Louis Henry Shelton was born on Sept 14, 1842, in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, to Young Shelton and Judith L. Shelton.

Louis had 7 siblings:

Fanny E. Shelton

Freeman Blanton Shelton

Mary Ann Holcomb,

Eli Sherrill Shelton,

John Wesley Shelton,

Elithia Lucinda Phillips

Harriett Luvina Shelton

Louis married Mary Elizabeth Shelton.

They had 12 children: Lela Irma Spruill, Ella Goodman, Henry Ellis Shelton, Benjamin Hasten Shelton, Chestney Vernette Shelton, Annie Shelton, Johnny Shelton, Joseph Young Shelton, Rufus Lemuel Shelton, Pansy Blair, Luna Shelton and Phillip Shelton.

Isn't that incredible?

Louis then married Isabella A Wharton Shelton

Louis lived in Aliceville. He lived in 1860, in Western Division, Fayette, Alabama, United States.

Louis passed away on September 16, 1917, at age 75 in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. He was buried in Andrews Chapel Cemetery Pickens County, Alabama, United States.

Per Contributor #49811608 -- Suggested information from "MyHeritage.com"

Per the Alabama, U.S., Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921-Ancestry.com, Louis Henry enlisted in the Confederate Army in Millport, Lamar County, Alabama in the Spring of 1862 when he was twenty years old. He served in Company B of the 41st Alabama Regiment. He surrendered with Lee.

Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865

Name    Lewis Henry Shelton

Birth Date           14 Sep 1842

Birth Place          USA, North Carolina, Cahawba County (This probably should have been Catawba County.)

Enlistment Date 1862

Enlistment Place              Alabama, USA

Enlistment Age  20

Regiment or Unit             41st Alabama

Company Unit   B

Enlistment Info  Alabama, Old Millport, Private

Remarks             Enlisted in spring of 1862; surrendered with Lee.

Author  Personal Statement, Census Tax Assessor, Pickens County 1907-08