Born in Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin King
and Catherine (Pettit) King
Sister of
Elzie King
Wife of
Millard Henderson Shelton
— married
1910 in Alexander County, Illinois
Mother of
Milas Henderson Shelton,
Orpha Mae (Shelton) Moore,
Cecil Millard Shelton,
Margaret Elizabeth (Shelton) Gardner,
Oscar King Shelton,
Joseph Robert Shelton,
Charles Everett Shelton and
Ruth Virginia (Shelton) DeMoro
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2018
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Biography
Ora's parents died shortly after she was born. Her Great Aunt Margaret took her in and raised her.
Ora was living with her aunt and uncle at Thebes, Illinois during the 1900 census.[1] Ora was a live-in housekeeper for the Dean family at Thebes, Illinois during the 1910 census.[2]
Ora married Millard at Alexander County, Illinois in 1910.[3] Ora and Millard were living at Joliet, Will, Illinois during the 1920 census with four children.[4] Ora and Millard were living in Collinsville, Illinois during the 1940 census.[5]
Ora must have thought the world of her great aunt Margaret, as she named her first son after Margaret's dad, and she named her second daughter Margaret Elizabeth in honor of her great aunt.
Sources
- ↑ 1900; Census Place: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240237
- ↑ 1910; Census Place: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: T624_230; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374243
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2RG-N82 : 4 November 2017), Millard H Shelton and Ora V King, 1910; citing Alexander, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 961,427.
- ↑ 1920; Census Place: Joliet Ward 5, Will, Illinois; Roll: T625_415; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 172
- ↑ 1940; Census Place: Collinsville, Madison, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00849; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-29
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