Shelton Jackson Stevenson Sr. (1836 - 1900)

Born 7 Mar 1836 in South Carolina, United States

Died 23 Jan 1900 at age 63 in Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Shelton was born in 1836. He was the son of James Stevenson. He passed away in 1900.

Fact Summary

Birth

• Name: Shelton Jackson Stevenson Sr.
• Gender: Male
• Birth Date: 7 Mar 1836
• Birth Place: South Carolina, United States

Family

• Mother: Lucy McDonald Shelton
• Father: James Ansley Stevenson Sr
• Spouse: Victoria Green
• Children: James P. Stevenson, Shelton Jackson Stevenson Jr.

Marriages

• Spouse: Victoria Green
• Date: 13 Sep 1877
• Location: Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Residence

• 1850: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
• 1880: Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Occupation

• 1861-1864: Infantryman in the Confederate Army
• 1880: Farmer

Military Service

Private Shelton Stevenson Sr. served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 4 Jun 1861
Mustered out: Aft. Dec 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. D, 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

• Enlisted: 4 Jun 1861
• Enlistment Unit: Co. G, 10th Alabama Infantry, CSA
• Enlistment Rank: Sergeant
• Enlistment Location: Alexandria, Alabama

• Mustered Out: Aft. Dec 1864.
• Departing Unit: Co. D, 10th Alabama Infantry, CSA
• Reason for Departure: End of War
• Departing Rank: Private
• Muster Out Location: Likely Appomattox, Virginia

• Notes: Reduced to ranks on 10 Jun 1861. Wounded severely at the Battle of Salem Church on 3 May 1863. Last record in file is from 4th Quarter 1864.

Miscellaneous

• Founding Member of Camp Col. James B. Martin of the United Confederate Veterans in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Death

• Age:
• Cause of Death: Stroke
• Death Date: 23 Jan 1900
• Death Location: Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
• Burial: Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QG-QHT : 23 December 2020), Shelton Stevenson in household of J A Stevenson, Union, Union, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• “Civil War Service Records, Confederate Records,” digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 16 January 2023) Tenth Infantry, Stevenson, Shelton J; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.

• “Civil War Service Records, Confederate Records,” digital images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 16 January 2023) Tenth Infantry, Stevenson, S J; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.

• "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQVX-8BZ : 13 February 2020), S J Stevenson, 1877.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J3-BK6 : 13 January 2022), Shelton Stevenson, Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• “Camp J B Martin 292 U.C.V. has first meeting and enrolls original members", digital image, Newspapers.com (Online: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), [Originally published “Camp J. B. Martin", The Jacksonville Republican, Jacksonville, Alabama, USA, 03 Jun 1893, page 2], https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89072688/camp-j-b-martin-292-ucv-has-first/

• “Shelton J Stevenson Obituary", digital image, Newspapers.com (Online: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), [Originally published “Mr. S. J. Stevenson Dropped Dead Today", The Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama, USA, 23 Jan 1900, page 1], https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116643260/shelton-j-stevenson-obituary/

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13861999/shelton-jackson-stevenson: accessed 16 January 2023), memorial page for Shelton Jackson Stevenson Sr. (7 Mar 1836–23 Jan 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13861999, citing Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Donnie Ruyle (contributor 46921690).