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John Shelley 1816 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1816

Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1898

Death Location: Adams Twp, Dallas County, Iowa, USA

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Kitty Hodgson

Spouse(s): Mary Osborn

Children(s): William Shelley

John Shelley Jr was born in 1816 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Shelley and Kitty Hodgson. John Shelley Jr married Mary Malinda Luzene Osborn, and had children including William M Shelley. John Shelley Jr passed away in 1898 in Adams Twp, Dallas County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • John Shelley Jr was born in 1816 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Shelley and Kitty Hodgson.
  • John Shelley Jr married Mary Malinda Luzene Osborn, and had children including William M Shelley.
  • John Shelley Jr passed away in 1898 in Adams Twp, Dallas County, Iowa, USA.

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John Shelley's Ancestors

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John Shelley
1816 – 1898
Birth Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Shelley
1775 – 1859
, Guilford Co, North Carolina, USA
Kitty Hodgson
1778 –
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Shelley
1737 – 1786
Curdworth, Warwickshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Williams
1740 – 1786
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Square
1695 – 1771
Elizabeth Fleettwood
1704 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shelley's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Bobby (Dale) Nowell (14 March – ) m. Connie (Lee) Davis (07/11/1946 – )

John Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1816
14 March 1816
Birth of John Shelley Jr in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
1898
19 May 1898
Age 82
Death of John Shelley Jr in Adams Twp, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
Adams Twp, Dallas County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1816
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1898
    Event Place: Adams Twp, Dallas County, Iowa, USA

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