Eliza Ellen Castleman (abt. 1837)

Born about 1837 in Cooper, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George R. Shelton — married 10 Feb 1853 in Miller, Missouri, United States

Biography

Eliza was born about 1837 in Cooper County, Missouri. She is the daughter of Abraham Castleman and Eliza Jones.

Eliza married George R. Shelton on 10 February 1853 in Miller County, Missouri.^[1] Known children include:

1. Eliza A Shelton, 1855, MO
2. James Wesley Shelton, 1859, MO
3. Martha Priscilla "Mattie" Shelton, 1861, MO

Both Eliza and husband George Shelton are named as parents in the death certificate of daughter Eliza A (Shelton) Vickers, November 1924.^[2]

Residence

Residence: Age: 13

Date: 1850

Place: District 13, Miller County, Missouri^[3][4]

Residence: Age: 22

Date: 1860

Place: Richwoods Township, Miller County, Missouri^[5][6]

Sources

• Source: S106 Abbreviation: 1850 United States Federal Census Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Reference: 1,8054::0 Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Ancestry.com Name: Ancestry.com
• Source: S109 Abbreviation: 1860 United States Federal Census Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Reference: 1,7667::0 Repository: #R1
• Source: S118 Abbreviation: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Title: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Reference: 1,1171::0 Repository: #R1

1. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V285-JMZ : 18 January 2020), Eliza E. Castleman in entry for George R. Shelton, 1853.
2. ↑ Missouri DC #32113
3. ↑ Source: #S106 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 13, Miller, Missouri; Roll: M432_406; Page: 432B; Image: 353 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Reference: 1,8054::3912852
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZX-KYW : 4 April 2020), Elina Castleman in household of Abraham Castleman, Miller county, Miller, Missouri, United States; citing family 353, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Source: #S109 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Richwoods, Miller, Missouri; Roll: M653_633; Page: 394; Image: 399; Family History Library Film: 803633 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Reference: 1,7667::40488739
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ1-DR6 : 19 March 2020), Eliza E Shelton in entry for George R Shelton, 1860; Richwoods Township, Miller, Missouri, United States, Household 378, page 58; U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) M653_633; FHL Film #803633.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Karla Nelson for creating WikiTree profile Castleman-133 through the import of Roy Raymond Shelton Ancestors.ged on Nov 8, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Karla and others.