Information Submitted to

FIRST FAMILIES OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO

on behalf of my ancestor

James Shelton

[Member #59 - Approved 27 October 1992]

1. I, Linda Gail Schofield was born on "private" at Manning, Alberta, Canada.⁽¹⁾ I was married to Marc Gilbert Whitford on 18 November 1972 at Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada.⁽²⁾

2. I am the child of Allan James Schofield born on "private" at Alliance, Alberta, Canada⁽³⁾ and Helen Ruth Lambert his wife; born on "private" at North Star, Alberta, Canada⁽⁴⁾; married on October 21, 1953 at Manning, Alberta, Canada⁽⁵⁾

3. The said Helen Ruth Lambert was the daughter of John Dunlop "Jack" Lambert⁽⁶⁾ born on August 28, 1906 at Austin, Manitoba, Canada⁽⁷⁾ ; died on 4 September 1990 at Manning, Alberta, Canada⁽⁸⁾; and Addie Ruth Parker, his wife; born on 27 October 1912 at Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota⁽⁹⁾; died on May 28, 1989 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada⁽¹⁰⁾; married on May 2, 1933 at Oyen, Alberta, Canada⁽¹¹⁾.

4. The said Addie Ruth Parker was the daughter of Lush Duncan Parker⁽¹²⁾ born on July 8, 1882 at Wrightsville, Adams Co. Ohio⁽¹³⁾; died on 9 August 1957 at Manning, Alberta, Canada⁽¹⁴⁾; and Hazel Eve Taylor his wife; born on December 24, 1892 at Manchester, Adams Co. Ohio⁽¹⁵⁾; died on October 15, 1968 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada⁽¹⁶⁾; Married on December 29, 1909 at West Union, Tiffin Twp. Adams Co. Ohio⁽¹⁷⁾.

5. The said Lush Duncan Parker was the son of Zenas Leroy Parker⁽¹⁸⁾; born on November 10, 1853 at Adams County, Ohio⁽¹⁹⁾; died on October 21, 1919 at Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota⁽²⁰⁾; and Elizabeth Frances Bradford his wife; born on June 17, 1855⁽²¹⁾ at Brown County, Ohio; died on July 3, 1938 at Highmore, Hyde Co. South Dakota⁽²²⁾; married on August 2, 1877 at Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky⁽²³⁾.

6. The said Elizabeth Frances Bradford was the daughter of Henry Bradford⁽²⁴⁾; born on March 24, 1824 at Adams County, Ohio⁽²⁵⁾; died on September 16, 1907 at Manchester, Adams County, Ohio⁽²⁶⁾; and Angeline Shelton his wife; born on November 18, 1825 at Brown County, Ohio⁽²⁷⁾; died on February 11, 1906 at Manchester, Adams County, Ohio⁽²⁸⁾; married on August 20, 1846 at Adams County, Ohio⁽²⁹⁾.

7. The said Angeline Shelton was the daughter of Alexander L. Shelton⁽³⁰⁾; born on January 29, 1801 at Louisa County, Virginia⁽³¹⁾; died on April 7, 1891 at Manchester, Adams County, Ohio⁽³²⁾; and Sophia Shelton his wife; born on March 14, 1806 at Brown County, Ohio⁽³³⁾; died on September 19, 1881 at Manchester, Adams County, Ohio⁽³⁴⁾; married on February 24, 1825 at Brown County, Ohio⁽³⁵⁾.

8. The said Sophia Shelton was the daughter of James Shelton⁽³⁶⁾ born on April 6, 1777 at Stafford County, Virginia⁽³⁷⁾; died on April 10, 1845 at Huntington Twp. Brown County, Ohio⁽³⁸⁾; and Francis _______, his wife; born on January 1, 1767⁽³⁹⁾ in Virginia; died on March 30, 1858 at Huntington, Twp. Brown County, Ohio⁽⁴⁰⁾; married on [not known].

DOCUMENTATION

1. Document #1: Birth Registration - Linda Gail Schofield. Issue by the Province of Alberta, Vital Statistics Division.

2. Document #2: Marriage Certificate - Marc Gilbert Whitford and Linda Gail Schofield. Issued by Government of the N.W.T. and Signed by Rev. Turq McCollum.

3. Document #3: Birth Registration - Allan James Schofield; Issued by the Province of Alberta, Vital Statistics Division.

4. Document #4: Birth Registration - Helen Ruth Lambert; Issued by the Province of Alberta, Vital Statistics Division.

5. Document #5: Marriage Registration - Allan James Schofield and Helen Ruth Lambert. Issued by the Province of Alberta, Vital Statistics Division.

6. See #4 Re: Document #4 - Birth Registration of Helen Ruth Lambert.

7. Document #6: Birth Registration - John Dunlop Lambert. Issued by the Province of Manitoba, Vital Statistics Division.

8. Death - John Dunlop Lambert: Personal Knowledge of Linda G. Whitford.

9. Document #7: Birth Registration - Addie Ruth Parker. Issued by South Dakota State Board of Health. Filed Highmore, Hyde Co. SD, December 11, 1912.

