Title: Joseph A. Shelton Papers

Date/Date Range :   1910, 1920, 1935

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of four Cocke County documents dating between 1910 and 1935. They record J. A. Shelton's registration to vote, his exemption from the poll tax, and his wife Cleo's payment of property taxes.

Call number: MS-3165

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection was purchased by Special Collections on March 22, 2007.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Joseph A. Shelton Papers, MS-3165. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Joseph A. Shelton was born in about 1881 in Tennessee. He married Cleo [last name unknown] and the couple had at least seven children: Lucille, Sallie, Josephine, Thomas, Kirk, Ruth, and Ginette.

This collection consists of four Cocke County documents dating between 1910 and 1935. They record J. A. Shelton's registration to vote, his exemption from the poll tax, and his wife Cleo's payment of property taxes.

• Cocke County (Tenn.) -- History.