A Complement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress


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Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.




Genealogies in the Library of Congress


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Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.




Shelton, Wininger, and Pace Families


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Descendants of John Shelton born in late 1700's. He married Catherine Messer in 1805 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.




Gloryland


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“A work of extraordinary imagination and sympathy, a journey from slavery to the mountaintop, perfectly realized.” —Ken Burns, American filmmaker Born on Emancipation Day, 1863, to a sharecropping family of black and Indian blood, Elijah Yancy never lived as a slave—but his self–image as a free person is at war with his surroundings: Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the Reconstructed South. Exiled for his own survival as a teenager, Elijah walks west to the Nebraska plains—and, like other rootless young African–American men of that era, joins up with the US cavalry. The trajectory of Elijah’s army career parallels the nation’s imperial adventures in the late 19th century: subduing Native Americans in the West, quelling rebellion in the Philippines. Haunted by the terrors endured by black Americans and by his part in persecuting other people of color, Elijah is sustained only by visions, memories, prayers, and his questing spirit—which ultimately finds a home when his troop is posted to the newly created Yosemite National Park in 1903. Here, living with little beyond mountain light, running water, campfires, and stars, he becomes a man who owns himself completely, while knowing he’s left pieces of himself scattered along his life’s path like pebbles on a creek bed. “Seen through the fresh eyes of buffalo soldier Elijah Yancy, Yosemite is Gloryland, his true home. Shelton Johnson has written a beautiful novel about Elijah’s journey.” —Maxine Hong Kingston, author of China Men and The Woman Warrior







A Genealogical Guide


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At the Mercy of the Queen


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A sweeping tale of sexual seduction and intrigue at the court of Henry VIII, At the Mercy of the Queen is a rich and dramatic debut historical about Madge Shelton, cousin and lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn. At the innocent age of fifteen, Lady Margaret Shelton arrives at the court of Henry VIII and quickly becomes the confidante of her cousin, Queen Anne Boleyn. But she soon finds herself drawn into the perilous web of Anne's ambition. Desperate to hold onto the king's waning affection, Anne schemes to have him take her guileless young cousin as mistress, ensuring her husband's new paramour will owe her loyalty to the queen. But Margaret has fallen deeply in love with a handsome young courtier. She is faced with a terrible dilemma: give herself to the king and betray the love of her life or refuse to become his mistress and jeopardize the life of the her cousin, Queen Anne. "A stunningly engrossing and fast read; historical fiction readers will snatch it up and shout, ‘Thank you!'"—Library Journal (starred review)




Carrying Greatness


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What are the odds? Frank Shelton's paternal ancestor hand carried President Abraham Lincoln across the street, Good Friday 1865 from Ford's Theater. His maternal ancestor in 1912 was foreman for U.S. Park Service who planted the iconic Cherry Blossoms to life around Tidal Basin. One carried greatness in death and the other planted life. God deposited greatness in everyone and He makes no junk! We are made in His image. Mary pregnant with Jesus was not only first to carry the Gospel but God in the womb. David with a sling and couple stones toppled a giant. His greatness was not just in his hand but his head and heart. The Bible says "a double minded man is unstable in all his ways." Joseph had a coat of many colors. His dream was his siblings nightmare. They wanted him dead, Potiphar's wife wanted him in bed but this led to God's plan for his life. When you have a great gift it will inspire others and intimidate the rest. It was not the colorful coat but colossal call of God on his life that the enemy wanted him stopped dead in his tracks. MSgt Aaron Torian, a 25 year family friend of the author was recently killed in 2014 serving in Afghanistan. He was "Marine of Year" and the best of best and was buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery. As those Marines carried the flag draped casket without question they were carrying greatness! One chapter talks about Carrying Greatness, Sharing Greatness, Wearing Greatness and sadly, Sparing Greatness. Learn of Micah who died at 17 and donated his organs that five strangers could live. We all win when we share greatness but lose when we withhold it. The last chapter is powerful! Adoption > Abortion Presently, 125,000 abortions transpire every day. This is horrible. We can do better than that and from the womb to the tomb we all carry greatness. Shelton's ancestor carried President Lincoln but their family friend was invited as a honorary pallbearer at Elvis Presley's funeral. Shelton paints a poignant picture of what went through Joseph of Arimathea's head as he and a couple friends carried Jesus from Golgotha to Garden Tomb. His ancestor carried closest to "King of a Nation" we will have in America because the presidency is an institution not individual. " It is one thing to carry greatness but its eternally different when Greatness carries you!