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Alexander “Ellick” Shelton

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Alexander “Ellick” Shelton

Birth
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1906 (aged 90–91)
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Allegheny, Madison County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.9919901, Longitude: -82.6675129
Memorial ID
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Ellick is the son of David & Catherine (Miller) Shelton. It is said that he lived to be over 100 years old. He was married 4 times and had 25+ children.

Some disagree about the date of death. The newspaper article has it as Aug 1906 and the headstone has his death as 1915.

Alexander and his third wife, Margaret Hensley were married Oct 16, 1855 in Madison County, North Carolina. They had 8 children, after Alexander and Margaret were divorced Margaret went back to her maiden name of Hensley and some of her children used the surname Hensley or Shelton-Hensley.
Ellick is the son of David & Catherine (Miller) Shelton. It is said that he lived to be over 100 years old. He was married 4 times and had 25+ children.

Some disagree about the date of death. The newspaper article has it as Aug 1906 and the headstone has his death as 1915.

Alexander and his third wife, Margaret Hensley were married Oct 16, 1855 in Madison County, North Carolina. They had 8 children, after Alexander and Margaret were divorced Margaret went back to her maiden name of Hensley and some of her children used the surname Hensley or Shelton-Hensley.


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