Richard was born on 23 May 1882 in Logan County, Kentucky, the son of Coleman Harston Shelton and Margaret Ann Prince.
Richard V. Shelton (1882-?)
Coleman Harston Shelton (1836-?)
William Preston Shelton (1813-1880)
Tunstall Shelton (c1764-<1840)
Elizabeth Francis Payne (1773-1840)
Lettice Beverly Shelton (c1820-1880)
Charles Coleman Shelton (1775-1855)
Elizabeth Shelton (1770-1850)
Margaret Ann Prince (1842-?)