His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records James Kenedy Shelton, age 37, residence Crix, Ky, born 14 Oct 1880, farmer, self employed, nearest relative Lillie Shelton, same address, tall, slender build, blue eyes, dark hair.

The Ohio deaths database lists James C. Shelton, age 83, died 1 Oct 1959 at home in Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, widowed.

In 1900, James was listed as age 17, boarder, with the family of Dan Short and Margaret Caudill.

Her death certificate records Lillie Shelton, age 59 years 26 days, born 8 May 1883 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 28 May 1942 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of James Shelton, father Frank Fraley, born in Rowan Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Jane Nickels, born in Elliott Co., Ky, cause of death paralysis agitans, informant O. S. Hamilton, Christy, burial in Bradley Cemetery.

Rowan County marriage book 5, p. 375 records the marriage on 28 Dec 1905 of James C. Shelton, 22, residence Wagner, born Elliott Co., to Lillie B. Fraley, 22, residence Morehead, born and both parents born in Rowan Co., at the residence of the bride by S. B. Caudill, witnesses George Fraley and Robert E. Fraley.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Wagner precinct, enumerated 3 May, lists on p. 14A as family #295/296:
Shelton, James, 26; Lilla, wife, 22; Allie F., son, 9; Zona, dau, 9/12 (or 4/12, hard to read). All born in Kentucky. (Allie is too old to be a son of James and Lillie; he must be a child of an earlier marriage or relationship.)

1920 census of Rowan Co., Wagner precinct, lists on p.10 as family #88/91:
Shelton, James, 38; Lillie, wife, 35; Zona, dau, 10.

1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 10 April, lists on p. 5A as family #74/76:
Shelton, James, 49, age at first marriage 26, farmer; Lillie, wife, 46, age at first marriage 23. Both born Ky Ky Ky.