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Benjamin Harrison Shelton

Male 1893 - 1987  (93 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Harrison Shelton was born 10 Oct 1893, Doniphan County, KS (son of Charles Franklin Shelton, Sr and Elizabeth Matilda Cowger Shelton); died 18 Jun 1987, Wathena, KS; was buried 20 Jun 1987, Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Franklin Shelton, Sr was born 12 Oct 1857, Doniphan County, KS (son of Joseph Shelton and Permelia Ann Merritt Hinkle Shelton); died 14 Oct 1952, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.

    Charles married Elizabeth Matilda Cowger Shelton 29 Mar 1875, Doniphan County, KS. Elizabeth (daughter of George Washington Cowger, Sr. and Elizabeth Caroline Wheeler Cowger Pain) was born 2 Aug 1857, Doniphan County, KS; died 10 Feb 1925, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Courter Ritchey Cemetery, Wathena, KS. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Matilda Cowger Shelton was born 2 Aug 1857, Doniphan County, KS (daughter of George Washington Cowger, Sr. and Elizabeth Caroline Wheeler Cowger Pain); died 10 Feb 1925, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Courter Ritchey Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    Children:
    1. Charles Franklin Shelton, Jr was born 31 Dec 1879, Kansas; died 31 Oct 1960, Buchanan County, MO.
    2. George Edward Shelton was born 5 Nov 1881, Wathena, KS; died 1954, Wathena, KS; was buried , Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    3. Jesse Shelton was born 8 Feb 1884, Troy, KS; died 17 Feb 1953, Saint Joseph, MO; was buried , Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    4. James Monroe Shelton was born 20 Nov 1888; died 29 Dec 1958; was buried , Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    5. William J Shelton was born 4 Jul 1889, Kansas; died 1923; was buried , Courter Ritchey Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    6. Rachel Anna Shelton was born 9 Aug 1891, Doniphan County, KS; died 15 Sep 1947; was buried , Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    7. 1. Benjamin Harrison Shelton was born 10 Oct 1893, Doniphan County, KS; died 18 Jun 1987, Wathena, KS; was buried 20 Jun 1987, Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Shelton was born 01 Oct 1826, Knoxville, Tennessee; died 02 Nov 1913, Troy, KS; was buried , Courter-Ritchey Cemetery, Troy, KS.

    Joseph married Permelia Ann Merritt Hinkle Shelton 23 Jun 1849, Knoxville, TN. Permelia was born 26 Mar 1827, Grainger County, Tennessee; died 27 May 1904, Elwood, KS. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Permelia Ann Merritt Hinkle Shelton was born 26 Mar 1827, Grainger County, Tennessee; died 27 May 1904, Elwood, KS.
    Children:
    1. Mary Melvina Shelton Miller Cowger was born 21 Oct 1847, Knoxville, TN; died 8 Jan 1893, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Courter Ritchey Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    2. Rachel Minerva Shelton King was born 7 Oct 1855, Tennessee; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Doniphan.
    3. 2. Charles Franklin Shelton, Sr was born 12 Oct 1857, Doniphan County, KS; died 14 Oct 1952, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, KS.

  3. 6.  George Washington Cowger, Sr. was born 1830, Rush County, IN (son of Gustavus Marion Cowger, Sr and Barbara Heavener Swadley Cowger); died 3 Aug 1879, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Courter Ritchey Cemetery, Wathena, KS.

    George — Elizabeth Caroline Wheeler Cowger Pain. Elizabeth (daughter of George William Wheeler and Sarah Wheeler) was born 16 Dec 1834, Indiana; died 28 Apr 1897, Kansas; was buried , Maple Grove Cemetery, Cherekee, OK. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Caroline Wheeler Cowger Pain was born 16 Dec 1834, Indiana (daughter of George William Wheeler and Sarah Wheeler); died 28 Apr 1897, Kansas; was buried , Maple Grove Cemetery, Cherekee, OK.
    Children:
    1. Jonathan Leonard Cowger was born 22 Mar 1852, Iowa; died 24 Oct 1926, Plainview, TX.
    2. Sarah K Cowger Bowen was born 27 Jan 1854, Wapello County, IA; died 7 Feb 1907, Lincoln, OK.
    3. 3. Elizabeth Matilda Cowger Shelton was born 2 Aug 1857, Doniphan County, KS; died 10 Feb 1925, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Courter Ritchey Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    4. Nancy Ann Cowger McClellan was born Nov 1859, Doniphan County, KS; died 30 Apr 1912, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy KS.
    5. George Washington Cowger, Jr. was born 31 Aug 1862, Troy, KS; died 13 Jun 1933, Coyle, OK.
    6. Henry Strange Cowger was born 24 Jul 1865, Doniphan County, KS; died 10 Nov 1922, Oklahoma.
    7. Emma Lilly Cowger Hubbard was born 5 May 1868, Troy, KS; died 15 Jan 1915, Jet, OK.
    8. Edward Cash Cowger was born 18 May 1869, Doniphan County, KS; died 7 Jun 1929, Perkins, OK.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Gustavus Marion Cowger, Sr was born 2 May 1789, Broad Run, VA; died 2 Oct 1843, Rushville, IN.

