Gail

Here is some information on Clark and his family. He apparently is not buried in Jefferson County, nor are most of his children.

From “Tombstones and Burials of Jefferson County Kansas, 1854 – 1986”
by Jefferson County Genealogical Society


Page 320

Shelton, Highland Mary, See Kientz OZWK

Shelton, Isabella, 15 Mar 1843 -- 22 Sept 1897 OZWK

Shelton, Mary, See Kientz, Mary OZWK

Page 193
Kientz, Highland Mary (Shelton) 10 June 1858 – 5 J?? 1933 OZWK
w/John R Kientz ( appears that I forgot to write down the month of her death, I will have to get that for you)
Kientz, John Randolph, 17 May 1855 – 9 Oct 1931 OZWK
h/HilandMary Shelton

Kientz, Laura A., 21 Apr 1889 – 27 Aug 1983 OZWK
d/John & Mary Shelton Kientz

OZWK = Ozawkie Cemetery

From "Marriage Licenses of Record, Jefferson County, Kansas, 1855 - 1930"
by Jefferson County Genealogical Society

Page 364

Shelton, Clark, 38, Grasshopper Falls
Breedlove, Mary Jane, 22 Grasshopper Falls
Jun 4, 1868, Jefferson County Marriage Book A, page 67, #132

Shelton, Clarke, 40, -------
Tillotson, Isabella, 28, --------
May 10, 1873, Jefferson County Marriage Book B, page 259
Married at Jefferson House, Oskaloosa, Juels Williams, P. J.

Shelton, Mary, 24, -------
Kientz, John R, 27, -------
Feb 1884, Jefferson County Marriage Book E, page 114

Shelton, Volney L, 22, -----
Tillotson, Gertrude M, 20, -------
Mar 29, 1877, Jefferson County Marriage Book C, page 72
Married at Valley Falls by William Clark, J. Peace


Obituaries: You can probably find obituaries for all those who have death dates listed above. The Kansas State Historical Society has microfilms of all newspapers published in Kansas. The films are available for interlibrary loan. The link to their newspaper search page is.…

http://www.kshs.org/library/news.htm

Or you can visit this link at the Jefferson County USGenWeb page and contact either the Merdien or Oskaloosa libraries. They both have copies of the newspaper microfilms for Jefferson County. They may have obituary indices or volunteers who will do look ups for you.

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/counties/JF/index.html


Here is a link to Cutler’s “History of Kansas”, published in 1883 or so. There is a biographical sketch for Clark Shelton. This link may appear as two lines, just click on it and it should take you to the correct page. If not, cut and past both lines into your browser’s address line….

http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/jefferson/jefferson-co-p19.html#OSAWKIE_TOWNSHIP

You will need to scroll down or use your browser’s SEARCH function to find the sketch.

I hope this helps in your search. If you have any questions, let me know.

Dave Goldy
Overland Park, KS