His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John Roland Shelton, age 40, residence Crix, Ky, born 18 Sep 1878, farmer, self employed, nearest relative Mary Shelton, Crix, Ky.

Be careful not to confuse him with John Mason Shelton born 1873, also in Elliott Co., who married Virginia Caroline Kegley.

In 1900 John is listed as age 23 with the family of Jesse Cornett and Nancy Jane Pettit, see their notes.