamis is a physical therapist and lives in Kentucky across the river from Cincinati, Ohio.  Jack Horton married Mildred Glover and they have one son:  -  Gerald Glover Horton, b. August 8, 1944.  Jack and Mildred Horton were later divorced.  Jack Horton lives in New York.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Scott County, Virginia;  2)  Marriage Record, Scott County, Virginia, 1900;  3)  Freeman History;  4)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  5)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, March 26, 1987

WILLIAM THOMAS SHELTON (1.2.7.4) is the son of Samuel Shelton and Sarah (Freeman) Shelton.  William was born on May 7, 1880 in Scott County, Virginia.  On August 26, 1900, William Shelton married Amanda Wininger in Scott County, Virginia.  Amanda was born on June 11, 1881 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of W. H. Wininger and A. P. Wininger.  William and Amanda Shelton were the parents of at least one son:

  Herbert Luther Shelton (1.2.7.4.1), b. August 19, 1906, Scott County, Virginia

Amanda (Wininger) Shelton died on June 2, 1906 and was buried in the Wininger Cemetery in Scott County, Viriginia.  On August 9, 1908, William Shelton married a second time to Louvenia Davidson (32.1.5.3.1) in Scott County, Virginia.  Louvenia was born on April 27, 1884 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of James A. Davidson and Mary Ann (Rogers) Davidson.  William and Louvenia Shelton were the parents of four sons:

  Roy T. Shelton (1.2.7.4.2), b. August 16, 1909, Scott County, Virginia
  Thurman S. Shelton, b. December 8, 1914, Scott County, Virginia
  Hassen W. Shelton, b. September 27, 1916, Scott County, Virginia
  Jesse James Shelton, b. August 12, 1920, Scott County, Virginia

From 1910 to 1920, William and Louvenia Shelton were living in Scott County, Virginia.  Louvenia (Davidson) Shelton died on February 21, 1940 and William Thomas Shelton died on August 2, 1948.  Both were buried in the Wininger Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  After Amandas death, Herbert Shelton was raised by his grandparents, Samuel and Sarah Shelton.  On November 20, 1945, Thurman Shelton married Margaret Matthews in Scott County, Virginia.  Margaret was born in 1917 in Kentucky and is the daughter of W. Y. Matthews and Edna (Howard) Matthews.  Thurman and Margaret Shelton have two children:  -  Kathy Lee Shelton, b. December 28, 1946,  -  Edna Thurman Shelton, b. December 8, 1947.  Thurman Shelton died on September 3, 1983.

On May 4, 1938, Hassen Shelton married Margaret Kathleen Pendleton in Scott County, Virginia.  Margaret was born on August 4, 1916 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of Amos D. Pendleton and Mellie Adeline (Ratliff) Pendleton.  Hassen and Margaret Shelton were the parents of at least one daughter:  -  Susan Victoria Shelton (adopted), b. 1948.  Maragaret (Pendleton) Shelton died on February 19, 1974 and was buried in the Holston View Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  In 1974, Hassen Shelton was living in Gate City, Virginia.  Susan Shelton married Mike Palmer and was living in Kingsport, Tennessee in 1974.

On August 1, 1942, Jesse Shelton married Verna Opal Wolfe in Scott County, Virginia.  Verna was born in 1918 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of Jesse Wolfe and Fannie B. (Culbertson) Wolfe.  Jesse and Verna Shelton have four children:  -  Thomas Wolfe Shelton,  -  Francis Woodrow Shelton,  -  Jesse Shelton, Jr.,  -  Linda Carrol Shelton.  Jesse Shelton died on April 2, 1953 and was buried in the Holston View Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  Thomas Shelton has one son and one daughter.  Francis Shelton has one son and one daughter.  Linda Shelton has one son.

