Biographical Sketch of A. L. Shelton, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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A. L. Shelton, of the firm of Schwartz Bros. & Shelton, grain dealers 
at New Haven, is a native of New Haven, born in 1853, and is the son 
of John and Philenia (Maupin) Shelton, natives of Franklin County,
where they spent their entire lives.  The father was of English des-
cent, a farmer, and was a soldier in the Mexican War.  A. L. Shelton
was but a boy when his father died, and he was reared by his grand-
father and secured a common country school education.  He was reared
on a farm, and worked on the same until 1879, when he and his uncle,
B. L. Maupin, engaged in the grain trade.  In 1880 Mr. Maupin died,
leaving our subject alone.  In 1882 the present company was establish-
ed with Mr. Shelton as manager, at New Haven, and Messrs. Schwartz, at
St. Louis.  Mr. Shelton is a Republican in politics, and his first 
presidential vote was for R. B. Hayes, in 1876.  He is entirely a 
self-made man, and is one of the promising young men of the county.

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