Shelton Descendants

Second Generation

2. Johnston SHELTON ¹ ^,2 ^,3 (Unknown¹) was born on 16 February 1788 in , Stokes County, North Carolina^{¹^,2^,3^,4} and died on 4 August 1860 in , Bell County, Texas.^¹

General Notes: Voter in Diamond Grove Pct, Morgan Co. IL, and served as election judge, 2 August 1824.

Surveyor who laid out Jacksonville, Morgan Co. IL 10 Mar 1825; Franklin, Morgan Co IL in 1832; Palestine, Anderson Co TX, 1846;

Johnston and Sarah Shelton were charter members of the South Fork of Mauvaisterre Primitive Baptist Church, organized 27 Jan 1827, in Morgan Co. IL.

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• Anecdote: Surveyed the plat for the city of Jacksonville, county seat of Morgan County, 10 March 1825, , Morgan County, Illinois. ⁷

• 80 ac - Sale - Cash Entry: 80 ac - Sale - Cash Entry, 1 January 1828, , Morgan County, Illinois. ⁸ W½NE 9/ 14-N 9-W No 3rd PM IL Morgan

• Anecdote: Surveyed the plat for the city of Virginia, soon to be county seat of Cass County, 17 May 1836, , Morgan County, Illinois. ⁹

• Anecdote: Surveyed the plat for the settlement of Monroe, soon to be part of Cass County, 26 June 1836, , Morgan County, Illinois. ⁹

• Anecdote: Completed plat of the town of Palestine, 28 September 1848, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. ¹⁰

• Johnston purchased 10 ac in , Caldwell County, Texas on 15 May 1849 ...a portion of the Byrd Lockhart league on Plumb Creek...off of share No. one formerly known as the Eggleson share...the said James is now living on.

• Johnston purchased 40.7 ac. from John A Neill tract on Plum Creek from Robert E Neill and Elizabeth Neill in , Caldwell County, Texas on 23 July 1851

• Anecdote: Johnston granted his son, Lemuel Shelton, power of attorney to act as his attorney to sell his property in Caldwell County, Texas, 9 February 1859, , Bell County, Texas. ¹³

• Johnston SHELTON sold 10 ac in , Caldwell County, Texas on 7 March 1859 ...portion of the Byrd Lockhart league on Plum Creek...conveyed from John F James to Johnston Shelton... Sold to Thomas Lentz.

Johnston married Sarah "Sally" FERGERSON,¹ ^,2 ^,3 ^,4 ^,15 ^,16 daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 13 October 1811 in , Adair County, Kentucky.¹⁷ Sally was born on 27 May 1793 in , Stokes County, North Carolina^{¹^,2^,3^,4^,15^,16} and died on 25 October 1874 in , Bell County, Texas.^¹ Another name for Sally was Sally (Sarah) FARGERSON. She was usually called Sally.

4 M i. Joseph SHELTON ¹ was born on 9 July 1814 in , Cumberland County, Kentucky and died on 6 April 1849 in , Concordia Parish, Louisiana.^¹

• Alt Birth: 9 July 1814, , Adair County, Kentucky. ¹

+ 5 M ii. James F SHELTON ¹⁸ was born on 8 March 1816 in , Jessamine County, Kentucky^{¹^,18} and died on 17 March 1857 in , Bell County, Texas.^¹

6 F iii. Nancy SHELTON ² ^,3 ^,16 was born on 3 July 1818 in , Madison County, Illinois^{¹^,2^,3^,16} and died on 18 March 1873 in , Bell County, Texas.^¹

• Alt Birth: 3 July 1818, , , Kentucky. ³

• Alt Birth: 3 July 1818, , Woodfort County, Kentucky.

• Alt Death: 12 March 1873, , Bell County, Texas.

She never married and had no children.

