Decatur Shelton

1852 - 1929  (77 years)

• Name	Decatur Shelton
  Born	29 Feb 1852	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Madison County, North Carolina   [1]
  Census	1880	Shelton Laurel, Madison County, North Carolina   [2]
  Died	22 Apr 1929
  Buried	Center Grove Cemetery, Westboro, Atchison County, Missouri   [3]
  Person ID	I446938	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	James Shelton,   b. Abt 1828, North Carolina
  Mother	Sarah Hensley,   b. Abt 1828, Kentucky
  Family ID	F179512	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarrah Gilliland,   b. Abt 1856, Tennessee
  Married	13 Jan 1876	Madison County, North Carolina   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Henry Monroe Shelton,   b. Abt 1875, North Carolina
  Family ID	F179510	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Feb 1852 - North Carolina Census - 1860 - Madison County, North Carolina Married - 13 Jan 1876 - Madison County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1860. Name: Decoter Shelton Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 6 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 Birthplace: North Carolina Page: 120 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James Shelton Male 32 North Carolina Sallie Shelton Female 32 Kentucky Hicknor Shelton Male 11 North Carolina Adaline Shelton Female 8 North Carolina Decoter Shelton Male 6 North Carolina Cadey Shelton Female 5 North Carolina Adolphus Shelton Male 2 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1880. Name: Decatur Shelton Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Shelton Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 27 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1853 Birthplace: North Carolina, United States Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, United States Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, United States Sheet Letter: D Sheet Number: 34 Person Number: 0 Volume: 2 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Decatur Shelton Self Male 27 North Carolina, United States Sarrah Shelton Wife Female 24 Tennessee, United States Monroe Shelton Son Male 3 North Carolina, United States Mattie Gilliland Mother-in-law Female 39 North Carolina, United States Owen Gilliland Other Male 16 Tennessee, United States Mary E Gilliland Other Female 11 Tennessee, United States Caldonia Gilliland Other Female 8 Tennessee, United States Rosilla Gilliland Other Female 5 North Carolina, United States "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-Y68?cc=1417683&wc=QZ27-P53%3A1589411027%2C1589394918%2C1589411459%2C1589395084 : 24 December 2015), North Carolina > Madison > Shelton Laurel > ED 124 > image 16 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 94304051). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Decotur Shelton Event Type Marriage Event Date 13 Jan 1876 Event Place Madison, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 23 Birth Year (Estimated) 1853 Spouse's Name Sarah Gillard Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1856 "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PR4-S3MY?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DKZ%3A1588773280%2C1588773279 : 22 December 2016), Madison > Marriage registers, 1851-1969, vol 1-4 > image 140 of 600; Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds.