Shelton Family Lineage:
Thomas or Peter Shelton, the patriarch of the Shelton family, departed from Scotland before 1761 & settled in Virginia. It is unclear just when he married Ms. Elizabeth Lawson, though some sources state her name as Frances Nicholes, & no one seems to know just how many children they had. It's possible both Elizabeth and Frances were his wives, as he lived to be 85, a ripe old age at the time.
1. Thomas or Peter Shelton
B: 1723 Scotland
+ Elizabeth or Frances Lawson or Nicholes
B: 1740 Virginia
2. David Shelton
B: June 11, 1761 Goochland co., Virginia
+ Henrietta "Ritter" Thomason, D/O Samuel Thomasson & Ann Payne
B: Nov. 6, 1768 Owen co., Kentucky
D: 1820 Owen county, Kentucky
3. John Shelton
B: About 1790 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Nancy Shelton
B: About 1791 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Elizabeth Shelton
B: About 1794 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Thomas Shelton
B: About 1796 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Peter Shelton
B: About 1797 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Nathaniel Shelton
B: About 1798 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Samuel Shelton
B: About 1798 Owen County, Kentucky
D: Before 1805 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Hiram Shelton
B: About 1800 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Austin Shelton
B: About 1803 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Samuel Shelton (not a typo)
B: About 1805 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Cynthia Cinderella Shelton
B: About 1807 Owen County, Kentucky
3. William Jasper Shelton
B: About 1808 Kentucky
D: After 1850 Crawford, Crawford co., Ill
+ Mary Ethrington, D/O Fielding Ethrington & Elizabeth Williams
B: About 1810 Woodford co., Kentucky
D: After 1850 Crawford, Crawford co., Ill
4. Cerelda Shelton
B: About 1832 Kentucky
4. David H. Shelton
B: About 1834 Kentucky
4. Fielding Shelton
B: About 1846 Kentucky
4. Nancy Shelton
B: About 1838 Kentucky
4. George W. Shelton
B: About 1842 Kentucky
4. Mary Elizabeth Shelton
B: December, 1846 Crawford county, Illinois
4. Martha A. Shelton
B: About October, 1850 Crawford county, Illinois
4. William Perry Shelton
B: August, 1838 Kentucky
D: July 7, 1911
B: Atkinson Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson co., Illinois
+ Susan Catherine Shelton, D/O George Wyatt Shelton & Nancy Greenfield
B: Oct. 17, 1840 Kentucky
D: Feb. 24, 1913 Jefferson co., Ill
B: Atkinson Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson co., Ill
5. May F. Shelton
B: About 1860 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Nancy Elizabeth Shelton
B: May 17, 1861 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: Jan. 16, 1935 Brown county, Texas
B: Bangs Cemetery, Bangs, Brown, Texas
+ William Munselle
B: Aug. 22, 1861 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Oliver Munselle
B: April 22, 1879 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Zonie Munselle
B: About 1881 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Lawrence Alfonzo "Zonie" Munselle
B: Jan. 22, 1882 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Inez Gertrude Munselle
B: June 20, 1884 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Pearle Munselle
B: Sept. 11, 1886 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Rhada Katherine Munselle
B: Dec. 31, 1888 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Mary Isabelle Munselle
B: Sept. 23, 1891 Brown county, Texas
6. John William Munselle
B: July 31, 1893 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Frederick August Munselle
B: Feb. 22, 1886 Nopal, Dewitt county, Texas
6. Minnie Munselle
B: March, 1897 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Jessie Munselle
B: April, 1900 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Frank Martin Munselle
B: July 25, 1903 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Martha Shelton
B: About 1866 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Ida F. Shelton
B: Aug. 28, 1868 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: July, 1887 Jefferson county, Illinois
B: Atkinson Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Lewis C. Shelton
B: About 1871 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Marrah Shelton
B: About 1873 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Ruffus Harvey Shelton
B: Sept. 29, 1875 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: 1940 Jefferson county, Illinois
B: East Salem Cemetery, Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Unknown child Shelton
