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Adolphus D Sheffield 1840–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1884

Death Location: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Father: Private Jr

Mother: SARAH 35

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Isom Sheffield

Adolphus D Sheffield was born in 1840 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA, the child of Private Adam Sheffield Jr And Sarah Sallie Harriett Mccraney 35. In 1880, Adolphus D Sheffield resided in , Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Adolphus D Sheffield had children including Isom Adolph Sheffield. Adolphus D Sheffield passed away in 1884 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Adolphus D Sheffield was born in 1840 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA, the child of Private Adam Sheffield Jr And Sarah Sallie Harriett Mccraney 35.
  • In 1880, Adolphus D Sheffield resided in , Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.
  • Adolphus D Sheffield had children including Isom Adolph Sheffield.
  • Adolphus D Sheffield passed away in 1884 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Private Jr
1794–1871
Birth Location: Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA
PJ
SARAH 35
1797–1872
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
S3

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Isom Sheffield
1881–1950
Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
IS

Adolphus Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Adolphus Sheffield
1840–1884
Birth Place: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Private Adam Sheffield Jr
1794–1871
Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA
SARAH (SALLIE HARRIETT McCRANEY ↓) 35
1797–1872
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Adam (Sheffield SR Named in Will 4th g-grandfather Hady Stovall) line
1760–1844
Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
Priscilla Smith
1765–1839
,,North Carolina,USA
Murdock (L) McCraney\McCrainey
1780–1845
Dundee, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christiana Stewart
1783–1860
Schey,Isle Skye,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1727–1797
Hannah MELTON
1734–1840
Everett 6GGF
1740–1800
Mourning Melton
1743–1800
Daniel Sr
1745–1823
Mary Shaw
1750–1823
James Stewart
1760–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Sheffield
1687–1764
Mary Everitt
1695–

Adolphus Sheffield's Descendants

1.
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Adolphus (D) Sheffield (11 Oct 1840–16 Oct 1884)
  1. 1. Isom (Adolph) Sheffield 1881–1950
    1. 1. Walter (Marshall) Sheffield 1909–1965 m. Leila (Irene "Sheffield") Lee 1910–2001
      1. 1. Trendel (Marshall) Sheffield 1932–1992

Adolphus Sheffield's Timeline

3 Records

1840
11 Oct 1840
Birth of Adolphus D Sheffield in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Adolphus D Sheffield resided here in , Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1884
16 Oct 1884
Age 44
Death of Adolphus D Sheffield in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Page: 534B; Enumeration District: 013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Page: 534B; Enumeration District: 013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1884
    Event Place: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
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