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Maggie Wood was born in 1873 and Henry Shelton, Sr. was born in 1878 in Keswick, a village near Charlottesville, Virginia. They were married November 2, 1898, in Rockville, Maryland. Later they moved into a beautiful two-story house in Lincoln Park with porches upstairs and down to raise a growing family. The address was last known as 606 N. Horners Lane.
Along with numerous siblings, their mothers, Polly Wood and Margaret Shelton, also left Keswick. Henry had two sisters, Alice (Pinkett) and Amanda. He also had a brother, Wilbur. Maggie's sisters were Carrie (Pagan), Annie (Offutt), Josephine (Breckenridge), Hattie (Lewis), Marion, and Mary (Howard). Her brothers were William and James Wood.
Maggie and Henry had four children: Kenneth, Henry, Jr., Annie (Waters), and Marilyn (Claggett). Kenneth married Ethel Jackson. They had six children: Kenneth, Jr., Melvin, Edison, Sylvia, Ethel and Daniel. Henry, Jr. married Lucinda Kearney. They had three children: Clyde, Wilma (Bell), and Fran (Hawkins). Annie married Harry Lee Waters. Marilyn married Robert Claggett. They had two children: Robert, Jr. and JoAnne (Flennoy).
Henry worked as a roofer for Ed Viett for nearly 50 years until his passing in 1947. Associates described him as a thoughtful, intelligent, and civic-minded man with vision ahead of his time. He deeply cherished family and friends. He joined others to form a civic association. They recognized the need for schools and fire services in the City. The Sheltons were also among those willing to use their homes as collateral to build schools that served blacks throughout the County. Henry also served as captain of the first loosely organized fire department in the City and played the French horn in a local band. Note: A great-grandson, Timothy Bell, joined the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department in 1985 and currently serves on Montgomery County's Hazardous Materials unit.
Maggie enjoyed being at home with family. A deeply spiritual woman, Maggie joined others to recruit a pastor for the church next door, Mt. Calvary Baptist. She loved to cook, entertain, and became the matriarch of a large, loving family until her passing in 1969 at age 96. It was her grace and charm that made her front porch often the arena for family and friends to discuss everything from the weather to politics. Her dining table was always beautifully set to serve anyone who visited. Her iced tea, homemade bread, and rice pudding became family favorites.
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','Maggie Wood Shelton (1873-1969), Henry Shelton, Sr. (1878-1947), and their son Kenneth Shelton (1909-1968). Circa 1910.<br>Source: Wilma Bell.')) |
 and Sylvia (born 1936), who were first cousins. Photo circa 1939.
<br>Source: Wilma Bell.')) |
 and Henry Shelton, Sr. (1878-1947). Circa 1940.<br>Source: Wilma Bell.')) |
 and Henry Shelton, Jr. (12/18/1911 - 9/21/1951).
<br>Source: Wilma Bell.')) |
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