7 M iv. Lemuel SHELTON ¹ ^,2 ^,3 ^,4 ^,15 ^,16 ^,19 ^,20 ^,21 was born on 16 May 1821 in , Greene County, Illinois,^{¹^,2^,3^,4^,15^,16^,19^,20^,21^,22^,23} died on 4 June 1892 in , Atascosa County, Texas,^{¹^,20^,22^,23} and was buried in Brite Cemetery - Leming, Atascosa County, Texas.^{²⁰^,23}

General Notes: Possibly the "Lem Shelton" whose Civil War records are indexed on CWSS as a Pvt in Saufley's Scouting Batt'n, Texas Cavalry

He never married and had no children.

+ 8 F v. Cynthia SHELTON was born on 23 April 1824 in , Morgan County, Illinois and died on 27 November 1848 in , Henderson County, Texas.^¹

+ 9 M vi. Samuel SHELTON ² ^,3 ^,24 ^,25 ^,26 ^,27 ^,28 was born on 29 April 1826 in , Morgan County, Illinois,^{¹^,2^,3^,24^,25^,26} died on 20 January 1909 in , Bell County, Texas,^¹ and was buried in McDowell Cemetery, Bell County, Texas.

+ 10 F vii. Elizabeth SHELTON ² ^,20 ^,29 ^,30 ^,31 ^,32 was born on 21 September 1828 in , Morgan County, Illinois,^{²^,20^,22^,29^,30^,31} died on 3 July 1894 in , Atascosa County, Texas,^{²⁰^,22^,29} and was buried in Brite Cemetery - Leming, Atascosa County, Texas.^²⁰

11 M viii. Stephen SHELTON ² was born on 12 April 1831 in , Morgan County, Illinois^² and died on 30 April 1864 in , Grant County, Arkansas.

Death Notes: "From a wound"

• He served in the military Pvt., Co. I, 17th Texas Infantry, CSA in 1862 in Belton, Bell County, Texas. ³³ ^,34

He never married and had no children.

12 M ix. John J SHELTON ² ^,3 was born on 23 October 1833 in , Morgan County, Illinois,^{²^,3} died on 17 February 1863 in Camp Butler - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, and was buried in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Sangamon County, Illinois.

• His occupation was shown as Teacher in County School in 1860 in , Bell County, Texas. ³

• He served in the military 3rd Sgt, Co F, 6th Texas Infantry, CSA in 1861 in , , Texas. ³⁵ Captured, along with Thomas B Shelton, at Arkansas Post, and imprisoned at Camp Butler. Like Thomas, he had left Illinois for Texas in the 1840's, but died only miles from his birthplace in a Civil War POW camp.

• Anecdote: John was among the teachers paid by Bell County in 1861., November 1861, , Bell County, Texas. ³⁶

• He served in the military Captured by Union Forces at Arkansas Post on 11 January 1863 in , , Arkansas. ³⁷ Sent to Camp Butler, Sangamon County, Illinois

He never married and had no children.

13 M x. Thomas Benton SHELTON ² ^,38 was born on 12 November 1836 in , Morgan County, Illinois,^{²^,38} died on 25 February 1863 in Camp Butler - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois,^³⁹ and was buried in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Sangamon County, Illinois.

Burial Notes: Confederate Section, plot 254

• He served in the military Cpl., Co F, 6th Texas Infantry, CSA in 1861 in , , Texas. ³³ ^,39 Thomas Benton Shelton died in the Union prison camp at Camp Butler, Illinois, after having been captured at Arkansas Post. Thomas B Shelton was a corporal in Company F, 6th Texas Infantry.

Thomas Shelton was living with his sister and brother-in-law in Atascosa County in 1860. He had at least begun a preemption grant there, and was therefore most likely still in Atascosa County at the beginning of the Civil War.

It is ironic that, having left Illinois with his father in the mid-1840's, he died as a prisoner of war only miles from where he was born.

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (NPS) shows that Thomas B Shelton entered the service as a Cpl in his unit, but was a Pvt at the time of his death. His lowered rank was probably a function of the combining of several units during the life of the 6th.