    Gustavus married Barbara Heavener Swadley Cowger 1 Feb 1810, Highland, OH. Barbara was born 1792, Monmouth County, NJ; died 1837, Rushville, IN. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Barbara Heavener Swadley Cowger was born 1792, Monmouth County, NJ; died 1837, Rushville, IN.
    Children:
    1. Jonathan D Cowger was born 21 Oct 1804, Hillsboro, OH; died 12 Aug 1885, Marysville, IA.
    2. Elizabeth Cowger was born 12 Jul 1812, Highland, OH; died 3 Aug 1862, Marion, IN.
    3. John Cowger was born 1815, Highland, OH; died 3 Aug 1887, Jaqua, KS.
    4. Jacob Cowger was born 17 Jan 1817, Hillsboro, OH; died 24 Mar 1897, Walnut, IA.
    5. James H Cowger was born , Highland, OH.
    6. Rachel Ann Cowger Birt was born 1821, Highland, OH; died 19 May 1864, Indianapolis, IN.
    7. Susannah Cowger was born 16 Jun 1822, Highland, OH; died 13 Apr 1862, Wathena, KS.
    8. David Cowger was born 21 Mar 1823, Highland, OH; died 3 Mar 1902, Harveyville, KS.
    9. Gustavus Marion Cowger, Jr was born 1825, Rush County, IN; died 28 Sep 1861, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Cowger Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan County, KS.
    10. Phebe Jane Cowger Benn was born 18 Apr 1828, Rush County, IN; died 10 Feb 1888, Abingdon, IA.
    11. 6. George Washington Cowger, Sr. was born 1830, Rush County, IN; died 3 Aug 1879, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Courter Ritchey Cemetery, Wathena, KS.
    12. Nancy Ann Cowger Silvers was born 22 Mar 1832, Rush County, IN; died 16 Oct 1910, Competine, IA.
    13. Henry Strange Cowger was born 22 Apr 1833, Rush County, IN; died 22 Apr 1910, Enid, OK.

  3. 14.  George William Wheeler was born 8 Jun 1797, Connecticut; died 27 Sep 1872, Troy, KS; was buried , Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy, KS.

    George — Sarah Wheeler. Sarah was born 18 Aug 1803, Groton, MA; died 28 Mar 1898, Union City, IN; was buried , Doniphan Cemetery, Doniphan, KS. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Sarah Wheeler was born 18 Aug 1803, Groton, MA; died 28 Mar 1898, Union City, IN; was buried , Doniphan Cemetery, Doniphan, KS.
    Children:
    1. John Burr Wheeler was born 13 Oct 1823, New York; died 7 Mar 1875, Troy, KS; was buried , Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy, KS.
    2. Henry M Wheeler was born 8 Apr 1831; died 20 Aug 1887, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy, KS.
    3. Sarah Ann Wheeler Cowger was born 6 May 1832, Rush County, IN; died 1 Sep 1907, Doniphan County, KS; was buried , Cowger Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.
    4. 7. Elizabeth Caroline Wheeler Cowger Pain was born 16 Dec 1834, Indiana; died 28 Apr 1897, Kansas; was buried , Maple Grove Cemetery, Cherekee, OK.
    5. DeWitt Clinton Wheeler was born 7 Aug 1838, Plymouth, IN; died 4 May 1906, Hill City, KS.
    6. Laura Ella Wheeler Dodge was born 13 Mar 1847, Indiana ; died 5 Oct 1877, Garnett, KS; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, KS.


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