Note: 1880 Census for Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN shows David Shelton is a Ships Carpenter living with wife Sarah and 5 children. A sister in law is also living in his home, aged 22, whose last name is "Thompson", probably the maiden name of his wife Sarah.
The 1870 census has David and Sarah and their family in Floyd County, Indiana at New Albany. There is a domestic servant in their home helping out with their four young children. David is a ship carpenter, but is listed as not being able to read or write. Neither is his wife Sarah able to read or write.
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