William Preston Shelton

Personal and Family Information

William was born in 1813 in Virginia, the son of Tunstall Shelton and Elizabeth Francis Payne.

He died in 1880 in Patrick County, Virginia.

His wife was Lettice Beverly Shelton, who he married on 8 DEC 1835 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Their two known children were Coleman Harston (1836-?) and Martha Elizabeth (1840-1915).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Event	Date	Details	Source	Multimedia	Notes
Birth	1813	Place: Virginia Address: son of Tunstall, brother of Matthew Clay Shelton
Death	1880	Place: Patrick County, Virginia
Census	26 SEP 1850	Place: Todd County, Kentucky Age: 36 to 37 Address: dwelling 413 family 413 William P Shelton age 37 m, farmer born VA Lettus B “ 30 f Va Coleman H age 14 male Va Martha E 10 f Ky Mary E * f KY Ophelia 6 f Ky Delia J 3 Ky June G “ 37 f Va dwelling 417 is MC Shelton 33, Chaney E 47, Coleman 75 , Catharine 49 and 6 children age 12 or less		Census-ToddKentucky1850-417
Census	23 JUN 1870	Place: Logan County, Kentucky Address: Keysburg Dist, page 19, dwelling 107, family 107Shelton William P 59 mw farmer $6000, $1500 born Virginia __ Lettie B age 57 fw keeping house born Virginia __ Cordelia P 21, fw botn Kentucky __ James C 14 mw Kentucky Allem, wiliam 33 mw Tenn, Nimrod K 8 mw KY, Charles H 5 mw Ky, Frankklin M 2 mw KY Shelton, Jane 59 fw born Virginia __ Alice 15 f B cook Ky, Georgian6/12 f mulatto, Ky Fannie 12 f mulatto, George 10 m mulatto

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Sources

1. Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family

   Source:	Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
   Authors:	April Miller
   Date:	1994
   Publisher:	Printed on demand by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts www.HigginsonBooks.com 142 pages including index of Coupes with surname Shelton and Names with other than Shelton.