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John Shelley 1775 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1775

Birth Location: , Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Apr 1859

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Shelley

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Kitty Hodgson

Children(s): John Shelley

John Shelley was born in 1775 in , Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Shelley and Mary Elizabeth Williams. John Shelley married Kitty Hodgson, and had children including John Shelley. John Shelley passed away in 1859 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Shelley was born in 1775 in , Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Shelley and Mary Elizabeth Williams.
  • John Shelley married Kitty Hodgson, and had children including John Shelley.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1859 in North Carolina, USA.

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John Shelley's Ancestors

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John Shelley
1775 – 1859
Birth Place: , Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Shelley
1737 – 1786
Curdworth, Warwickshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Williams
1740 – 1786
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Shelley of Hanover) Square
1695 – 1771
Michelgrove, Clapham, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Fleettwood
1704 – 1750
Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shelley's Descendants

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John Shelley (Abt. 1775 – Apr 1859) m. Kitty Hodgson (Jan 1778 – )
  1. 1. John Shelley (14 March 1816 – 19 May 1898) m. Mary (Malinda Luzene) Osborn (6 Apr 1815 – 12 Jan 1900)
    1. 1. William (M) Shelley (10 Sep 1833 – 10 Mar 1927) m. Sarah Clellend (22 Feb 1841 – 7 Jun 1876)
      1. 1. Luzena (May) Shelley (4 May 1870 – 23 Oct 1955) m. Thomas (McNeil) Keller (13 Nov 1864 – 4 Dec 1938)
        1. 1. Chloe (Ellen) Keller m. Carl (Edward) Nowell

John Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1775
Abt. 1775
Birth of John Shelley in , Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA
, Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA
1859
Apr 1859
Age 84
Death of John Shelley in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1775
    Event Place: , Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1859
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

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