Alabama, born 1846 AL, died 1899 TX. She was first married to Eli Gray, had one child Andrew Jackson Gray, then married Thomas Preston Hightower and had 10 children. Back of her photo said 'Indian--Spanish'. If you descend from this Shelton family, please email me. She is my GGrandmother.
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...
Researching several years - Hightower, Fergus,Shelton, Gray, Phillips,Sanders, Forrest, Horton, LeCroy, Price, Vaught, Wilkerson & others. Would like to communicate with others researching these surnames.