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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: Adam III

Mother: SARAH 35

Spouse(s): Sarah Johnson

Children(s): Isom Sheffield

Adolphus D Sheffield was born in 1840 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA, the child of Adam Sheffield Iii And Sarah Sallie Harriett Mccraney 35. Adolphus D Sheffield married Sarah Ada Johnson, and 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 Adam Sheffield Iii And Sarah Sallie Harriett Mccraney 35.
  • Adolphus D Sheffield married Sarah Ada Johnson, and had children including Isom Adolph Sheffield.
  • Adolphus D Sheffield passed away in 1884 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam III
1794–1871
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, USA
AI
SARAH 35
1797–1872
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
S3

Spouses(s)

Sarah Johnson
1844–1921
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
SJ

Children(s)

Isom Sheffield
1880–1950
Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
IS

Adolphus Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Adolphus Sheffield
1840–1884
Birth Place: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Adam Sheffield III
1794–1871
Franklin, 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
Murdock (L) McCraney\McCrainey
1780–1845
Dundee, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John SR
1727–1797
Hannah Melton*
1734–1840
Daniel Sr
1745–1823
Mary Shaw
1750–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Sheffield
1687–1764

Adolphus Sheffield's Descendants

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Adolphus (D) Sheffield (11 Oct 1840–16 Oct 1884) m. Sarah (Ada) Johnson (29 May 1844–6 February 1921)
  1. 1. Isom (Adolph) Sheffield 1880–1950 m. Effie (L) Morgan 1887–1960
    1. 1. Walter (Marshall) Sheffield 1909–1965 m. Leila (Irene "Sheffield") Lee 1910–2001
      1. 1. Trendel (Marshal) SHEFFIELD 1932–1992

Adolphus Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1840
11 Oct 1840
Birth of Adolphus D Sheffield in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Pittsboro, 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1884
    Event Place: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
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