Rachel Payne^[1]

1908 - 1983  (75 years)

• Name	Rachel Payne
  Born	28 May 1908	North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	8 Aug 1983
  Buried	Stokely Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I214379	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family	Ben Shelton,   b. 7 May 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Apr 2007, Newport Health and Rehabilitation of Newport  (Age 102 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1930	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Nervia Beatrice Shelton,   b. 15 Mar 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Oct 2007, Newport Health and Rehabilitation  (Age 76 years) + 2. Paul J. Shelton,   b. 25 Apr 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1980  (Age 44 years)   3. Sarah Shelton,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)   4. Furman G. Shelton,   b. 6 Jun 1944,   d. 13 May 1993  (Age 48 years)   5. Gary E. Shelton,   b. 24 Aug 1952,   d. 28 Mar 1953  (Age 0 years)   6. C. J. Shelton,   d. Bef 19 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F81851	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 May 1908 - North Carolina Married - 11 Sep 1930 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Stokely Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 19 Apr 2007. Ben Shelton obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Rachel Shelton Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 1, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Sex Female Age 30 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace North Carolina Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ben Shelton Head M 35 North Carolina Rachel Shelton Wife F 30 North Carolina Nervy Shelton Daughter F 9 North Carolina Cornelius Shelton Son M 7 Tennessee Paul Shelton Son M 5 Tennessee Sarah Ellen Shelton Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 159847345). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ben Shelton Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Sep 1930 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Rachel Or Martha Payne Spouse's Gender Female Page 258 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X37S-FBQ?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-LMQ%3A1589264474%2C1589372861 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1928-1931, vol 20-21 > image 514 of 727; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.