Amanda James Lee & Samuel Isaac Shelton, Jr.

Amanda James Lee remarried after the death of Lovett Lee, the following is information regarding that family.

husband: Samuel Isaac Shelton, Jr. b. 21 Nov 1835 Dallas County, Alabama d. 11 Nov 1913 Driggs Community, Logan Co., AR Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR 1st marriage: 1856 TN 2nd Marriage: 26 Nov 1866 Johnson [now Franklin] Co., ARFather: Samuel Isaac Shelton, Sr. Mother: Martha Tatum

1st wife: Susan Brown b. 1836 West TN d. 1862 Logan Co., AR Father: James Brown

2nd Wife: Amanda James Lee b. 27 Dec 1827 Johnson Co., AR d. 22 Jan 1905 Logan Co., AR Buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Joseph James Mother: Elizabeth Sidney



Children of Samuel Isaac Shelton & Susan Brown



Baby boy Shelton b. abt 1857 TN d. young


John R. Shelton b. after 1857 TN d. young


Abigail Shelton



Children of Samuel Isaac Shelton & Amanda James Lee



Lovett Holland Shelton b. 1 Jun 1868 Logan Co., AR d. 3 Jul 1934 Married: 19 Jul 1891, Logan Co., AR. buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR

wife: Rebecca Jane Billingsley b. 1 Dec 1870 d. 1 Jul 1956 buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR


James Henry Shelton b. 30 Dec 1868 Cox Valley, Driggs, Logan Co., AR d. 6 Jan 1948 Driggs, Logan Co., AR Married: 17 Dec 1893, Logan Co., AR. buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR

wife: Rosanna Tomlinson b. 12 Aug 1874 d. 20 Dec 1938 buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR


Augustus Adolphus Biggs Shelton b. 29 Jan 1871 Driggs, Logan Co., AR d. 13 Feb 1955 Russellville, Pope Co., AR. Married: 5 Aug 1900, Logan Co., AR. buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR

wife: Fannie Tomlinson b. 9 Dec 1878 Polk Co., AR d. 3 Jan 1936 buried: Paint Rock Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Wiley Tomlinson Mother: Mary Wehunt



Notations on Samuel Isaac Shelton, Sr.



Samuel Isaac Shelton, Sr. b. abt 1804 d. abt 1842 Dallas Co., AL Father: Lewis Shelton b. abt 1760 SC he was a Revolutionary War veteran. Mother: Sarah Isaacs marriage: 19 Apr 1824 Dallas Co., AL

Wife: Martha Tatum b. abt 1811. Married: abt 1830 AL d. abt 1842 Father: Luke Tatum Mother: Celia Murphree

Children of Samuel Isaac Shelton, Sr. & Martha Tatum

Jonathan Shelton b. Abt 1831 in of Dallas Co., AL d. abt 1848 Dallas Co., AL


Sarah Shelton b. Abt 1833 Dallas Co., AL d. 1870 Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR 1st marriage: abt 1852 AL 2nd marriage: 19 Jan 1862 Jefferson Co., AR

Husband: Joseph Musgrove b. abt 1830 AL d. abt 1859 AR

2nd Husband: Pulsey Cazort (57 at marriage date)


1860 Federal Census, Franklin Co., AR:

Shelton, Samuel, 28, farmer, AL

Susan, 26, AL


After the death of his first wife, Samuel Shelton enlisted in the service of the Union Army, with Company H, First Arkansas Infantry on 10 Mar 1863 and remained in service until discharge at Fort Smith, AR on 10 Aug 1865. He was with General Steele in the Camden raid. Samuel met and married the widow of Lovett Lee, Amanda James Lee.

1870 Census, Short Mountain Township, Franklin Co., AR: Samuel I. Shelton, age 33, b. Missouri, Roll: 53 Page: 76


Children of Sarah Shelton & Joseph Musgrove

Cathy Musgrove

Tyler Musgrove

Sam Musgrove

Luther Musgrove



Pulsey Cazort was 57 y.o. when married to Sarah Shelton Musgrove. They had one child:

Martha Josephine Cozart b. 20 Jan 1864, Rison, AR. Married: 20 Aug 1844 Paris, Logan Co., AR

Husband: William Richard Fairbanks




Joseph James b. 1797 SC d. 1866 Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR

Wife: Elizabeth Sidney b. 1797 SC d. 1836 Johnson Co., AR

Children: Amanda, Elizabeth James b. 1836 Johnson Co., AR married: John V. Frost


Lemuel Lee & Ann Rains
William S. Lee & Eliza Dicey Ennis
Lovett Lee & Amanda James
Lovett Holland Shelton & Rebecca Jane Billingsley
James Henry Shelton & Rosanna Tomlinson
Augustus Adolphus Shelton & Fannie Tomlinson
John V. Frost & Elizabeth James

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