Born in McNairy County, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Frank Dillon
and Laura Ann Elizabeth (Hendrix) Dillon
Sister of
Mary Matilda Dillon, Grover Cleveland Dillon, John E Dillon, Ann P. Dillon, Lola Lenora Dillon, Lucinda Dillon, Minnie Della (Dillon) Hester [half], Laura P (Dillon) McAlpin, Carl Bevel Dillon, Ora Belle (Dillon) Tull and Cordelia May Dillon
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in McNairy County, Tennessee
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Biography
Emma Belle Dillon Tedford Shelton was born 29 December 1871 in McNairy Tennessee.
She first married Thomas A Tedford (28 February 1868 - 7 November 1903) 10 December 1891 in McNairy. They had:
- Troy
- Frankie
- Laura P
- Tommie L
She second married Robert Shelton (6 August 1868- 2 June 1935) on 25 Aug 1907 in McNairy. He brought 6 children into the marriage. They had none together.
She died March 1959 in McNairy.
Sources
- Family Tree begun by my great grandmothers and grandmother in the 1930s. The Dillon information is from their ongoing personal relationships. All data is tree in confirmed by the secondary sources.Susan Fitzmaurice
- 1880 Census, Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee
- John F Dillan Self M 33 TN
- Laura A E Dillan Wife F 36 NC
- Mary M Dillan Daughter F 9 TN
- Emily B Dillan Daughter F 7 TN
- John E Dillan Son M 5 TN
- Ann P Dillan Daughter F 3 TN
- Luzena Dillan Daughter F 0 TN
- Octavia Mcclintock Stepdaughter F 17 TN
- Lona L Mcclintock Granddaughter F 2 TN
- Cicero Hendrix Brother-in-law M 25 TN
- 1910 US Census, Robert N Shelton, Civil District 19, McNairy, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 152, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,524
- Robert N Shelton Head M 41 TN
- Emma B Shelton Wife F 37 TN
- Irby L Shelton Son M 12 TN
- Ellis J Shelton Son M 9 TN
- Altie Shelton Daughter F 7 TN
- Lottie Shelton Daughter F 6 TN
- Lessie Shelton Daughter F 1 TN
- Frankie Thedford Stepson M 16 TN
- Troy Thedford Stepson M 14 TN
- Laura P Thedford Stepdaughter F 9 TN
- Tommy L Thedford Stepdaughter F 6 TN
- United States Census, 1920, Robert N Shelton, Civil District 4, McNairy, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 10B, NARA microfilm publication T625 FHL microfilm 1,821,753.
- Robert N Shelton Head M 51 TN
- Emma B Shelton Wife F 47 TN
- Irby L Shelton Son M 22 TN (His 1st M)
- Ellis J Shelton Son M 19 TN (His 1st M)
- Altie F Shelton Daughter F 16 TN (His 1st M)
- Lottie B Shelton Daughter F 14 TN (His 1st M)
- Lessie B Shelton Daughter F 12 TN (His 1st M)
- Tomie L Tedford Stepdaughter F 16 TN
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emma:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emma:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
E. Geraldine (Perry) Dahler 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A482205 [compare], Ancestry member susanfitzm
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Susan Fitzmaurice :
23andMe
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M119902 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Richard Fitzmaurice :
23andMe, GEDmatch WY5176563 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Rachael Fitzmaurice :
23andMe
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