Thomas Jefferson Shelton
My Great Great Great
Grandfather
Thomas Jefferson Shelton was
the son of
Elijah Franklin Shelton. Thomas was born in 1819 in Henderson
County Kentucky.
The only thing I know of Thomas
is that he
married Christina Holeman on 27 February 1840. He apparently died
in 1866 in Missouri. Christina also died in 1866, but it is
believed that she died in Kentucky.
They had the following
children:
- Nancy Jane Shelton born in 1847. It is believed that she
married a Ramsey.
- Thomas Jefferson Shelton Jr. born 13 June 1849 in Boxville
Kentucky. Thomas married Elizabeth Ellen Melton, Caroline Goodloe
Gruelle and then Blance Rutherford. Thomas died in 1929 in Denver
Colorado. It is believed that Thomas fathered 11 children.
- Louisia Shelton born in 1852. Louisia married Francis
Marion Sigler around 1872 in Union County Kentucky.
Thomas has been difficult to track down. Thomas is hardly ever
enumerated in any Census.
- He is listed in only one census between 1820 and 1850
living with his father Elijah.
- In the 1850 census there is a Thomas Shelton in Missouri of
the right age born in Kentucky, with a wife Christina, also of the
right age, and a son Thomas, also of the right age. Also enumerated was
a daughter M.E. Shelton age 4 and another daughter (maybe N.J. Shelton)
age 9. Thomas was listed as a school teacher.
Other than this, I know nothing about Thomas Jefferson Shelton
or Christina Holeman.
I can assume the following:
- Christina and Thomas departed ways sometime after 1852.
- Christina moves back to Kentucky with Thomas and Louisia
and possibly Nancy.
- Thomas and Christina have died before 1867 due to Francis
Jett Sigler being appointed Thomas Jr.'s guardian in 1867.
I look forward to finding out more information about Thomas
and Christina.
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