Elijah Franklin Shelton

My Great Great Great Great Grandfather

Elijah Franklin Shelton was born about 1792 in Virginia and died in February 1864 in Webster County Kentucky.

Elijah married Elizabeth Lynn around 1818. They had the following children:

• Thomas Jefferson Shelton, born about 1819. Thomas married Christina Holeman. Thomas died in 1866 in Missouri, Christina died in 1866 in Kentucky.
• William Lynn Shelton, born 9 January 1823, married Elizabeth Herrin and then Lydia Jane Holeman in 1849. William died in Montevello Missouri in 1896.
• Sarah M. Shelton, born around 1823 and married Robert Hearin. Sarah may have died before 1864. Elijah mentions in is will that her children would inherit her portion of his estate.
• Mary Jane Shelton, born 1825 and married William Riggs.
• Benjamin Franklin Shelton, born 14 February 1828 married Elizabeth Ann Sigler and died in 1912, Webster County Kentucky.
• Elijah M. Shelton, born about 1830 and maried Sarah Morrow. He is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery.
• Lucy V. Shelton, born 27 July 1832 and married Francis Jett Sigler. Lucy and Francis are buried in Chalybeate Springs Cemetery.
• Elizabeth Shelton, born about 1835 and married George Randolph.
• Eliza Shelton, born about 10 August 1837 and married John S. Cutsinger. Eliza may have died before 1864, Elijah mention in his will that Eliza Cutsinger's children would inherit her portion of his estate.

Elijah was a Private in Company F, 14th Rgt, Kentucky Militia (Mitchisson's), from November 20th 1814 to May 20th 1816. His Regiment floated from the mouth of the Cumberland River, on flat boats to New Orleans, and fought in the Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette. He served as a constable for Henderson County Kentucky from 1817 to 1821, and lived on Whitelick Creek. In 1822 he moved only a few miles away to Union County Kentucky, to where the Shelton area is now located (this was very close to the John Lynn (Elizabeth's father) property. His home was approximately 3000 feet from Chalybeate Springs Methodist Church, and he helped form the community. This later became Webster County in 1860.

When he died in 1864, his land was divided up amongst his heirs. A view of the area can be seen here. It is not known where Elijah Franklin is buried, but his some of his children are buried at the Chalybeate Cemetery and Walnut Grove Cemetery.

I ELIJAH SHELTON of the County of Webster and State of Ky do this day make known my last will and testament. I give and devise all my estate real and personal of which I may die seized or possessed.
First I give and bequeath to my several children an equal portion of all my estate real and personal.
Second I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZA CUTSINGER's children all the estate which she would have inherited under the provisions of the above will.
Third I give unto my daughter SARAH HEARINS children the portion of my estate which she would have inherited as an heir.
And I hereby make and ordain my two sons B.F. SHELTON, E.M. SHELTON and F.J. SIGLER my executors of this my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the 22nd day of January 1864.

ELIJAH SHELTON
Attest:
G.W. SIGLER
B.F. SHELTON
JOHN CUTSINGER
F.J. SIGLER

Proven by the oaths of G.W. SIGLER; B.F. SHELTON and recorded in the Webster County Kentucky clerk's office the 6th day of February 1864.

His children Thomas, William, Mary Jane, and Elizabeth are not specifically mentioned in his will. It appears that all of them were living out of state at that time.

Created and researched by Todd Shelton

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