Sarah Elizabeth Shelton
1874 - 1960 (85 years)
Generation: 1
1. Sarah Elizabeth Shelton was born on 20 Aug 1874 in Kentucky; died on 14 Aug 1960 in Lincoln County, Kentucky; was buried on 16 Aug 1960 in Crab Orchard Cemetery, Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky. Notes:
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Sarah Elizabeth Shelton married Elijah F. "Lige" Hoskins on June 6, 1890 in Clay County, Kentucky.
They had ten children together. He died on Dec. 24, 1911.
She then married George W. Spivey, a widower with at least eight children, on November 9, 1915 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. They raised their blended family together in Crab Orchard, Kentucky until George's death on November 13, 1948.
Mrs. Sarah Spivey Of Crab Orchard Succumbs At Home
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Spivey, age 85, of Crab Orchard, died Aug. 14 at the home of a son, Gabe Hoskins, following an illness of 14 months.
Mrs. Spivey, a widow, was a native of Clay County. She was a daughter of the late Mrs. William and Mrs. Margaret Saundlin Shelton. She was a member of the Church of God.
She is survived by five sons, Frank and Jim Hoskins, both of Illinois; Charles and Gabe Hoskins, both of Crab Orchard; Morris Hoskins, Franklin, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Laura Porter, Muskegon, Mich.; Mrs. Margaret Fratick, Georgetown, Ill.; Mrs. Lula Odell, Danville, Ill.; two step-sons, Henry Spivey, Crab Orchard; Arthurs Spivey, Danville, Ill.; four step-daughters, Mrs. Bessie Robinson and Mrs. Josephine Spath, both of Hamilton, Ohio; Mrs. Stella Newcomb and Eunice Hoskins, both of Crab Orchard; two sisters, Mrs. Frances Cress, Salem, Ind.; Mrs. Maudie Murray, Berea; two brothers, Larkin Shelton, Corbin; Hiram Shelton, Manchester; 65 grandchildren, 108 great grandchildren and 28 great great grandchildren.
Services were conducted Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. Carl Proffitt at the Howard Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in the Crab Orchard Cemetery.
Arrangements were handled by Howard Funeral Home.
Name:
daughter of William Shelton and Margaret Saundlin
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65498421/sarah-elizabeth-spiveySarah married Elijah F. Hoskins on 6 Jun 1890 in Clay County, Kentucky. Elijah was born on 22 Feb 1873 in Kentucky; died on 24 Dec 1911 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky; was buried in Crab Orchard Cemetery, Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Sarah married George W. Spivey on 9 Nov 1915 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. George (son of Henry Spivey and Mary Jane Peters) was born on 27 Mar 1884 in Clay County, Kentucky; died on 13 Nov 1948 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky; was buried in Crab Orchard Cemetery, Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]