• Military: Captured by Union Forces at Arkansas Post, 11 January 1863, , , Arkansas. ³⁹ Sent to Camp Butler, Sangamon County, Illinois

He never married and had no children.

3. Joseph SHELTON ⁶ (Unknown¹) was born in 1790 in , , North Carolina^⁶ and died before 28 March 1853 in , Henderson County, Texas.

Death Notes: Per Melonie Zenner : Son William Samuel Shelton sold Joseph's 640 ac grant in Henderson County, Texas to Cyrus B Meredith on this date.

Analysis: William Shelton would have been acting either as his father's attorney, or as his executor, in this sale. It seems more likely to me that the latter would be the case, as Joseph and Mary (Cole) Shelton's children continued to live in the area, and Joseph and Mary disappear from records after this date.

• He owned land 640ac, Nacogdoches 3rd Class on 17 December 1852 in , Henderson County, Texas. ⁴⁰

Joseph married Mary "Polly" COLE ⁶ on 19 December 1816 in , Washington County, Virginia.⁶ Polly was born on 6 March 1800 in , , Virginia^⁶ and died after 1850 in , Henderson County, Texas. She was usually called Polly.

+ 14 F i. Sarah SHELTON ⁴¹ ^,42 ^,43 ^,44 ^,45 was born in May 1818 in , Washington County, Virginia^{⁴¹^,42^,43^,44^,45} and died in 1900 in , Henderson County, Texas.

+ 15 F ii. Margaret ***not Proven Dau Of Joseph*** SHELTON ⁴⁶ ^,47 ^,48 ^,49 was born in May 1821 in , , Virginia,^{⁴⁶^,47^,48^,49} died on 22 November 1904 in Randolph, Fannin County, Texas, and was buried in Lindsey Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas..

+ 16 M iii. William Samuel SHELTON ⁶ ^,50 ^,51 ^,52 was born on 17 October 1822 in , Washington County, Virginia,^{⁶^,50^,51^,52} died on 21 August 1888 in , Henderson County, Texas, and was buried in Willow Springs Cemetery, Henderson County, Texas.

17 F iv. Freelove SHELTON was born in 1827 in , Washington County, Virginia and died in August 1849 in , Henderson County, Texas.

Freelove married Fleming BALL ⁴¹ ^,42 on 24 October 1847 in , Henderson County, Texas.⁵³ Fleming was born about 1810 in , , Kentucky^{⁴¹^,42} and died before 1870 in , Henderson County, Texas.

• He owned land 73.33 ac, Sale-Cash Entry on 1 December 1842 in , Drew County, Arkansas. ⁸ E½SW 15/ 14-S 4-W Yes 5th PM AR Drew

• He owned land Houston 3rd Class Certificate No 416 for 160 ac. on 20 April 1857 in , Henderson County, Texas. ⁴⁰ Patent No 364, Vol, 15, Abstract No 79

• His occupation was shown as Wagoner in 1860 in , Henderson County, Texas. ⁴²

+ 18 M v. Joseph J "Joe" SHELTON ⁶ ^,54 ^,55 ^,56 was born on 20 January 1832 in , Putnam County, Indiana,^{⁶^,54^,55^,56} died on 21 February 1884 in , Henderson County, Texas, and was buried in Willow Springs Cemetery, Henderson County, Texas.

+ 19 F vi. Elizabeth SHELTON ⁶ was born in 1830 in , Washington County, Virginia^⁶ and died in 1860 in , Henderson County, Texas.

+ 20 F vii. Avy M SHELTON ⁶ ^,57 ^,58 ^,59 ^,60 ^,61 was born on 23 April 1839 in , Morgan County, Illinois^{⁶^,57^,58^,59^,60^,61} and died in 1911 in , Henderson County, Texas.

+ 21 F viii. Remember Jane SHELTON ⁶ ^,62 was born on 4 February 1842 in , Morgan County, Illinois,^{⁶^,62} died on 25 May 1879 in , Henderson County, Texas, and was buried in Willow Springs Cemetery, Henderson County, Texas.

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