Mary Francis Evers 1854
- Born: 11 Feb 1909, Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA 1854
- Marriage (1): Calvin Shelton on 31 Dec 1931 in Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, USA 1920
- Died: 1983 at age 74 1854
- Buried: Liberty Ridge Cemetery (Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA) 1920
 General Notes:
Mary Frances Evers came into this world on February 11, 1909 daughter of Luther L. and Mary Ethel Bayless Evers. Graduating from Murray College in 1929, she began her teaching career. After 35 years of dedicated teaching, she retired and turned her
interest to collecting and restoring antiques from the early 1900's. She also became known for her knowledge and interest in antique fruit jars. Frances married Calvin Shelton on New Year's Eve in 1931. Calvin was the son of Fred Douglas and Mary
Lou Bonifield Shelton. Frances and Calvin set up housekeeping in the Shelton homeplace located on the Old Jonesboro Road.
On a snowy Thanksgiving night in 1935, Frances gave birth to a daughter, Mary Jim. Mary Jim married G.H. "Bud" Parker in 1953. Bud was the son of H.B. and Della Parker Sr. Bud and Mary Jim also made their home in Massac County and increased the county's population by two, Lynn Ann and Stuart Wade. Lynn married John W. Hess in 1977. John is the son of Way and Edna Lowrance Hess. John and Lynn have two sons, Eric Michael and Blake Parker Hess. Wade married Alicia Futrell in 1985, daughter of Buck and Shirley Futrell from Marshall County, Kentucky. 1921
Life Events:
1. College-Bachelors: Murray College, 1929, Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA. 1920
2. Occupation: Teacher, 1929-1964. 1920
3. Hobbies: Collecting & Restoring Antiques from early 1900's. 1921
Mary married Calvin Shelton on 31 Dec 1931 in Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, USA.1920 (Calvin Shelton was born on 16 Jan 1903 in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA,1854 died on 25 Nov 1966 in Massac County, Illinois, USA 1854 and was buried on 27 Nov 1966 in Liberty Ridge Cemetery (Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA) 1920.)
Marriage Notes:
This was the first marriage for the couple and both were residing in Metropolis at the time of their marriage. Their witnesses were Maggie Simpson Hill and May C Jackson and they were married by Sam L. Copeland, Police Magistrate. Calvin's occupation at the time of the marriage was farming. 1920
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