A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameEliza “Elicy” Shelton 
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13Birth27 May 1827, Riceville, McMinn Co, Tennessee11
DeathDec 1866, Bradley Co, Tennessee11 Age: 39
BurialUnknown2435
FatherJames Shelton (1791-1879)
MotherSarah “Sallie” Hooper (1795-1851)
Spouses
Marriageabt 1843, Bradley Co, Tennessee11
Marriage184911
Notes for Eliza “Elicy” Shelton
Elicy Shelton, born May 27, 1827, daughter of James (8) and Sarah Shelton, had children by both her first and second husbands. By Edward Sharp, whom she wed in Bradley County, Tennessee in about 1843, who died in 1847, she had two children:
Napoleon Sharp, born 1844
Edward Sharp, Jr., born 1846
It is interesting to note that Edward Sharp, age 4, was listed among James Shelton's household in the census of 1850:
James Shelton, age 50, born in Virginia
Sarah Shelton, age 50, born in Tennessee
John Shelton, age 21, born in Tennessee
Lewis Shelton, age 17, born in Tennessee
Elizabeth Shelton, age 14, born in Tennessee
Catherine Shelton, age 8, born in Tennessee
Polly Shelton, age 75, born in Virginia
Betsy Ann Jerrell, age 23, born in Tennessee
Edward Sharp, age 4, born in Tennessee
Buck Lawson, age 55, born in Tennessee
Edward Sharp, Jr., age 4, is listed here. He is also listed with his mother Elicy and step-father Simeon Graves as Edward Graves in the census of 1850, as is Napoleon Sharp, listed as Napoleon Graves, age 6. The writer does not know anything of the Betsy Ann Jerrell listed. There is a possibility that the name is Terrell written erroneously as Jerrell. She may have been Shelton kin or possibly a domestic. The others in the line-up with the exception of Polly Shelton and Buck Lawson will be easily identified. Although this scribe is not certain who Polly Shelton is, there is the possibility that she is the widow of Frederick Shelton, Roderick's cousin, grandson of Crispin, son of Abraham. Fredrick married Polly Shelton in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on October 16, 1795, according to a record found in the Mormon church library. If age 20 at the time of her wedding, her age in 1850 would correspond with that shown above for the census of 1850. It is not likely that Polly is James' mother, as she was only 16 years older than he and James had older brothers. The Buck Lawson shown is William Lawson, James' brother-in-law, said to have married James' sister, name unknown, possibly Elicy, and apparently dead. It will be noted that James' daughters Jane, now 20, and Ursula, now 16, are not listed, James' daughters Jane, now 20, and Ursula, now 16, are not listed, they having already wed and left the household. Edward Sharp and his brother, Napoleon, both died in testate and unmarried in 1864, Edward at age 18 and Napoleon at 20, mayhap in the war. They were both shown in the household of one John Schott in Bradley County, Tennessee, by the census of 1860. This person was shown in the census of 1850 in the household of Simeon and Elicy Graves with Napoleon and Edward, he was a mulatto farmer, age 32, in Bradley County.
By Simeon Graves, whom she reportedly wed in 1849, Elicy had at least eight children:
Nancy Graves, born 1851
Elizabeth Graves, born 1853
Lucinda (Cindy) Graves, born 1855
Lewis Graves, born 1857
Daniel Graves, born 1859
Kathern Graves, born 1861
Vilena Graves, born 1862
Simeon Graves, born 1865
Elicy Shelton Graves died in December 1866, Simeon, her husband, in 1871. Their daughter Kathern, born 1861, wed Caleb Wright of Calhoun, Tennessee. He was Agent for Southern Railway there. They had several children. Among these were daughters Minnie, Ella and Savannah Wright.11
Napoleon Sharp, born 1844
Edward Sharp, Jr., born 1846
It is interesting to note that Edward Sharp, age 4, was listed among James Shelton's household in the census of 1850:
James Shelton, age 50, born in Virginia
Sarah Shelton, age 50, born in Tennessee
John Shelton, age 21, born in Tennessee
Lewis Shelton, age 17, born in Tennessee
Elizabeth Shelton, age 14, born in Tennessee
Catherine Shelton, age 8, born in Tennessee
Polly Shelton, age 75, born in Virginia
Betsy Ann Jerrell, age 23, born in Tennessee
Edward Sharp, age 4, born in Tennessee
Buck Lawson, age 55, born in Tennessee
Edward Sharp, Jr., age 4, is listed here. He is also listed with his mother Elicy and step-father Simeon Graves as Edward Graves in the census of 1850, as is Napoleon Sharp, listed as Napoleon Graves, age 6. The writer does not know anything of the Betsy Ann Jerrell listed. There is a possibility that the name is Terrell written erroneously as Jerrell. She may have been Shelton kin or possibly a domestic. The others in the line-up with the exception of Polly Shelton and Buck Lawson will be easily identified. Although this scribe is not certain who Polly Shelton is, there is the possibility that she is the widow of Frederick Shelton, Roderick's cousin, grandson of Crispin, son of Abraham. Fredrick married Polly Shelton in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on October 16, 1795, according to a record found in the Mormon church library. If age 20 at the time of her wedding, her age in 1850 would correspond with that shown above for the census of 1850. It is not likely that Polly is James' mother, as she was only 16 years older than he and James had older brothers. The Buck Lawson shown is William Lawson, James' brother-in-law, said to have married James' sister, name unknown, possibly Elicy, and apparently dead. It will be noted that James' daughters Jane, now 20, and Ursula, now 16, are not listed, James' daughters Jane, now 20, and Ursula, now 16, are not listed, they having already wed and left the household. Edward Sharp and his brother, Napoleon, both died in testate and unmarried in 1864, Edward at age 18 and Napoleon at 20, mayhap in the war. They were both shown in the household of one John Schott in Bradley County, Tennessee, by the census of 1860. This person was shown in the census of 1850 in the household of Simeon and Elicy Graves with Napoleon and Edward, he was a mulatto farmer, age 32, in Bradley County.
By Simeon Graves, whom she reportedly wed in 1849, Elicy had at least eight children:
Nancy Graves, born 1851
Elizabeth Graves, born 1853
Lucinda (Cindy) Graves, born 1855
Lewis Graves, born 1857
Daniel Graves, born 1859
Kathern Graves, born 1861
Vilena Graves, born 1862
Simeon Graves, born 1865
Elicy Shelton Graves died in December 1866, Simeon, her husband, in 1871. Their daughter Kathern, born 1861, wed Caleb Wright of Calhoun, Tennessee. He was Agent for Southern Railway there. They had several children. Among these were daughters Minnie, Ella and Savannah Wright.11