Robert Franklin Kelton

b. 19 September 1825, d. circa 1854
  • Robert Franklin Kelton was born on 19 September 1825 in Georgia.
  • He married Eliza Tolbert, daughter of John Tolbert and Margaret Elizabeth Collard, on 27 April 1848 in Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Robert Franklin Kelton and Eliza Tolbert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary C. Kelton.
  • He was a clerk, according to the 1850 census.
  • On Monday, 19 August 1850, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "[With seven hands otherwise employed.] the balance of the hands pulled fodder at Sadler's, Collard's & Kelton's on shares."
  • On Wednesday, 23 October 1850, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Bought . . . 3 Quarters beef of Mr Kelton, 2 hind Qtr 228, Fore Qt 125 lb, neck 32 lb, total 370 lb, paid Mr Kelton $7 for beef Hide the 24th."
  • His wife Eliza Tolbert became a widow at his death.
  • Robert Franklin Kelton died circa 1854.
  • Last Edited: 23 Oct 2010

Family: Eliza Tolbert b. circa 1831, d. circa 1869