Eliphaz Green Berry Shelton (1837 - 1926)

Born 8 Dec 1837 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

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Died 26 Nov 1926 at age 88 in Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States

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Biography

Eliphas was born in December 1837 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. He is the son of Joshua Shelton and Mary Noles. He passed away in November 1926 in Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin County.^[1]

Eliphas married Mary Ann Luttrell on 6 January 1858 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.^[2]

Eliphas and Mary moved from Tennessee to Fannin County, Texas about 1873. They are present there on the 1880 Census and there four youngest children on that census were born in Texas: Rufus, Luther, Louella, and Sophronia.^[3]

Notes

"E. G. B. Shelton, born in Lincoln County, Tenn., Dec. 8, 1837, came to Texas in 1873. First he rented land northwest of Honey Grove a few years, then east of Honey Grove and farmed a few years, then bought a farm a few miles south of town and settled permanently. He was an excellent farmer and a man of good judgment and good habits. He specialized in growing cotton, and was quite successful at it. He reared rather a large family. His sons, grandsons and great grandchildren compose the large connection of Sheltons living a few miles south of town, and they are all good citizens and good farmers. Mr. Shelton once lived a neighbor to me and I had dealings with him and I believe he was one of the best men I ever knew. He was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. He lived to a ripe old age."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40237132
2. ↑ Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950
3. ↑ 1880 Census
4. ↑ HONEY GROVE, TEXAS Other Early Settlers - Published in the Honey Grove Signal-Citizen about 1938 Written by H. P. Allen, assisted by W. J. Erwin

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-4XC : 12 April 2016), Eliphas Shelton in household of Joshua Shelton, Lincoln county, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1425, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQX-PLM : 11 February 2018), Elifers G. Shelton and Mary A. Luttrell, 06 Jan 1858; citing Lincoln,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 968,563.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDD-QZQ : 12 April 2016), E Shelton, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 16, family 117, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,043.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN4-KS9 : 15 July 2017), E G B Shelton, Precinct 5, Fannin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 28, sheet 464D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1303; FHL microfilm 1,255,303.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 July 2018), memorial page for Eliphaz Green Berry Shelton, Sr (8 Dec 1837–6 Nov 1926), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40237132, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Emma (Shrum) Butler Duke (contributor 46631000) .

See also:

• family history of Suzanne Shelton Cookston