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Elias Coleman Shelton

15 Apr 1846 – 18 Feb 1926

Birth15 Apr 1846
Death18 Feb 1926
CemeteryGotebo Cemetery
Gotebo , Kiowa County , Oklahoma , USA
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Elias Coleman Shelton is the of Joel Joseph Shelton and Mary "Polly" CHASTAIN Shelton Elias Coleman Shelton born April 15, 1846, Cobb County, Georgia; died February 18, 1926, Kiowa County, Oklahoma Married Mary T. ODEN on December 22, 1867, Winston County, Alabama. Married Dora STANSBERRY Johnson about 1906. Children: • Monroe Lee Shelton • Martha E SHELTON Hamilton • William Henry Shelton • Mary Catherine SHELTON Coulter • George Washington Shelton Sr. • Thomas A "Tom" Shelton • Alberta "Bertie" SHELTON Mick Thames **************************************** DEATH OF E. C. SHELTON The Gotebo Gazette (Gotebo, Oklahoma) · 25 Feb 1926, Thu · Page 1 Mr. E. C. Shelton, an old and highly respected citizen passed away Wednesday night last week at the age of 77 years. He had been bedridden for most of the time for nearly two years. He was born in Georgia near the Alabama line and remained there until he was about 17 years of age, when he ran away from home and joined the Federal army, with which he remained until the close of the war. He then settled for while in south west Missouri, afterwards moving to Arkansas, where he lived for a short time. Later he moved to Greer County Texas, while that territory was under dispute as to what state it belonged to. After this he remained in west Oklahoma until his death. Mr. Shelton married his second wife, Mrs. Johnson, who survives him, in 1905. Only one child blessed this union, now Mrs. Mick, of San Antonio, Texas, who with her husband attended the funeral in an airplane. There are several step-sons and step-daughters on both sides whose names we did not learn. The furneral was preached by Rev. Howard at the Baptist church. The remains were laid to rest Friday afternoon in the Gotebo cemetery. **************************************** Elias C Shelton in the U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 Name: Elias C Shelton Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1846 Enlistment Date: 25 May 1864 Enlistment Place: Web. N. C. Rank: Private Military Unit: Ninth Cavalry Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the AGO, 1780s-1917; Record Group #: 94; Series Number: M395; Roll #: 0083 **************************************** Elias C. Shelton in the U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: Elias C. Shelton Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee Regiment: 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry Company: DM Rank In: Private Rank Out: Bugler Alternate Name: Elias/Shelton Film Number: M392 roll 14 Source Information National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. **************************************** Elias C Shelton in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Name: Elias C Shelton Enlistment Age: 18 Birth Date: abt 1846 Enlistment Date: 28 May 1864 Enlistment Rank: Private Muster Date: 28 Jun 1864 Muster Place: Tennessee Muster Company: M Muster Regiment: 9th Cavalry Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry Muster Information: Enlisted Rank Change Date: 5 Jul 1865 Rank Change Rank: Bugler Transfer From Unit: M Transfer To Unit: D Muster Out Date: 11 Sep 1865 Muster Out Place: Knoxville, Tennessee Muster Out Information: Mustered Out Side of War: Union Survived War?: Yes Title: Index to Compiled Military Service Records; Report of Adjutant General State of Tennessee Source Citation Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database **************************************** Elias C Shelton in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 Name: Elias C Shelton Unit: 9th Regt Vol Tenn Cav Company: Co "D" Enlistment Date: 25 Aug 1864 Discharge Date: 11 Sep 1865 Death Date: 18 Feb 1926 Cemetery: Gotebo Cemetery Location: Gotebo, Oklahoma, USA Source Citation National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General **************************************** Elias Shelton in the 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Elias Shelton Gender: Male Age: 3 Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1850: Murray, Georgia, USA Line Number: 7 Dwelling Number: 695 Family Number: 695 Household Members: Name Age Joel Shelton 43 Mary Shelton 40 William Shelton 20 Artamissa Shelton 18 George W Shelton 16 Jame Shelton 14 Thomas J Shelton 12 Sarah Shelton 8 Jackson Shelton 6 Mary Shelton 4 Elias Shelton 3 Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Murray, Georgia; Roll: 78; Page: 198a **************************************** Elias Shelton in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Elias Shelton Age in 1870: 23 Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: Alabama Dwelling Number: 54 Home in 1870: Township 9, Winston, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Houston