Born in Back Creek, Highland, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David M. Shelton
and Elizabeth Margaret (Grove) Smith
Sister of
Henry William Shelton, Mary Cornelia (Shelton) Rookstool, Lucy C. Shelton, John David Smith [half], Jacob G. Smith [half], Margaret Rebecca Angeline (Smith) Mitchell [half], Jasper Lewis Wilburn Smith [half] and James Hezkiah Smith [half]
Wife of
John Alexander Brown
— married
12 Apr 1877 in Greenbrier Co., WV
Mother of
Etha Goldie (Brown) Shelton
Died
at age 85
in Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jan 2015
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1857.[1]
Sarah died at the age of 85 on 9 May 1943 in Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV. Cause of death was Stroke.
Sarah was buried after 9 May 1943 in Lewis, M.C.P., Greenbrier Co., WV.
Research Notes
- Note: BIRTH: Reg. of Births, P12-L109, Bath Co., VA courthouse.
- MARRIAGE: B1B-P70-L36 Greenbrier Co., WV courthouse.
- DEATH: See obituary. Obituary, "Greenbrier Independent" 14 May 1943.
- CENSUS: 1860 Bath Co., VA, 1880, 1900 & 1910 Greenbrier Co., WV.
- MISCELLANEOUS: Sarah and John had 9 children, 6 living in 1910 as per census.
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPF-XZT : 6 August 2020), Sarah E Shelton, 1857.
Shelton-2113 was created by Robert Baker through the import of Shelton 1-22-2015.ged on Jan 22, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Sarah:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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Brown-57835 and Shelton-2113 do not represent the same person because: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-57835
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Rejected matches › Elisabeth Ann (Brown) Walker (1856-1886) › Elizabeth Cumming (Browne) Cunningham (abt.1858-) › Sarah Jane (Shelton) Drewett (abt.1855-) › Sarah (Brown) Mennom (abt.1855-abt.1927) › Sarah Ann (Brown) Maness (1857-1943) › Carolina Elizabeth Maria de Bruyn (1858-) › Elizabeth Maria de Bruin (1859-) › Elizabeth S (Skelton) Rimmington (1857-1943) › Elizabeth Conway (Skelton) Brook (bef.1856-)
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