10. Death - Addie Ruth Parker-Lambert: Personal knowledge - Linda G. Whitford.

11. Document #8: Marriage Certificate: John D. Lambert and Addie Ruth Parker - 2 May 1933 by Rev. E.F. Kemp; United Church Manse, Oyen, Alberta, Canada.

12. See #9 Re: Document #7 - Birth Registration Addie Ruth Parker.

13. Document #9: Death Registration - Lush D. Parker gives date and place of birth and death. Issued by Province of Alberta, Division of Vital Statistics.

14. See Item #13; Document #9: Death Registration - Lush Duncan Parker. Issued by Province of Alberta, Vital Statistics Division. Cemetery Transcripts - North Star Cemetery.

15. Document #10: Birth Certificate - Hazel Eve Taylor. Issued by Adams County, Ohio.

16. Death: Personal Knowledge of Linda G. Whitford, Cemetery Transcripts.

17. Item #9; Document #9: Birth Registration of A. R. Parker gives parents as Lush D. Parker and Hazel E. Taylor; Death Registration of Lush Parker gives name of wife as Hazel Eve Taylor.

18. See Item #13; Document #9; Death Registration of Lush D. Parker, showing name of parents.

19. Document #11; Death Registration - Zenas L. Parker. Issued by South Dakota Board of Health; gives date and place of birth. Adams County Census Records for 1870 Green Twp. confirms placement in family.

20. See Item #19; Re: Document #11; Death Registration - Zenas Leroy Parker.

21. Document #12; Death Registration of Elizabeth Frances Bradford. Issued by South Dakota State Board of Health. Pension files of Henry Bradford [Document #13] and Adams County, Ohio Census Records [Document #14].

22. Document #12; Death Registration of Elizabeth Frances Bradford.

23. Document #15: Marriage Registration of Zenas L. Parker and Elizabeth Frances Bradford, gives age at last birthday, place of birth of bride, groom and their parents.

24. See Item #21; Document #13 & 14: Pension files of Henry Bradford, and Adams County Ohio Census Records.

25. Document #16: Pension Files of Henry Bradford.

26. Document #17: Pension Files of Henry Bradford.

27. See Item #23; Document #15: Marriage Registration of Elizabeth Frances Bradford and Zenas Leroy Parker states that Mother [Angeline Shelton] was born in Brown Co. Ohio. Date is from Census Records.

28. Document #18: Burial Report - Angeline Shelton-Bradford. From Pension file of Henry Bradford.

29. Document #19: Pension file of Henry Bradford, gives wife's maiden name and date of marriage.

30. See Item # 21; Document #14: Census Records 1870 Monroe Twp. Adams Co. OH; Page 1, #1-1; shows Alexander L. Shelton and Sophia Shelton living with daughter.

31. Document #20: Death Registration of Alexander L. Shelton from Adams Co. Ohio gives place of birth. Date was retrieved from Census Records [Document #14] and Cemetery Transcript, Slickaway Cemetery, Huntington Twp. Brown Co. OH. [Document #21].

32. See Item #31; Document #20: - Death Registration - Alexander L. Shelton from Adams County, Ohio.

33. See Item #31; Document #14: Information on Date of Birth from Cemetery Transcript, Slickaway Cemetery, Huntington Twp. Brown Co. OH.

34. See Item #33: Cemetery Transcript, Slickaway Cemetery, Huntington Twp. Brown Co. Ohio.

35. Document #22: Marriage Registration of Alexander L. Shelton and Sophia Shelton by Thomas Shelton, JP.

36. Information obtained from Estate Settlement Papers, James Shelton.

37. See Item #33: Information on Birth & Death dates from Cemetery Transcript, Slickaway Cemetery, Brown Co. OH.

38. See Item #37.

39. See item #33: Information from Cemetery Transcript, Slickaway Cemetery, Huntington Twp. Brown Co. OH.

40. See Item #39.

RESIDENCES: Stafford Co. VA; Huntington Twp., Brown Co. OH

OCCUPATION: Farmer

CHURCH: Bethlehem Christian Church

James helped establish Bethlehem Christian Church in 1837 at Slickaway.

James Birthplace: Shelton Bible
James Birthdate: Stone in Slickaway Cemetery, Brown Co. OH
James Death: Stone in Slickaway Cemetery, Brown Co. OH;
Legal Documents for dispensation of estate.

Francis Birthplace:
Francis Birthdate: Stone in Slickaway Cemetery, Brown Co. OH
Francis Death: Stone in Slickaway Cemetery, Brown Co. OH

James Shelton is believed to have been the son of George Shelton as is the Thomas Shelton who married Elizabeth Stark.

Notes for George Shelton: Age at Death - 100 Years - Notes of Reverend J. N. Shelton; Believed to have been buried in the cemetery at Slickaway, but the area is flooded every spring and most of the stones have been washed away or buried.

With James Shelton in 1820 [Male 45 & Over] and 1830 [Male 90-100 years] Census, Huntington Twp. Brown Co. OH. He is not shown in the 1840 Census.