5. Walter N. Shelton
B: Jan. 8, 1879 Weber, Jefferson, Ill
D: Nov. 22, 1964
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
+ Jessie Green Clifton, D/O Jesse Clifton & Amanda J. Martin
B: February, 1886 Tennessee
D: April, 1854
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
6. Ivy H. Shelton
B: About 1905 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Grace N. Shelton
B: About 1909 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Florence P. Shelton
B: About 1909 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Cecile P. Shelton
B: About 1912 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Paul Clifton Shelton
B: Sept. 9, 1913 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: Nov. 21, 2000
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence, Arkansas
+ Freda Inez Meredith
B: March 11, 1918 Arkansas
D: Sept. 8, 1998
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence, Arkansas
7. Joyce M. Shelton
7. Johnnie Shelton
6. Dora K. Shelton
B: 1919 Lawrence county, Arkansas
6. Glenn E. Shelton
B: Aug. 10, 1924 Lawrence county, Arkansas
D: Oct. 27, 2007 Paducah, McCracken co., Arkansas
B: Marshall County Memory Gardens Cemetery, Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
+ Living Riley
7. Gail Shelton
+ Roy Greenwald
8. Katy Greenwald
8. Diana Greenwald
7. Cyndi Shelton
+ Living Morrison
8. Amanda Morrison
7. Joe S. Shelton
+ Angie
6. Earle Leon Shelton
B: About 1929 Lawrence county, Arkansas
D: Aug. 29, 2006 Pocahontas, Randolph county, Arkansas
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
6. Unknown male child Shelton
6. Lloyd E. Shelton
B: Aug. 28, 1916 Jefferson co., Ill
D: Apr. 25, 2002
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
+ Loretta L. Watts, D/O Louis B. Watts & Dollie Ann Pierce
B: Jan. 22, 1926 Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas
D: Nov. 19, 2011 Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas
B: Opposition Cemetery, Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas
7. William Shelton
B: ?
D: 1949 Arkansas
B: Opposition Cemetery, Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas
7. Kenneth Shelton
+ Beverly
7. Elmo Eugene Shelton
+ Mary Lou Riggs
8. Michael Eugene Shelton
+1 Theresa Unknown
9. Male infant
+ 2nd wife to #8: Kelly Hawkins
9. Haley Jo Shelton
+ Partner 2 to #8: Frances Unknown
9. Ethan Michael Shelton
Thomas or Peter Shelton, the patriarch of the Shelton family, departed from Scotland before 1761 & settled in Virginia. It is unclear just when he married Ms. Elizabeth Lawson, though some sources state her name as Frances Nicholes, & no one seems to know just how many children they had. It's possible both Elizabeth and Frances were his wives, as he lived to be 85, a ripe old age at the time.
1. Thomas or Peter Shelton
B: 1723 Scotland
+ Elizabeth or Frances Lawson or Nicholes
B: 1740 Virginia
2. David Shelton
B: June 11, 1761 Goochland co., Virginia
+ Henrietta "Ritter" Thomason, D/O Samuel Thomasson & Ann Payne
B: Nov. 6, 1768 Owen co., Kentucky
D: 1820 Owen county, Kentucky
3. John Shelton
B: About 1790 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Nancy Shelton
B: About 1791 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Elizabeth Shelton
B: About 1794 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Thomas Shelton
B: About 1796 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Peter Shelton
B: About 1797 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Nathaniel Shelton
B: About 1798 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Samuel Shelton
B: About 1798 Owen County, Kentucky
D: Before 1805 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Hiram Shelton
B: About 1800 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Austin Shelton
B: About 1803 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Samuel Shelton (not a typo)
B: About 1805 Owen County, Kentucky
3. Cynthia Cinderella Shelton
B: About 1807 Owen County, Kentucky
3. William Jasper Shelton
B: About 1808 Kentucky
D: After 1850 Crawford, Crawford co., Ill
+ Mary Ethrington, D/O Fielding Ethrington & Elizabeth Williams
B: About 1810 Woodford co., Kentucky
D: After 1850 Crawford, Crawford co., Ill
4. Cerelda Shelton
B: About 1832 Kentucky
4. David H. Shelton
B: About 1834 Kentucky
4. Fielding Shelton
B: About 1846 Kentucky
4. Nancy Shelton
B: About 1838 Kentucky
4. George W. Shelton
B: About 1842 Kentucky
4. Mary Elizabeth Shelton
B: December, 1846 Crawford county, Illinois
4. Martha A. Shelton
B: About October, 1850 Crawford county, Illinois
4. William Perry Shelton
B: August, 1838 Kentucky
D: July 7, 1911
