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Author: ldffly1
Surnames: Rich, Shelton, Weathers
Classification: queries
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Hi!
I am descended from a Rich family and a Shelton family which located in Jackson County,
IN. Today, I searched the land deed index and found a number of entries for both. My
third gr grandfather was David B. Rich. Unfortunately, he doesn't show up in the deed
index. My suspicion is that his father was Joseph. Joseph's first entry was:
fee Rich, Joseph for Hugh R. Findley & wife Oct. 10, 1825; SE2 S.W. sec. 11, town 5,
Range 4, 79 acres; Book A page 25.
It appears that Joseph Rich died sometime in 1838, because there were a number of
transactions between members of the Rich family, a number of them referenced with power of
attorney. One other possible death related entry was:
fee Samuel Rich and wife for Samuel B. Jones February 22, 1838, all rights & interests
of R.'s estate, Book G page 139.
I have many other Rich entries. First names iclude: Joseph, William, John, Thomas J.,
Sarah, Jacob R., Samuel, J.D., and Joseph W.
I am related to the Sheltons by way of my third gr grandmother Sarah Ann Shelton, wife of
David B. Rich. The Shelton family had far fewer entries and no early entries that I could
find. The earliest I found was dated 1848. Eli et. al. did five transactions with Robert
Weathers on June 17, 1848.
I found two transactions for J.H. Shelton and wife. I found one transaction for Henly
Shelton and wife. These took place in 1853 and 54. My search stopped at the year 1854.
Robert Schneider
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