An American Family History

Thomas Dell Shelton was born in September 1886 in Lucas County, Iowa. His parents were John Shelton and Isabelle Solinger. At the time of the 1910 census, he was living with his sister Maude Netherow's family in Des Moines, Iowa. He was 23 years old and was working as a teamster for the gas company.

In 1920 he was living in Memphis, Tennessee and was employed as a broom maker. He was married to Nellie  and they had a three year old daughter, Martha Shelton.

In 1930 he and his family were living in Des Moines and he was still employed as a broom maker.

Children of: John Newton Fox and Sarah Jane Ricketts Clara Fox Wood Eliza Fox Smith Bonham Fox Merrit Fox Orpha Fox Etta Fox O'Dea Mae Fox McKelvey Isabelle Solinger and R. Groves Edward Groves Isabelle Solinger and John Shelton Clyde D. Sheldon Leonard William Shelton Maud May Shelton Netherow Thomas Del Shelton John Fox and Isabelle Solinger Earl Fox