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John Shelley 1816–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAR 1816

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 MAY 1898

Death Location: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Catherine Hodgson

Spouse(s): Mary Osborn

Children(s): Catherine Shelley, Rachel Shelley, Richard Shelley, Rebecca Shelley, James Shelley, Ann Shelley, David Shelley, Malinda Shelley, John Shelley, Simeon Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Ella Shelley, Dianna Shelley, William Shelley

In 1816, John Shelley entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to John Shelley And Catherine Hodgson. In 1840, John Shelley was recorded in the census in Grant, Marion, Indiana, United States. In 1850, John Shelley was recorded in the census in Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa, United States. John Shelley married Mary Melinda Osborn, and had children including Ann Hester Shelley, Catherine Shelley, David Larkin Shelley, Dianna Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Ella Shelley, James Henry Shelley, John Newman Shelley, Malinda Ellen Shelley, Rachel Luzena Shelley, Rebecca Ann Shelley, Richard Washington Shelley, Simeon Shelley, William F Shelley. John Shelley passed away in 1898 in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1816, John Shelley entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to John Shelley And Catherine Hodgson.
  • In 1840, John Shelley was recorded in the census in Grant, Marion, Indiana, United States.
  • In 1850, John Shelley was recorded in the census in Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa, United States.
  • John Shelley married Mary Melinda Osborn, and had children including Ann Hester Shelley, Catherine Shelley, David Larkin Shelley, Dianna Shelley, Elizabeth Shelley, Ella Shelley, James Henry Shelley, John Newman Shelley, Malinda Ellen Shelley, Rachel Luzena Shelley, Rebecca Ann Shelley, Richard Washington Shelley, Simeon Shelley, William F Shelley.
  • John Shelley passed away in 1898 in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelley
1775–1859
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
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Catherine Hodgson
1792–1852
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Osborn
1815–1900
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Catherine Shelley
1845–1920
Birth Location: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
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Rachel Shelley
1839–1928
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Richard Shelley
1843–1919
Birth Location: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
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Rebecca Shelley
1846–1939
Birth Location: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
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James Shelley
1848–1939
Birth Location: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
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Ann Shelley
1851–
Birth Location: Iowa, United States
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David Shelley
1852–1883
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Iowa, United States
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Malinda Shelley
1854–1944
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Iowa, United States
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John Shelley
1837–1837
Birth Location: Hendricks County, Indiana, United States
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Simeon Shelley
1839–1896
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Shelley
1841–1841
Birth Location: Henry County, Iowa
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Ella Shelley
1845–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Buena Vista, Iowa
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Dianna Shelley
1834–1921
Birth Location: Hendricks County, Indiana, United States
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William Shelley
1835–1927
Birth Location: Hendricks County, Indiana, United States
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John Shelley's Ancestors

Self
John Shelley
1816–1898
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Shelley
1775–1859
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Catherine Hodgson
1792–1852
Grandparents
Joseph Shelley
1737–1786
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Williams
1740–1786
North Carolina, United States
William Hodgson
1768–1849
Diannah Safewright
1768–1852
Great-Grandparents
Richard Shelley
1692–1771
Elizabeth Fleetwood
1704–
George Hodgson
1737–1808
Rachel Oldham
1744–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Oldham
1718–1750
Sarah Dicks
1716–1777

