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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dwight Shelton (son of James B. "Jim" Shelton and Virgie Emeline Valentine).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 98.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James B. "Jim" Shelton was born Abt 1916, South Carolina (son of John D. Shelton and Flossie Lee Patrick); died Bef 31 Mar 2006.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 98.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 79.

    James — Virgie Emeline Valentine. Virgie (daughter of Sherrod H. Valentine and Hattie Italy Davis) was born 30 Oct 1916, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1979; was buried Shelton Cemetery. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Virgie Emeline Valentine was born 30 Oct 1916, Tennessee (daughter of Sherrod H. Valentine and Hattie Italy Davis); died 11 Sep 1979; was buried Shelton Cemetery.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 98.
    Shannon (Shelton) Hall, shannon.hall3@gte.net, 27 March 1999.

    Children:
    1. Dwayne Shelton
    2. 1. Dwight Shelton


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John D. Shelton was born 10 Aug 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Benjamin J. Shelton and Julia Thomas); died 26 Apr 1938; was buried Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 37.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 79.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 89.

    John — Flossie Lee Patrick. Flossie (daughter of James Patrick and Janie Liner) was born 10 May 1891, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1979; was buried Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Flossie Lee Patrick was born 10 May 1891, North Carolina (daughter of James Patrick and Janie Liner); died 6 Feb 1979; was buried Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 68.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 37.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 79.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 89.

    Children:
    1. 2. James B. "Jim" Shelton was born Abt 1916, South Carolina; died Bef 31 Mar 2006.
    2. Zelma Pearl Shelton was born 8 Feb 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 31 Mar 2000.
    3. Ada Mae Shelton was born 22 Oct 1912; died 19 Mar 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Mar 2000, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Louetta Shelton was born 20 Aug 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Mar 2006, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 2006, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mildred A. Shelton was born 25 Sep 1920, Lockhart, South Carolina; died 31 Dec 1991; was buried Wilson-Thomas Cemetery.
    6. Carl Buford Shelton was born 18 Aug 1927, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 2000; was buried 1 Apr 2000, Justus Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Mary Blanche Shelton was born 1 Aug 1929, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 2012.

  3. 6.  Sherrod H. Valentine was born 16 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Aaron H. Valentine and Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt); died 18 Aug 1940; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sherrod was a mountain farmer.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 97.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 368.

    Sherrod — Hattie Italy Davis. Hattie (daughter of William Davis and Lavanda Moore) was born 21 Mar 1894, Tennessee; died 24 May 1967; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Hattie Italy Davis was born 21 Mar 1894, Tennessee (daughter of William Davis and Lavanda Moore); died 24 May 1967; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 97.

    Children:
    1. Howard B. Valentine
    2. Myrtle Valentine was born 16 Jul 1913, Tennessee; died 24 Feb 1972; was buried Myers Memorial Gardens, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Duel Elbert Valentine was born 11 Feb 1915, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1973; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. 3. Virgie Emeline Valentine was born 30 Oct 1916, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1979; was buried Shelton Cemetery.
    5. Melvia LaVerne Valentine was born Abt 1924.
    6. Lawson Valentine was born 10 Feb 1925; died 9 May 1926; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Beulah Valentine was born Abt 1929; died 18 Jun 2003; was buried 21 Jun 2003, Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    8. Cletus Valentine
    9. Clarse Valentine
    10. Eugene Valentine was born 6 Mar 1933; died 24 Dec 1933; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Hulet Valentine was born 10 Mar 1935; died 1 Apr 1935; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Benjamin J. Shelton was born 22 Jul 1861, Georgia (son of Shelton); died 1938.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 153.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 509.

    Benjamin married Julia Thomas 5 Jan 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee. Julia (daughter of George Washington Thomas and Mary Ann Breeden) was born Jun 1863, Tennessee; died 1900; was buried Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Julia Thomas was born Jun 1863, Tennessee (daughter of George Washington Thomas and Mary Ann Breeden); died 1900; was buried Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Donald Reagan lists surname as Tomes.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 153.
    Shannon (Shelton) Hall, shannon.hall3@gte.net, 27 March 1999.

    Children:
    1. William Thomas Shelton was born 18 Nov 1886, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1964; was buried Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. John D. Shelton was born 10 Aug 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Apr 1938; was buried Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Jane Shelton was born 18 Jan 1892, Tennessee; died Bef 27 Oct 1999.
    4. Margaret Ellen Shelton was born 28 May 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1973; was buried Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
    5. Dicie Callie Shelton was born Dec 1895, Tennessee.
    6. Dora Ann Shelton was born 11 Oct 1897, Tennessee; died 6 Mar 1955, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Mar 1955, Forest Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  James Patrick was born Abt 1869, North Carolina (son of George Patrick and Sudie).

    James married Janie Liner 9 Aug 1890, Haywood County, North Carolina. Janie (daughter of John Liner and Mary J. Mclroy) was born Abt 1871, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Janie Liner was born Abt 1871, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of John Liner and Mary J. Mclroy).
    Children:
    1. 5. Flossie Lee Patrick was born 10 May 1891, North Carolina; died 6 Feb 1979; was buried Old Thomas Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Jerry Ray Patrick was born 9 Aug 1892; died 1 Feb 1971; was buried Evans Chapel (Locust Ridge) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Jennie Patrick was born 25 Jun 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Aaron H. Valentine was born 20 Nov 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William C. Valentine and Mary Ann Shamblin); died 12 Nov 1933; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Owned a rugged mountain farm in the first district of Sevier County, Tennessee where their twelve children were born and raised. They built their own log house near a spring that furnished a stream of water.

    SMHS lists death date as 12 November 1935.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 369, 370.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Aaron married Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt 10 Feb 1872. Elizabeth (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan) was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Proffitt was born 11 Sep 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Jackson Proffitt and Celia McMahan); died 15 Mar 1924; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: 1TQQ-3K

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 64, 95.
    Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.
    "Proffitt Family History", Jeff Bridgett, p 9.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 367, 368, 370.
    Bob Parton Family Group Sheets, 11 January 1996, p 8.

    Children:
    1. Marion Allen "M. A." Valentine was born 17 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Sep 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Sherrod H. Valentine was born 16 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Aug 1940; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Valentine was born 27 Jun 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1944.
    4. Lawson Valentine was born 28 Feb 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1957; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Susan Ann Valentine was born 2 Jul 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1955; was buried Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Luther Valentine was born 12 Aug 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Feb 1941; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. W. Curtis Valentine was born 7 Aug 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Dec 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William Levi Valentine was born 10 Mar 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1961; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Jackson C. "Jack" Valentine was born 17 Apr 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1974; was buried Prospect Cemetery.
    10. Laura Jane Valentine was born 26 Apr 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Feb 1923.
    11. Bernard Arthur Valentine was born 31 Dec 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1972; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Bertha Valentine was born 13 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1975; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  William Davis

    William — Lavanda Moore. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Lavanda Moore
    Children:
    1. 7. Hattie Italy Davis was born 21 Mar 1894, Tennessee; died 24 May 1967; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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