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James Adams Shelby 1843 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1843

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 11 February 1886

Death Location: Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Shelby

Mother: Ann Henderson

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In 1843, James Adams Shelby entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to James Madison Shelby and Ann Amanda Henderson. James Adams Shelby passed away in 1886 in Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1843, James Adams Shelby entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to James Madison Shelby and Ann Amanda Henderson.
  • James Adams Shelby passed away in 1886 in Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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James Shelby's Ancestors

Self
James Shelby
1843 – 1886
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Madison Shelby
1814 – 1889
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Ann (Amanda) Henderson
1816 – 1896
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Moses Shelby
1784 – 1823
,Frederick,Maryland,USA
Mary (Ann) Knox
1785 – 1855
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
John Henderson
1779 – 1842
, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Ann Sample
1774 – 1830
Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Evan MD
1748 – 1825
Susannah Alexander
1759 – 1837
Allison Knox
1744 – 1848
Mary Smith
Thomas HENDERSON
1754 – 1816
Mary BALDWIN
1752 – 1818
William Sample
1736 – 1791
Elizabeth Alexander
1746 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Sr.
1728 – 1776
Isabella Alexander
1732 – 1788
Benjamin Alexander
1725 – 1807
Susan Polk
1734 – 1813
John Knox
1687 –
Sarah
1697 – 1763
William Henderson
1728 –
NANCY Bolredge
1730 – 1813
William Sample
1690 – 1769
Esther Garrison
1690 –
James Alexander
1695 – 1779
Abigail McKnitt
1708 – 1778

James Shelby's Timeline

2 Records

1843
18 March 1843
Birth of James Adams Shelby in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
1886
11 February 1886
Age 43
Death of James Adams Shelby in Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1843
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1886
    Event Place: Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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