George Flay Shelton

1861 - 1928  (66 years)

• Name	George Flay Shelton  [1]
  Birth	21 Jun 1861	Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Ellison Twp., Warren Co., Illinois, USA   [3]
  		1870 U.S. census, Ellison, Warren Co., Illinois, USA p. 41B
  Census	1880	Stillwater, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA   [4]
  		1880 U.S. census, Stillwater, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA p. 314B
  Census	1885	Webster Co., Nebraska, USA   [5]
  		1885 Nebraska state census, Webster and Wheeler Co., Nebraska, USA p. 11
  Census	1900	Stillwater, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA   [6]
  		1900 U.S. census, Stillwater, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA p. 3A
  Census	1910	Prairie Dog, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA   [7]
  		1910 U.S. census, Prairie Dog, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA p. 2A
  Census	1920	Prairie Dog, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA   [8]
  		1920 U.S. census, Prairie Dog, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA p. 9B
  Death	May 1928  [2]
  Burial	Selden, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA   [9]
  		Headstone of George F. Shelton
  Person ID	I566	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	John J. Shelton,   b. 25 Sep 1839, England d. 25 Oct 1899 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Harriett E. Fairburn,   b. 30 Jan 1841, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1924, Guide Rock, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1866	Warren Co., Illinois, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Elizabeth Finney,   b. 9 Jan 1868, Knoxville, Knox Co., Illinois, USA d. 9 Apr 1928, Selden, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1893	Nebraska, USA   [11]
  Children	1. Bertha Mae Shelton,   b. 4 Jan 1894, Nebraska, USA d. 25 Mar 1930 (Age 36 years)   2. Hattie Dell Shelton,   b. 9 Dec 1897, Nebraska, USA d. 30 May 1995 (Age 97 years)   3. Effie Grace Shelton,   b. 24 Dec 1903, Nebraska, USA d. 14 Mar 1983 (Age 79 years)   4. Mary Margaret Shelton,   b. 1 Jun 1907, Kansas, USA d. 1 Mar 1985, Selden, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Jun 1861 - Virginia, USA Census - 1870 - Ellison Twp., Warren Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1880 - Stillwater, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA Census - 1885 - Webster Co., Nebraska, USA Marriage - 18 Jan 1893 - Nebraska, USA Census - 1900 - Stillwater, Webster Co., Nebraska, USA Census - 1910 - Prairie Dog, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1920 - Prairie Dog, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA Burial - - Selden, Sheridan Co., Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  John Shelton family Back (L to R): William, Pearl, George, Jessie Front (L to R): John, Harriet

  
  

• Sources

  [S359] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Ancestry.com), 13 Nov 2014, entry for George Flay Shelton's 1868 marriage to Rebecca Elizabeth Finney. [S227] Thelma Jane Razak Genealogical Research. [S289] Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. census, 12 Nov 2014, p. 22. citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 286 [S416] Ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. census, 5 Nov 2014, p. 6B. citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 757 [S255] Ancestry.com, 1885 state census, 06 Nov 2014, p. 11C. [S244] Ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. census, 05 Nov 2014, p. 3A (penned), p. 227 (stamped). [S242] Ancestry.com, 1910 U.S. census, 05 Nov 2014, p. 2A. [S292] Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. census, 13 Nov 2014, sheet 9B. citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 551 [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 12 Nov 2014, entry for gravestone of George F Shelton (1861-1928). [S545] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Ancestry.com), 12 Nov 2014, entry for John J. Shelton's 1866 marriage to Harriett E. Kiger. [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 13 Nov 2014, entry for gravestone of Rebecca Elizabeth Finney Shelton (1868-1928).