Ernest married Bertha Ethel Shrader on 1 Feb 1914 in Stewart County, Tennessee, USA. Bertha (daughter of William Henry Overton Shrader and Addie Thompson Bryant) was born on 16 Sep 1892 in Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Feb 1950 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Clarence E Shelton was born about 1920 in Kentucky, USA.
2. Douglas E Shelton was born about 1930 in Kentucky, USA.
3. Gladys Eudora Shelton was born on 28 Oct 1911 in Kentucky, USA; died on 25 Feb 1999 in Mount Juliet, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Powell Cemetery, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA.
4. Mary R Shelton was born about 1917 in Kentucky, USA.
5. Bertha Pauline Shelton was born on 16 Aug 1922 in Kentucky, USA; died on 29 Apr 2012 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio, USA; was buried in Old Mission Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio, USA.
6. James L Shelton was born about 1927 in Kentucky, USA.
7. Glenn Brandon Shelton was born on 31 Mar 1933 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA; died on 1 Feb 2020; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA.
8. Spurlin Eugene 'Gene' Shelton was born on 2 Sep 1924 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA; died on 22 Mar 2016 in Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, USA.