Person Sheet


Name Elijah F. SHELTON5,5
Birth 4 Jun 1769, Pittsylvania County, Virginia5
Death 4 Jun 1849, Decatur County, Indiana5
Burial Milford Cemetery, Decatur County, Indiana5
Father William SHELTON Sr. (~1740-1794)
Mother Hannah YATES (~1743->1803)
Spouses
1 Viola YATES5,5
Birth abt 17675
Marriage abt 17855
Notes for Elijah F. SHELTON
[SHELTONS TINA.FTW]

Elijah, and brother John, sold their portion of inherited lands
to their brother, Josiah, in 1803 when they lived in Rockingham
county, North Carolina. SOURCE: Pittsylvania county, VA land
deed recorded on January 16th, 1804. (SEE LAND RECORDS UNDER
MISC. RECORDS ON MAIN PAGE)

Elijah is listed in the 1830 & 1840 Decatur county Indiana
census. In the 1830 census Elijah is referred to as Sr. He is
listed as " Sheldon " .

AIS Mortality schedule shows Elijah died in 1850 in Decatur
county, Indiana at the age of 80 in the month of June. Cause of
death reads: Infl Lung. ID#MRT197_297840. However, his headstone
indicates that he died in 1849, therefore, I am putting his date
of death as 1849.
Last Modified 18 Oct 1999 Created 29 Sep 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh

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