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Barbara Elizabeth Shelley 1816–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1816

Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1879

Death Location: Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: ADAM 1788

Mother: ELIZABETH Lindamood

Spouse(s): Jacob Shaffer

Children(s): Adam Shaffer

The story of Barbara Elizabeth Shelley began in 1816 in Scott, Virginia, USA. Barbara Elizabeth Shelley married Jacob Miller Shaffer, and had children including Adam Oliver A O Shaffer. Barbara Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1879 in Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara Elizabeth Shelley began in 1816 in Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • Barbara Elizabeth Shelley married Jacob Miller Shaffer, and had children including Adam Oliver A O Shaffer.
  • Barbara Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1879 in Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

ADAM 1788
1788–1860
Birth Location: Guilford Co., NC, USA
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ELIZABETH Lindamood
1789–1829
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Shaffer
1815–1885
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Adam Shaffer
1856–1931
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
AS

Barbara Shelley's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Shelley
1816–1879
Birth Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
Parents
ADAM Shelley\Schillig 1788
1788–1860
Guilford Co., NC, USA
ELIZABETH (Rebecca) Lindamood
1789–1829
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Barbara Shelley's Descendants

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Barbara (Elizabeth) Shelley (29 Nov 1816–4 Apr 1879) m. Jacob (Miller) Shaffer (4 Mar 1815–2 Dec 1885)
  1. 1. Adam (Oliver "A.O") Shaffer 1856–1931 m. Mary (Ann) Taylor 1866–1887 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Norman 1866–1949
    1. 1. Inez (Matilda) Porter 1883–1969 m. Robert (Greer) Porter 1880–1950
      1. 1. Ella (Mae) Porter 1913–1982 m. Frank (Oliver) Abercrombie 1907–1985
        1. 1. Eula (Belle) Abercrombie 1946–2006 m. Glen (Ferrell Fraley) Jr 1942–1988 m. Richard (W) Dow 1939–2021
        2. 2. Clarice (Vasta) Abercrombie 1948–2010 m. Joey (Patrick) Parks 1950–2002 m. Anthony (L.) Empel 1948–1974
        3. 3. Ernest (Frank Abercrombie) Sr 1949–2016
        4. 4. Raymond (Ephriam) Abercrombie 1938–1992 m. Juette Tittle 1943–1990
        5. 5. Betty (Jane) Abercrombie 1932–1993 m. Donald (John) Otter 1927–1977
        6. 6. Slyvia Abercrombie 1943–2015
        7. 7. Delores (Fay) Abercrombie 1941–2018
        8. 8. Ronald (Dwight) Abercrombie 1930–1984
        9. 9. Mary (Leona) Abercrombie 1935–2003 m. Melvin (Lorenzo Duewson) Reverend 1941–1996 m. Frank (William Sheer) Jr 1928–2021
      2. 2. Etta (M) Porter 1908–1981
      3. 3. Edith (D) Porter 1916–2001
      4. 4. Oliver (J) Porter 1906–1953
      5. 5. Ruth Porter 1919–1919
      6. 6. Robert Porter 1921–1990 m. Olive (Jane) Hickey 1922–2006
        1. 1. Kelly (Milton) Porter 1950–1969
      7. 7. Junia (Paralee) Porter 1926–2004
      8. 8. Nola (Dora) Porter 1902–1903
      9. 9. Verlin (Calfax) Porter 1911–1913
      10. 10. Lula (Pearl) Porter 1903–2004 m. Anderson (Christoper "AC") Gray 1903–1966
        1. 1. Gray 1928–1928
        2. 2. Fred Gray 1933–1933
        3. 3. Amnalee Gray –1930
        4. 4. Inez (Adlaide) Queen 1925– m. Eugene (Garnett) Queen 1923–1996
        5. 5. Infant (son) Gray
        6. 6. Lora (Mae) Gray
        7. 7. Infant (son) Gray
        8. 8. Infant (son) Gray
        9. 9. Gray 1833–1833
    2. 2. Garnet (Lee) Shaffer 1886–1946 m. Altie Shaffer 1890–1973
      1. 1. Mildred (Louise) Shaffer 1932–1996
      2. 2. Ivan Shaffer 1922–1989
      3. 3. Wilson Shaffer 1924–2007
      4. 4. Vernal Shaffer 1926–2010
      5. 5. Dora (Mae) Shaffer 1928–2001
      6. 6. John Shaffer 1930–1996
      7. 7. Allen (Lee) Sheffer 1915–1950
      8. 8. Loyd Shaffer 1918–1918
      9. 9. Garnett (Ray) Shaffer 1928–1928
      10. 10. Mary (Inez) Shaffer 1919–1924
    3. 3. Tobitha (V) Shaffer 1895–1941
    4. 4. John (A) Shaffer 1890–1883
    5. 5. Zerma (Idabelle) Shaffer 1898–1968
    6. 6. Dora (Alice) Shaffer 1888–1977
    7. 7. George (C) Shaffer 1884–1883 m. Etta (E) GROVES 1889–
    8. 8. Lula (E) Shaffer 1893–1967 m. Leonard Fagg 1892–1915
      1. 1. Hazel (Lena) Fagg 1910–1978 m. Dores (Ed) Anderson 1901–1951
      2. 2. Lawrence (Reed) Fagg 1912–1990
      3. 3. Cecil (Wesley) Fagg 1915–1950
      4. 4. Leonard (Cleveland) Fagg 1910–2003
    9. 9. Ulis (Ira) Shaffer 1901–1923
    10. 10. Idabelle Shaffer 1898–1968
    11. 11. Robert (Calvin) Schaffer 1912–1984
    12. 12. Beatrice (L) Shaffer 1905–1949
    13. 13. Bertha Shaffer 1877–1882
    14. 14. Charles (O) Shaffer 1910–1972 m. Eva Ramsey 1904–1996
      1. 1. Ralph (Winston) Schaffer 1932–1935
      2. 2. Rose (Mary) Wright 1935–2007
    15. 15. David (M. G.) Shaffer 1901–

Barbara Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1816
29 Nov 1816
Birth of Barbara Elizabeth Shelley in Scott, Virginia, USA
Scott, Virginia, USA
1879
4 Apr 1879
Age 63
Death of Barbara Elizabeth Shelley in Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1816
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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