Occupation: Farmer Male Citizen over 21: Y Personal Estate Value: 100 Inferred Spouse: Mary Shelton Inferred Children: Munrow Shelton Household Members: Name Age Elias Shelton 23 Mary Shelton 21 Munrow Shelton Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 9, Winston, Alabama; Roll: M593_45; Page: 518B; Family History Library Film: 545544 **************************************** E. C. Shelton in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: E. C. Shelton Age: 30 Birth Date: Abt 1850 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1880: District 10, Wayne, Tennessee, USA Dwelling Number: 248 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: M. T. Shelton Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age E. C. Shelton 30 M. T. Shelton 29 M. L. Shelton 11 M. E. Shelton 8 W. H. W. Shelton 6 M. C. Shelton 4 Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: 1284; Page: 96C; Enumeration District: 170 **************************************** Elias C Shelton in the 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Elias C Shelton Age: 53 Birth Date: Apr 1847 Birthplace: Georgia, USA Home in 1900: Altus, Greer, Oklahoma House Number: 6 Sheet Number: 31 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 597 Family Number: 597 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary T Shelton Marriage Year: 1868 Years Married: 32 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA Occupation: Feed Store Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Own Farm or House: H Household Members: Name Age Elias C Shelton 53 Mary T Shelton 50 George Shelton 19 Thomas Shelton 13 Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Altus, Greer, Oklahoma; Page: 31; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241337 **************************************** Elias C Shelton in the 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Elias C Shelton Age in 1910: 63 Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1910: Cooper, Kiowa, Oklahoma Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Dora Shelton Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farmer Employer, Employee or Other: Employer Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged Farm or House: Farm Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 4 Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy: UA Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Elias C Shelton 63 Dora Shelton 43 Jessie J Johnson 15 Minnie Johnson 14 Norah Johnson 16 Bertie Shelton 3 Hix Reid 26 Jessie M Reid 21 Olen Reid 4 Ausker Neighbors 26 Millie Neighbors 19 Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Cooper, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1375270 **************************************** Ellis C Shelton [Elias C Shelton] in the 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Ellis C Shelton [Elias C Shelton] Age: 72 Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1920: Harrison, Kiowa, Oklahoma Street: Sanders Street House Number: X Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Dora Shelton Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: None Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ellis C Shelton 72 Dora Shelton 51 Bertie Shelton 12 Edith Smith 16 Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Harrison, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1467; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 128 **************************************** Pierre Chastain to Elias Coleman Shelton Lineage & web address [PC-1] Pierre Chastain (baptized April 9, 1659, Charost, France; died 1728, Goochland County, Virginia) married Susanne Renaud (daughter of Pierre Renaud); married Anne Soblet (daughter of Abraham Soblet and Susanne Briant) around 1701; married Mrs. Magdalene Flournoy Trabue (daughter of Jacob Flournoy; widow of Antoine Trabue). [PC-5] Pierre Chastain, Jr. (born around 1707, Henrico County, Virginia) married Mildred (Middy) Archer around 1734. [PC-15] Rev. John (Ten Shilling Bell) Chastain (born around 1743, Goochland County, Virginia; died 1805, Pendleton District, South Carolina) married Mary O'Bryan around 1765 in Buckingham County, Virginia; married Mrs. Mary Robertson around 1798 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. [PC-57] Elijah Chastain (born March 25, 1776, Buckingham County, Virginia; died March 8, 1853, Gilmer County, Georgia) married Hannah Adams around 1794; married Anna Middleton around 1800; married Catherine Carson around 1819. [PC-179] Mary (Polly) Chastain (born around 1811, Haywood County, North Carolina; died around 1900, Winston County, Alabama) married Joel Joseph Shelton around 1829 in North Carolina. Elias Coleman Shelton (born April 15, 1846, Cobb County, Georgia; died February 18, 1926, Kiowa County, Oklahoma) married Mary T. Oden on December 22, 1867, Winston County, Alabama. http://sublett.net/family/tree-Chastain.htm#PC-179

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