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John Wright Sheffield 1908–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1908

Birth Location: Cooper, Delta County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 7 January 1948

Death Location: Como, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Sheffield

Mother: Anna Sheffield

Spouse(s): Retha Sheffield

Children(s):

John Wright Sheffield was born in 1908 in Cooper, Delta County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Aaron Sheffield And Anna Be Sheffield. In 1940, John Wright Sheffield resided in Grayson Twp, Grayson, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA. John Wright Sheffield married Retha Myra Bradshaw Sheffield. John Wright Sheffield passed away in 1948 in Como, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wright Sheffield was born in 1908 in Cooper, Delta County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Aaron Sheffield And Anna Be Sheffield.
  • In 1940, John Wright Sheffield resided in Grayson Twp, Grayson, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA.
  • John Wright Sheffield married Retha Myra Bradshaw Sheffield.
  • John Wright Sheffield passed away in 1948 in Como, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America.

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John Sheffield's Ancestors

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John Sheffield
1908–1948
Birth Place: Cooper, Delta County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Aaron Sheffield
1871–1951
Delta County, Texas, United States of America
Anna (Be) Sheffield
1887–1935
Delta, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Wayne) Wright
1857–1932
Crawford County, Georgia, USA
Amanda (Rebecca "Mandy") Bynum
1858–1927
Wood Co, Texas
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sheffield's Timeline

3 Records

1908
6 March 1908
Birth of John Wright Sheffield in Cooper, Delta County, Texas, United States of America
Cooper, Delta County, Texas, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 32
John Wright Sheffield resided here in Grayson Twp, Grayson, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
Grayson Twp, Grayson, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
1948
7 January 1948
Age 40
Death of John Wright Sheffield in Goodrich, Polk County, Texas, United States of America
Goodrich, Polk County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1908
    Event Place: Cooper, Delta County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grayson, Jefferson, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03299; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 34-9
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grayson Twp, Grayson, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grayson, Jefferson, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03299; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 34-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1948
    Event Place: Goodrich, Polk County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Como, Hopkins County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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