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    Person Info
  • Name: Eliza Jane SHELTON
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 29 Jun 1825 in Miller Co, Arkansas b
  • Death: 6 Sep 1876 in Benton City, Texas d
  • Burial: Old Benton City Cemetery, Benton, Atascosa Co, Texas u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Jesse SHELTON Birth: 22 Feb 1782 in Henry Co, Virginia Death: 25 May 1855 in Claksville, Red River Co, Texas
  • Mother:
  • Rachel MARRS Birth: 12 Oct 1787 in Goodlettsville, Madison Co, Tennessee Death: 5 Apr 1860 in Clarksville, Red River Co, Texas

Family:
Marriage:
  • Thomas C FORBES on 1 at Fort Shelton, Roxton, Lamar Co, Texas .m1
  • Thomas C FORBES Birth: 1813 in New York City, New York Death: Abt 1851 in On Steamboat On Illinois River
Children:
  1. Adalana E FORBES Birth: 29 Apr 1842 in Lamar Co, Texas Death: 26 Aug 1881 in Bagwell, Red River Co, Texas
  2. Laura FORBES Birth: Mar 1844 in Lamar Co, Texas
  3. Malcomb FORBES Birth: 1846 in Lamar Co, Texas
  4. Jane FORBES Birth: 1847 in Lamar Co, Texas
  5. Clarane FORBES Birth: 1847 in Lamar Co, Texas

Marriage: Children:
  1. Leona J HENDERSON Birth: 19 Jan 1854 in Red River Co, Texas
  2. Isidora HENDERSON Birth: 20 Mar 1857 Death: 9 Apr 1861 in Fannin Co, Texas
  3. Sarah Rachel HENDERSON Birth: 14 Mar 1860 in Red River Co, Texas Death: 4 Jan 1916 in Llano Co, Texas
  4. Ella Jane HENDERSON Birth: 20 Jan 1862 in Red River Co, Texas Death: 10 Nov 1949 in San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas
  5. Idella HENDERSON Birth: 22 Dec 1863 in Milam Co, Texas Death: 1 Aug 1865 in Milam Co, Texas
  6. Turena HENDERSON Birth: 1 Feb 1866 in Cooke Co, Texas
  7. Nathaniel Abraham Venable Jr HENDERSON Birth: 17 Sep 1868 in Bell Co, Texas Death: 21 Dec 1945 in Austin, Travis Co, Texas

Bibliography
  1. Genzel, Carolyn, George Verdelle Shannon, private email, 2/6/2003. Author address: cgenzel at 1starnet dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003].
  2. Shannon, Dexal, SHANNON 1571-1990. unpublished notebook, dated Dec 1990. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/778102. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81],
parents:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81]
Sources with Information about marriage to Thomas C FORBES
date:
first marriage of Eliza [Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81],
child:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]
Sources with Information about marriage to Nathaniel Abraham Venable HENDERSON
date:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81],
place:
[Ref: ShannonD SHANNON p81],
child:
[Ref: Carolyn Genzel 2/6/2003]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Eliza Jane SHELTON
          /-----Jeremiah SHELTON
 /-----Jesse SHELTON
|         \-----Nancy ASHER
Eliza Jane SHELTON
|                  /-----Hugh MARRS
|         /-----James MARRS
 \-----Rachel MARRS
         |                                             /-----John SHANNON
         |                                    /-----John SHANNON
         |                           /-----Robert SHANNON
         |                  /-----Thomas SHANNON
         |                 |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
         |         /-----Samuel SHANNON
         |        |         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
          \-----Ann SHANNON
                  |                  /-----Thomas REID
                  |         /-----John Col REID
                  |        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
                   \-----Jane REID
                            \-----Jane STUART



Descendants of Eliza Jane SHELTON
1. Eliza Jane SHELTON m1. Thomas C FORBES m2. Nathaniel Abraham Venable HENDERSON
m. Thomas C FORBES
m. Nathaniel Abraham Venable HENDERSON

2nd generation

10. Ella Jane HENDERSON m. Jeremiah Washington BUSH
m. Jeremiah Washington BUSH

3rd generation

15. Howard Marion BUSH m. Mae STANSELL
m. Mae STANSELL

4th generation

20. Rebekah Jane BUSH m. Guy Thornton McBRIDE
m. Guy Thornton McBRIDE