B: Atkinson Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson co., Illinois
+ Susan Catherine Shelton, D/O George Wyatt Shelton & Nancy Greenfield
B: Oct. 17, 1840 Kentucky
D: Feb. 24, 1913 Jefferson co., Ill
B: Atkinson Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson co., Ill
5. May F. Shelton
B: About 1860 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Nancy Elizabeth Shelton
B: May 17, 1861 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: Jan. 16, 1935 Brown county, Texas
B: Bangs Cemetery, Bangs, Brown, Texas
+ William Munselle
B: Aug. 22, 1861 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Oliver Munselle
B: April 22, 1879 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Zonie Munselle
B: About 1881 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Lawrence Alfonzo "Zonie" Munselle
B: Jan. 22, 1882 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Inez Gertrude Munselle
B: June 20, 1884 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Pearle Munselle
B: Sept. 11, 1886 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Rhada Katherine Munselle
B: Dec. 31, 1888 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Mary Isabelle Munselle
B: Sept. 23, 1891 Brown county, Texas
6. John William Munselle
B: July 31, 1893 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Frederick August Munselle
B: Feb. 22, 1886 Nopal, Dewitt county, Texas
6. Minnie Munselle
B: March, 1897 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Jessie Munselle
B: April, 1900 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Frank Martin Munselle
B: July 25, 1903 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Martha Shelton
B: About 1866 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Ida F. Shelton
B: Aug. 28, 1868 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: July, 1887 Jefferson county, Illinois
B: Atkinson Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Lewis C. Shelton
B: About 1871 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Marrah Shelton
B: About 1873 Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Ruffus Harvey Shelton
B: Sept. 29, 1875 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: 1940 Jefferson county, Illinois
B: East Salem Cemetery, Jefferson county, Illinois
5. Unknown child Shelton
5. Walter N. Shelton
B: Jan. 8, 1879 Weber, Jefferson, Ill
D: Nov. 22, 1964
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
+ Jessie Green Clifton, D/O Jesse Clifton & Amanda J. Martin
B: February, 1886 Tennessee
D: April, 1854
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
6. Ivy H. Shelton
B: About 1905 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Grace N. Shelton
B: About 1909 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Florence P. Shelton
B: About 1909 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Cecile P. Shelton
B: About 1912 Jefferson county, Illinois
6. Paul Clifton Shelton
B: Sept. 9, 1913 Jefferson county, Illinois
D: Nov. 21, 2000
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence, Arkansas
+ Freda Inez Meredith
B: March 11, 1918 Arkansas
D: Sept. 8, 1998
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence, Arkansas
7. Joyce M. Shelton
7. Johnnie Shelton
6. Dora K. Shelton
B: 1919 Lawrence county, Arkansas
6. Glenn E. Shelton
B: Aug. 10, 1924 Lawrence county, Arkansas
D: Oct. 27, 2007 Paducah, McCracken co., Arkansas
B: Marshall County Memory Gardens Cemetery, Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
+ Living Riley
7. Gail Shelton
+ Roy Greenwald
8. Katy Greenwald
8. Diana Greenwald
7. Cyndi Shelton
+ Living Morrison
8. Amanda Morrison
7. Joe S. Shelton
+ Angie
6. Earle Leon Shelton
B: About 1929 Lawrence county, Arkansas
D: Aug. 29, 2006 Pocahontas, Randolph county, Arkansas
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
6. Unknown male child Shelton
6. Lloyd E. Shelton
B: Aug. 28, 1916 Jefferson co., Ill
D: Apr. 25, 2002
B: Friendship Cemetery, Annieville, Lawrence co., Arkansas
+ Loretta L. Watts, D/O Louis B. Watts & Dollie Ann Pierce
B: Jan. 22, 1926 Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas
D: Nov. 19, 2011 Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas
B: Opposition Cemetery, Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas
7. William Shelton
B: ?
D: 1949 Arkansas
B: Opposition Cemetery, Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas
7. Kenneth Shelton
+ Beverly
7. Elmo Eugene Shelton
+ Mary Lou Riggs
8. Michael Eugene Shelton
+1 Theresa Unknown
9. Male infant
+ 2nd wife to #8: Kelly Hawkins
9. Haley Jo Shelton
+ Partner 2 to #8: Frances Unknown
9. Ethan Michael Shelton