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James Ephraim Sheffield 1804–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1804

Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 09 Jan 1881

Death Location: Mascotte, Lake, Florida, USA

Father: John Sheffield**

Mother: Edith Brooks

Spouse(s): Dicy Saunders

Children(s): Matilda Brooks

James Ephraim Sheffield was born in 1804 in Duplin, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Sheffield And Edith Brooks. James Ephraim Sheffield married Dicy Cynthia Saunders, and had children including Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks. James Ephraim Sheffield passed away in 1881 in Mascotte, Lake, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • James Ephraim Sheffield was born in 1804 in Duplin, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Sheffield And Edith Brooks.
  • James Ephraim Sheffield married Dicy Cynthia Saunders, and had children including Matilda Frances Sheffield Brooks.
  • James Ephraim Sheffield passed away in 1881 in Mascotte, Lake, Florida, USA.

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James Sheffield's Ancestors

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James Sheffield
1804–1881
Birth Place: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Sheffield**
1774–1827
, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Edith Brooks
1776–1828
Duplin Co, , North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Sheffield
1749–1786
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (J.) Brewer
1750–1820
Moore, N.C.
Paul (Joseph) Brooks
1730–1800
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
Miriam (Jean) Brooks
1731–1816
Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1713–1790
Henry Brooks
1712–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Brookes
1685–1740

James Sheffield's Descendants

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James (Ephraim) Sheffield (15 Aug 1804–09 Jan 1881) m. Dicy (Cynthia) Saunders (18 Sep 1804–11 Dec 1883)
  1. 1. Matilda (Frances Sheffield) Brooks 1838–1906 m. William (George Washington) Brooks 1839–1907
    1. 1. Florence (Ebenezer Brooks) Moody 1876–1957 m. Lewis (Lafayette (Fate)) Moody 1862–1940
      1. 1. Lillian (Izetta Moody) May 1898–1949 m. Joseph (Hampton) May 1891–1962
        1. 1. Sadie (Sarah) May 1934–2015 m. Billy (Rex) Dillard 1935–
        2. 2. James (Wilbur) May 1937–1995 m. Mary (Joan) Keene 1943–1998 m. Dorothy (Maxine) Bone 1940–2002 m. Catherine Rushing 1940–1996
        3. 3. Iris (I May) Clemons 1928–2011 m. Joseph (Clemons (Pvt. US Army,) WW2) 1922–1980
        4. 4. Raleigh (Jackson) May 1921–2002
        5. 5. Earl (Emerson) May 1930–1989
        6. 6. Lillia (Izetta) Rentz 1925–2014
        7. 7. Clarence (Joseph (Bill) May) Sr 1919–1981
        8. 8. Hampton (Ruben) May 1915–1985
        9. 9. Maxwell (Lee Lorne) May 1917–1992
      2. 2. Iris (D) Moody 1905–1973 m. Mattie (May) Moody 1913–1936 m. Hattie (Iona) Spikes 1906–1965
        1. 1. Isaac (Daniel Moody) Jr 1936–1936
        2. 2. Robert (J) Moody 1936–1936
        3. 3. Lewis (A) Moody 1933–1934
      3. 3. Jerusha Moody 1907–1920
    2. 2. John (C.) Brooks 1866–
    3. 3. William (J.c.) Brooks 1868–
    4. 4. James (B.) Brooks 1870–
    5. 5. Maude Brooks 1873–1929
    6. 6. Fernaferd (Augustus) Brooks 1860–1934
    7. 7. John (Englis) Brooks 1867–1932

James Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1804
15 Aug 1804
Birth of James Ephraim Sheffield in Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1881
09 Jan 1881
Age 77
Death of James Ephraim Sheffield in Mascotte, Lake, Florida, USA
Mascotte, Lake, Florida, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1804
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Mascotte, Lake, Florida, USA

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