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Scott County, Virginia;  2)  Marriage Records, Scott County, Virginia, 1908, 1938, 1942;  3)  Will Records, Scott County, Virginia, 1948, 1974;  4)  “Scott County, Virginia Cemetery Records," Volume 2, Pages 154 and 155, 1981;  5)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  6)  “Scott County, Virginia Cemetery Records," Volume 4, Pages 68 and 111, 1987;  7)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987

HERBERT LUTHER SHELTON (1.2.7.4.1) is the son of William Thomas Shelton and Amanda (Wininger) Shelton.  Herbert was born on August 19, 1906 in Scott County, Virginia.  On February 16, 1932, Herbert Shelton married Nettie Easterling in Scott County, Virginia.  Nettie was born on March 1, 1913 in Scott County, Virginia and is the daughter of George W. Easterling and M. Helen (Osborne) Easterling.  Herbert and Nettie Shelton were the parents of six children:

  Herbert L. Shelton, Jr., b. January 14, 1934
  Donald L. Shelton, b. February 12, 1936
  Charles W. Shelton, b. January 10, 1940
  Roger G. Shelton, b. November 27, 1942
  Hogan Buford Shelton, b. June 3, 1944
  Darrel Shelton, b. October 24, 1946

Herbert Shelton died on April 26, 1946 and was buried in the Wininger Cemetery in Scott County, Virginia.  Donald L. Shelton died on December 24, 1984.

References:  1)  Will Records, Scott County, Virginia, 1946;  2)  “Scott County, Virginia Cemetery Records,” Volume 2, Pages 154 and 155, 1981;  3)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  4)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987

ROY T. SHELTON (1.2.7.4.2) is the son of William Thomas Shelton and Louvenia (Davidson) Shelton.  Roy was born on August 16, 1909 in Scott County, Virginia.  On December 29, 1934, Roy Shelton married Grace Moore (32.10.5.1.3.2) in Scott County, Virginia.  Grace was born on February 1, 1918 and is the daughter of Walker Blaine Moore and Nettie M. (Wininger) Moore.  Graces sister, Beulah Moore, married Elmer Shelton (1.2.7.7.7).  Roy and Grace Shelton are the parents of four children:

  James Frederick Shelton, b. December 7, 1935
  Ronald Wayne Shelton, b. November 14, 1937
  Nettie Lou Shelton, b. November 28, 1939
  John Robert Shelton, b. January 28, 1942

Roy Shelton died on March 21, 1984.  On December 24, 1959, James Shelton married Wilma Nell Porter (born April 20, 1935) and they have two children:  -  James Alan Shelton, b. November 3, 1960,  -  Marty Edward Shelton, b. December 19, 1963.  On September 19, 1987, James Alan Shelton married Greta Lynn Kinchelo.  Marty Shelton is engaged to be married to Cathy Lenora Cole and will be married on May 14, 1988.  In 1964, Ronald Shelton married Jean Carrico and they have three children:  -  Larissa Fonda Shelton, b. June 5, 1965,  -  Kimberly Wynn Shelton, b. July 10, 1968,  -  Bryan Wayne Shelton, b. August 2, 1970.  Ronald Shelton also has a stepdaughter:  -  Crystal Renee Carrico, b. August 4, 1962.  Crystal Carrico married Stephen Demma and they have two children:  -  Amber Leeann Demma, b. December 31, 1979,  -  Brittni Lynn Demma, b. October 21, 1981.  On October 11, 1985, Larissa Shelton married Gary Dorton and they have one son:  -  Jackie Lynn Dorton, b. March 12, 1986.

On March 9, 1959, Nettie Lou Shelton married John E. Haynes and they have one daughter:  -  Levita Michelle Haynes, b. February 21, 1965.  On November 15, 1968, John Shelton married Shirley Sloan and they have three children:  -  Brent Dwayne Shelton, b. January 7, 1973,  -  Travis Scott Shelton, b. August 7, 1975,  -  Shirley Shelton, b. January 28, 1982.

References:  1)  Letter, Claude Shelton to Harold Casey, February 12, 1987;  2)  Letter, Mildred (Horton) Street to Robert Casey, November, 1987