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Christopher C. Shelton
Christopher C. Shelton was born in Muhlenburg County, Ky., February 2, 1848, and is a son of William G. and Mary A. (Fuller) Shelton, natives of Virginia and Muhlenburg County, Ky., and of Irish and English descent, respectively.
When but an infant, in about 1825, William G. Shelton was brought by his parents to Muhlenburg County; there his father, John Shelton, who had served in the war of 1812 under Gen. Harrison at the battle of Tippecanoe, located military lands and subsequently improved a farm, on which he resided until his death.
William G. Shelton was employed on his father's farm until he was about eighteen years old. He was then employed as an overseer on a farm until his marriage, after which he bought a farm in Muhlenburg County; altogether he bought and settled on three different farms.
In March, 1864, he came to Hopkins County, and settled on a farm, which he had bought some years before, and where he still resides. Mrs. Mary A. Shelton departed this life in March, 1864, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Shelton is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
Christopher C. Shelton was employed on his father's farm until he attained his majority; he then farmed on shares for two years; then bought seventy-six acres of wild land near White Plains, which he has since improved, and to which he has added from time to time, now owning 121 acres, on which he is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits, and stock raising, making the culture of tobacco a specialty; he is also to some extent engaged in butchering. He was married August 9, 1870 to Miss Malisse A. Clark, a native of Hopkins County, Ky. Six children - four sons and two daughters - have blessed their union, all of whom are living.
Mr. Shelton is a devoted member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source: Battle, J.H., W.H. Perrin, and G.C. Kniffen. Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, 1885. Page 798.
Contributed by Rick Girtman
Updated July 9, 2018