Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Roland Shelton
Birth18 Sep 1876, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death1948, Indiana
FatherJames Duran C. A. Shelton (1855-)
MotherArminda “Mindy” Mays (1855-1895)
Marriageabt 1916
Divorce
SpouseMary Jo Crawford
Birth1880, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death23 Jan 1962, Scioto Co., Ohio
BurialMcClain Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherLeander “Lee” Crawford (1849-1921)
MotherMary Adeline Hall (1852-1929)
Other spousesWiley V. Hall, 1C2R
Children
Birth23 Dec 1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseOpal Leota Perkins
SpouseMiss Williams
Notes for John Roland Shelton
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.
Be careful not to confuse him with John Mason Shelton born 1873, also in Elliott Co., who married Virginia Caroline Kegley.
Census
In 1900 John is listed as age 23 with the family of Jesse Cornett and Nancy Jane Pettit, see their notes.
Notes for Mary Jo Crawford
The Ohio deaths database lists Mary Jo C. Shelton, age 79, died 23 Jan 1962 in Scioto Co., Ohio, widowed.
Census Notes for John Roland & Mary Jo (Family)
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagner precinct #9, lists as family #16:
Shelton, Mary Mrs., 39, head, married, manager of farm; John, husband, farmer, 42; Hall, Bula, dau, 11; Estie, dau, 9; Clella, son, 7; Lena, dau, 5 7/12; Nora, dau, 2 2/12; Shelton, Homer, son, 7/12. All born in Kentucky. (My guess is that Mary was listed as head-of-household because all the Hall children were hers.)
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, district 1, Morehead, lists on p. 8A as family #134:
Shelton, Mary, farmer, 50, divorced, age at first marriage 17; Nora, dau, 12; Homer, son, 10; Arthur, son, 8. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
Shelton, Mary Mrs., 39, head, married, manager of farm; John, husband, farmer, 42; Hall, Bula, dau, 11; Estie, dau, 9; Clella, son, 7; Lena, dau, 5 7/12; Nora, dau, 2 2/12; Shelton, Homer, son, 7/12. All born in Kentucky. (My guess is that Mary was listed as head-of-household because all the Hall children were hers.)
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, district 1, Morehead, lists on p. 8A as family #134:
Shelton, Mary, farmer, 50, divorced, age at first marriage 17; Nora, dau, 12; Homer, son, 10; Arthur, son, 8. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
