Elias was on the 1850 census in Murray, Georgia with his parents and siblings:
Joel Shelton 43
Mary Shelton 40
William Shelton 20
Artamissa Shelton 18
George W Shelton 16
James Shelton 14
Thomas J Shelton 12
Sarah Shelton 8
Jackson Shelton 6
Mary Shelton 4
Elias Shelton 3[1]403
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elias by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Shelton-2508 Elias Coleman Shelton was married also to Dora Stansberry b.abt. 1866 d. 1938 Gotebo Kiowa County, Oklahoma but I'm not going to add it but just letting y'all know it may be something you interested in, Dora was married to William R Garrett b.1843 d. 1890, William was married to Harriett Isabella Swaim, b. 1853 d. 1884, Harriet's parents Volney E.Swaim, b.1827 d. 1899, spouse Alice Dove, b. 1830 d. 1855, Alice ' s, parents Abraham Dover, b. 1792, spouse Rebecca Lytle, b.1800, Volney E. Swaim, father is Elijah Swaim , b. 1785 married to Rachel Davis, b. 1788 and Elijah Swaim ' s father John H. Swaim you can find him Swaim-314 married to Elizabeth Welborn, b.1767 N.C this is the information that would tie Hooper and the Welborn, David Welborn Hooper is my line,