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Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield 1825–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1825

Birth Location: Duplin,North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 Oct 1914

Death Location: Colquitt County, Georgia, USA

Father: James Sheffield

Mother: Dicey Saunders

Spouse(s): George Herndon

Children(s): Eliza Herndon

Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield was born in 1825 in Duplin,North Carolina, USA, the child of James Ephraim Sheffield And Dicey Cynthia Saunders. Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield married George Franklin Herndon, and had children including Eliza Ann Camille Herndon. Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield passed away in 1914 in Colquitt County, Georgia, USA.

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  • Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield was born in 1825 in Duplin,North Carolina, USA, the child of James Ephraim Sheffield And Dicey Cynthia Saunders.
  • Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield married George Franklin Herndon, and had children including Eliza Ann Camille Herndon.
  • Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield passed away in 1914 in Colquitt County, Georgia, USA.

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Edith Sheffield's Ancestors

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Edith Sheffield
1825–1914
Birth Place: Duplin,North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Ephraim Sheffield
1804–1881
Duplin, NC
Dicey (Cynthia) Saunders
1804–1883
Duplin,North Carolina, USA
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Edith Sheffield's Descendants

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Edith ((Eda or Edie)) Sheffield (15 Apr 1825–13 Oct 1914) m. George (Franklin) Herndon (1815–1863)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ann Camille) Herndon 1846–1936 m. James (Madison) Burgess 1843–1923

Edith Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1825
15 Apr 1825
Birth of Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield in Duplin,North Carolina, USA
Duplin,North Carolina, USA
1914
13 Oct 1914
Age 89
Death of Edith (Eda or Edie) Sheffield in Colquitt County, Georgia, USA
Colquitt County, Georgia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1825
    Event Place: Duplin,North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Colquitt County, Georgia, USA

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