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Rev. John Franklin SHELTON
(1850 –1914)
Mary Angeline LATHAM
(1852 –1918)
Alexander Acton SHELTON
(1880 –1947)

 

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Spouses & Children

1. Ollie Jane RHODES

Alexander Acton SHELTON 2
  • Born: 15 March 1880, Sunset, Montague County, Texas, USA 1 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Ollie Jane RHODES on 11 September 1911 in Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico, USA 1
  • Died: 26 July 1947, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA at age 67 7
  • Buried: 30 July 1947, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA 7

bullet   Other names for Alexander were A. A. SHELTON,1 5 Alec R. SHELTON,3 Alexander SHELTON,4 6 Alexander A. SHELTON and Alexender Acton SHELTON.1

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bullet  General Notes

Alexander was said to have moved from Texas to Mountainair, New Mexico because of severe asthma.  In 1916, they moved from New Mexico to Arizona.

bullet  Death Notes

Mohave General Hospital

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life


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  • He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census in June 1880 in Precinct 4, Montague County, Texas, USA. 3

Shelton John F.    Head   30   Farmer          Alabama   Va.    Va.
   "    Mary A.    Wife   28   Keeping house   Alabama
   "    Andy J.    Son     4                   Alabama   Ala.   Ala.
   "    Candacia   Dau     3                   Alabama   Ala.   Ala.
   "    Alec R.    Son     3M                  Texas     Ala.   Ala.

  • He worked as a farm laborer on 21 June 1900 in Justice Precinct 8, Montague County, Texas, USA. 4

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  • He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 21 June 1900 in Justice Precinct 8, Montague County, Texas, USA. 4

Shelton John        Head   W  M   Jan  1850   50  M  25           Alabama   Virginia   Virginia   farmer
------- Mary        Wife   W  F   Apr  1852   48  M  25  12  10   Alabama   Alabama    Alabama
------- Alexander   Son    W  M   Mar  1880   20  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama    farm laborer
------- Eva         Dau    W  F   Apr  1882   18  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama
------- Laura       Dau    W  F   Dec  1884   15  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama
------- Mattie      Dau    W  F   Feby 1886   14  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama
------- Julia       Dau    W  F   July 1887   12  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama
------- Lillie      Dau    W  F   May  1889   11  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama
------- Ollie       Dau    W  F   Jun  1890    9  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama
------- James       Son    W  M   Aug  1893    6  S               Texas     Alabama    Alabama
------- Dolie       Dau    W  F   Apr  1895    5                  Texas     Alabama    Alabama

  • Moved: from Texas to New Mexico because of severe asthma, Bef 1910. 8
  • Moved: from New Mexico to Arizona, 1916.
  • He was described as tall and slender with gray eyes and black hair on 12 September 1918 in Hackberry, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. 1

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  • He had a residence on 12 September 1918 in Hackberry, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. 1
  • He worked as a farmer (self-employed at "Night Creek, Mohave, Ariz") on 12 September 1918 in Knight Creek, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. 1
  • He worked as a farmer at The Liberty Ranch on 26 January 1920 in Hackberry, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. 5

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  • He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 26 January 1920 in Hackberry, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. 5

Shelton, A. A.   Head   39        Texas        Alabama     Alabama     Farming/The Liberty Ranch
         Ollie   Wife   26        Texas        Tennessee   Tennessee  
         Amy     Dau     7        New Mexico   Texas       Texas
         Dora    Dau     5        New Mexico   Texas       Texas
         Henry   Son     3        Arizona      Texas       Texas
         Edna    Dau     1 1/12   Arizona      Texas       Texas

  • He worked as a carpenter doing odd jobs on 16 April 1930 in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. 6

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  • He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 16 April 1930 in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA. 6

Shelton, Alexander   Head   50   Texas        Alabama     Alabama     Carpenter/Odd jobs
-------  Ollie J.    Wife   36   Texas        Tennessee   Tennessee   Laundress/Laundry
-------  Amy         Dau    17   New Mexico   Texas       Texas       None
-------  Dora        Dau    14   New Mexico   Texas       Texas       None
-------  Henry       Son    13   Arizona      Texas       Texas       None
-------  Edna        Dau    11   Arizona      Texas       Texas       None
-------  Donald      Son     7   Arizona      Texas       Texas       None
-------  Lathan      Son     5   Arizona      Texas       Texas       None


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Alexander married Ollie Jane RHODES, daughter of Isaac Richard RHODES and Nancy Ann Rachel Evelyn PRIDY, on 11 September 1911 in Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico, USA.1 (Ollie Jane RHODES was born in June 1893 in Erath County, Texas, USA 5 6 9 and died on 27 April 1980 in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA.)

bullet  Recorded Events about their Marriage


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.), Alexender Acton Shelton registration, Mohave County, Arizona; Roll: 1522646; Draft Board: 0.
  2. Kirsty M. Haining.
  3. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), John F. Shelton household, Precinct 4, Montague County, Texas, USA.
  4. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), John Shelton household, Justice Precinct 8, Montague County, Texas, USA.
  5. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), A. A. Shelton household, Hackberry, Mohave County, Arizona, USA.
  6. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. NARA microfilm publication T626, 2,667 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Alexander Shelton household, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA.
  7. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  8. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC).
  9. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), ?. R. Rhodes household, Justice Precinct 3, Johnson County, Texas, USA.


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