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Amanda Jane (Collins) Shelton (1854 - 1943)

Amanda Jane Shelton formerly Collins
Born in Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USAmap
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 89 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, USAmap
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Biography

Amanda Jane Collins, daughter of Davis Collins and Martha Jackson, was born on 8 May 1854 at Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA.[1] She appeared on the census of 18 June 1860 in the home of her parents at Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia.[2] She appeared on the census of 17 July 1870 in the home of her parents at Blount County, Alabama.[3]

She married Gilbert Pinkney Shelton on 31 May 1878 at Blount County, Alabama.[4]

Amanda died on 19 July 1943 at Paris, Lamar County, Texas, and was buried at Plot: 13-03-01, Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas.[1] Her memorial has a photo of her headstone shared with Gilbert and links to those of family members.[5]

Census

18 June 1860

Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia

  • Davis Callins 47 b. NC. farmer.
  • Mastha A Callins 45 b. NC.
  • Miles Callins 20 b. NC farm hand.
  • Margaret C Callins 17 b. NC.
  • James C Callins 15 b. NC. farm hand.
  • Sarah Callins 13 b. GA.
  • Randell Callins 11 b. GA.
  • Amanda J Callins 8 b. GA.
  • Allice Callins 2 b. GA.
  • Milton Callins 2 b. GA.[2]
17 July 1870

Blount County, Alabama.

  • Davis Collins 61 b, NC. farmer.
  • Martha A Collins 59 b. SC.
  • Rainel R Collins 21 b. GA.
  • Amanda J Collins 16 b. GA.
  • Martha A Collins 12 b. GA.
  • Milton H Collins 12 b. GA.[3]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mrs Amanda Jane Shelton, Mrs Amanda Jane Callins. Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Her daughter Maudie S. Burt was the informant.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Year: 1860; Census Place: Talking Rock, Pickens, Georgia; Roll: M653_133; Page: 927; Image: 537; Family History Library Film: 803133. 1860 US Census Davis Collins.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 11 Range 1, Blount, Alabama; Roll: M593_3; Page: 376A; Image: 76625; Family History Library Film: 545502. 1870 US Census. Davis Collins.
  4. [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ALmarriages_ga&h=1605508&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=7163 Amanda Collins Spouse: Gilbert Shelton]. Ancestry.com. Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  5. Find A Grave Memorial# 64028252 Amanda Jane Collins Shelton




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