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James Edward Sheffield 1869 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1869

Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1959

Death Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Sheffield

Mother: Sarah Pharr

Spouse(s): Louella Sims

Children(s): Gettis Sheffield, Sarah Sheffield

In 1869, James Edward Sheffield entered the world in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, born to John Sheffield and Sarah Margaret Pharr. James Edward Sheffield married Louella Sims, and had children including Gettis Troy Sheffield, Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield. James Edward Sheffield passed away in 1959 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1869, James Edward Sheffield entered the world in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, born to John Sheffield and Sarah Margaret Pharr.
  • James Edward Sheffield married Louella Sims, and had children including Gettis Troy Sheffield, Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield.
  • James Edward Sheffield passed away in 1959 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sheffield
1819 – 1902
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Pharr
1827 – 1914
Birth Location: Abbeville,South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louella Sims
1873 – 1959
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Gettis Sheffield
1893 – 1989
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Sarah Sheffield
1898 – 1979
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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James Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
James Sheffield
1869 – 1959
Birth Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Sheffield
1819 – 1902
North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Margaret) Pharr
1827 – 1914
Abbeville,South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Everett (M) Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1725 – 1796
Hannah Melton
1734 – 1840
William Diffee
1732 – 1790
Elizabeth Twigg
1728 – 1790

James Sheffield's Descendants

1.
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James (Edward) Sheffield (Jul 1869 – 1959) m. Louella Sims (Jun 1873 – 1959)
  1. 1. Gettis (Troy) Sheffield (1 Jan 1893 – 7 May 1989) m. Verda Stidham (16 Sep 1899 – 9 Sep 1976)
    1. 1. William (Edward) Sheffield (13 Nov 1916 – 8 Feb 1990) m. Dorothy (Anderson) Wilkins (26 May 1916 – 30 Aug 1999)
    2. 2. Troy (Everett) Sheffield (11 Aug 1922 – 15 Sep 2000)
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Sheffield (27 Sep 1898 – 27 Apr 1979) m. Elgar (Lee) Franks (6 Sep 1898 – 13 Jul 1977)
    1. 1. Royce (Houston) Franks (13 Jun 1919 – 22 Dec 1998)
    2. 2. Zelda (Louise) Franks (27 Dec 1932 – 16 Mar 2013) m. Gerald (Martin) Walden (8 May 1930 – )
      1. 1. Jim (Martin) Walden (1955 – )

James Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1869
Jul 1869
Birth of James Edward Sheffield in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1959
1959
Age 90
Death of James Edward Sheffield in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1869
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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