James Buford "Buffer Jim" Shelton^[1]

1822 - 1902  (80 years)

• Name	James Buford "Buffer Jim" Shelton
  Nickname	Buffer Jim
  Born	1822	Washington County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	1902
  Buried	Green Corner Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I94411	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Roderick Shelton,   b. 1798, Patrick County, Virginia ,   d. 1870  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Rachel Moore,   b. 1803, South Carolina ,   d. 1880  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1820	Madison County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F34471	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Agnes Gosnell
  Married	1841
  Children	1. Salina Shelton,   b. 1842, Yancey County, North Carolina   2. Lucretia Shelton,   b. 1845, Yancey County, North Carolina   3. Sarah Shelton,   b. 1847, Yancey County, North Carolina   4. Rachel Shelton,   b. 1849, Yancey County, North Carolina   5. Elender Shelton,   b. 1852, Yancey County, North Carolina   6. James Tifton Shelton,   b. 1854, Yancey County, North Carolina   7. Pollie Shelton,   b. 1856, Yancey County, North Carolina   8. Sadie Shelton,   b. 1860, Yancey County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F34475	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Willis,   b. 1839, North Carolina ,   d. 1911  (Age 72 years)
  Married	1856	Washington County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Mary Shelton,   b. 27 Jul 1867, Spring Creek, North Carolina ,   d. 30 Jan 1951  (Age 83 years)   2. Alice Shelton,   b. 1869, Spring Creek, North Carolina   3. Josiah Shelton,   b. 1871, Spring Creek, North Carolina + 4. Eli Shelton,   b. 10 Mar 1873, Wilton Springs, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1946, Hartford, Tennessee  (Age 72 years) + 5. George W. Shelton,   b. 5 Jun 1875, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Mar 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)   6. Tennessee Shelton,   b. 1877, Spring Creek, North Carolina   7. Shelton
  Family ID	F34470	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1822 - Washington County, Tennessee Married - 1856 - Washington County, Tennessee Buried - - Green Corner Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 231, 233. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 120589068).