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James Claude Shelby 1877 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1877

Birth Location: Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 5 August 1878

Death Location: Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Shelby

Mother: Josephine Jackson

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In 1877, James Claude Shelby entered the world in Smith County, Texas, United States of America, born to John McNitt Shelby and Josephine Josie A. Jackson. James Claude Shelby passed away in 1878 in Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1877, James Claude Shelby entered the world in Smith County, Texas, United States of America, born to John McNitt Shelby and Josephine Josie A. Jackson.
  • James Claude Shelby passed away in 1878 in Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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James Shelby's Ancestors

Self
James Shelby
1877 – 1878
Birth Place: Smith County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
John McNitt Shelby
1849 – 1917
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Josephine (Josie A.) Jackson
1856 – 1888
Overton, Smith County, Texas
Grandparents
James (Madison) Shelby
1814 – 1889
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Ann (Amanda) Henderson
1816 – 1896
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Albertus (Edmund) Jackson
1808 – 1887
Hancock, , Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann) Hall
1818 – 1901
Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Shelby
1784 – 1823
Mary Knox
1785 – 1855
John Henderson
1779 – 1842
Ann Sample
1774 – 1830
Jethro Jackson
1775 – 1829
Amy Sledge
1797 – 1848
Thomas Hall
1788 – 1818
Sarah Saunders
1796 – 1888
2nd-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
Mark Jackson
1737 – 1797
Martha Warren
1750 – 1797
Nathaniel Sledge
1761 – 1802
Elizabeth Chappell
1765 – 1867
Dixon Hall
1755 – 1820
Anne Hunt
1759 – 1813
William Saunders
1770 – 1830
Mary Borden
1767 – 1848

James Shelby's Timeline

2 Records

1877
7 December 1877
Birth of James Claude Shelby in Smith County, Texas, United States of America
Smith County, Texas, United States of America
1878
5 August 1878
Age 1
Death of James Claude Shelby in Smith County, Texas, United States of America
Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1877
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1878
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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