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Claiborne Shelton[1]
1770 - 1848 (78 years)-
Name Claiborne Shelton Birth 1770 , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA 
Gender Male Death 1848 , Jackson, Missouri, USA Person ID I44684 Master Last Modified 20 Feb 2022
Father John Shelton, Sr, b. 19 Jul 1722, Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jun 1804, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years) Mother Elizabeth Lawson, b. 1740, , Middlesex, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1801, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 61 years) Marriage 30 Jul 1760 St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, USA [2] Family ID F9018 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 1770 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA 
Death - 1848 - , Jackson, Missouri, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Claiborn served in the Indian Wars under General Wayne and was much impressed with the farming possibilities of the Wabash Country. The government was unable to pay its soldiers in cash and offered land instead. In 1810 they headed for that country. They loaded the bedding in a wagon and Saluda drove a cow hitched to the wagon. All but William, the youngest who rode with his mother, walked and carried packs. They followed buffalo and Indian trails and had traveled many miles when they came to what was to become Greefield twp., Gallia Co. Saluda became too ill to go on. Chimney Rock on Symmes Creek furnished shelter. (James Shelton said they lived in a cave). The creek was full of fish and the woods full of game. Saluda died in the spring of 1812 and is buried in a private cemetery on the opposite hillside.
Claiborn built a cabin and stayed on until the children were grown. On Nov. 19, 1827 Claiborn, with Jesse and Thomas, headed for the Wabash Country and settled in Madison Co., IN.
- Claiborn served in the Indian Wars under General Wayne and was much impressed with the farming possibilities of the Wabash Country. The government was unable to pay its soldiers in cash and offered land instead. In 1810 they headed for that country. They loaded the bedding in a wagon and Saluda drove a cow hitched to the wagon. All but William, the youngest who rode with his mother, walked and carried packs. They followed buffalo and Indian trails and had traveled many miles when they came to what was to become Greefield twp., Gallia Co. Saluda became too ill to go on. Chimney Rock on Symmes Creek furnished shelter. (James Shelton said they lived in a cave). The creek was full of fish and the woods full of game. Saluda died in the spring of 1812 and is buried in a private cemetery on the opposite hillside.
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Sources - [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
- [S302] FamilySearch, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (FamilySearch ([http://familysearch.org http://familysearch.org]/)).
- [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
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