John Shelley's Descendants

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John Shelley (14 MAR 1816–19 MAY 1898) m. Mary (Melinda) Osborn (6 APR 1815–12 JAN 1900)
  1. 1. Catherine Shelley 1845–1920 m. Bennett (Rowland) Campbell 1840–1923
    1. 1. Charles (Leander) Campbell 1866–1867
    2. 2. Dora (May) Campbell 1867–1898
    3. 3. George (Larkin) Campbell 1869–1873
    4. 4. John (William) Campbell 1873–1958
    5. 5. Algelena (Malinda) Campbell 1875–1959
    6. 6. Rebecca (Ann) Campbell 1884–1884
  2. 2. Rachel (Luzena) Shelley 1839–1928
  3. 3. Richard (Washington) Shelley 1843–1919
  4. 4. Rebecca (Ann) Shelley 1846–1939
  5. 5. James (Henry) Shelley 1848–1939
  6. 6. Ann (Hester) Shelley 1851–
  7. 7. David (Larkin) Shelley 1852–1883
  8. 8. Malinda (Ellen) Shelley 1854–1944
  9. 9. John (Newman) Shelley 1837–1837
  10. 10. Simeon Shelley 1839–1896
  11. 11. Elizabeth Shelley 1841–1841
  12. 12. Ella Shelley 1845–
  13. 13. Dianna Shelley 1834–1921 m. John (Wesley) Greene 1828–1887
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Greene 1853–
    2. 2. Oliver (P) Greene 1857–
    3. 3. Rachel (Laura) Greene 1858–
    4. 4. William (Arthur) Greene 1859–1936 m. Isabelle (Frances) Ruark 1868–1946
    5. 5. Marie (Catharine) Greene 1860–1901
    6. 6. John (Washington) Greene 1862–1913 m. Margaret (Jane) Raikes 1867–1951
    7. 7. Malisay (A) Greene 1864–
    8. 8. James (Monroe) Greene 1865–1953 m. Theodosia Guthrie 1877–1955
    9. 9. Lauretta (Diannah) Greene 1866–1948 m. Lewis Frye 1849–1917
    10. 10. Malinda (Jane) Greene 1855–1926 m. Isaac (Tasswell) Scott 1848–1908
      1. 1. Charley (Wesley) Scott 1878–1958 m. Rachel Clapham 1883–1944
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Scott 1920–2009 m. Lloyd (Kenneth) Markel 1917–2002 m. Walter (Joseph) Chant 1918–1945
        2. 2. William (Isaac) Scott 1902–1984 m. Ethel (Emma) Eastin 1913–1974
        3. 3. Grace (Mae) Scott 1905–1985 m. Patrick (Harold) Beathe 1904–1958
        4. 4. Ethel (Marie) Scott 1907–1986 m. James (Andrew) Campbell 1904–
        5. 5. Elmer (Floyd) Scott 1909–1985 m. Velma (Lucille) Hibner 1913–2003
        6. 6. Mabel (Iris) Scott 1911–2003 m. Orlia (Fay) Myers 1910–1991
        7. 7. John (Nimrod) Scott 1914–2003 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Steele 1917–1995
        8. 8. Edgar (Roy) Scott 1922–2018
        9. 9. Ernest (Ray) Scott 1922–1922
        10. 10. Bessie (Viola) Scott 1917–2004 m. Alvin (Kenneth) Hibner 1911–2003
      2. 2. Marie (Catherine) Scott 1873–1928 m. Albert (Henry) Smith 1869–1949
        1. 1. Flora (May) Smith 1890–1976 m. Earlin (Elwood) Martin 1889–1960 m. Walter (Comadore) Pilcher 1880–1953
        2. 2. Carrie (Jane) Smith 1891–1990 m. Michael (Warren) Andrews 1888–1941
        3. 3. Frederick (Allen) Smith 1895–1936 m. Sarah (Oda) Hudson 1901–1926
        4. 4. Grace (Florence) Smith 1897–1951 m. Lee (King) Campbell 1891–1954
        5. 5. Ray (Elmer) Smith 1899–1958 m. Violet (Gladious) Argo 1906–1950
        6. 6. Velma (Faye) Smith 1899–1925
        7. 7. Elva (Beatrice) Smith 1908–1975 m. Joseph (Allen) Thomas 1903–1993
        8. 8. Evelyn Smith 1908–2003
      3. 3. John (Nimrod) Scott 1875–1963 m. Myrtle (Viola) Snook 1879–1974
        1. 1. Lurindy Scott 1900–1983 m. Charles Pullins 1877–
        2. 2. Inez Scott 1914–
      4. 4. Dianna (Irene) Scott 1881–1883
      5. 5. William (Adrian) Scott 1885–1910 m. Belle Deckard 1885–
        1. 1. John (Adrian) Scott 1909–
        2. 2. Harry (I) Scott 1909–
      6. 6. Laura (May) Scott 1887– m. Albert White 1894– m. Elmer Richardson 1887–
        1. 1. Clarence Richardson 1908–
        2. 2. Lawrence Richardson 1914–
        3. 3. Beulah (Darlene) Richardson 1919–
        4. 4. Everette Richardson 1905–1983
        5. 5. Bessie Richardson 1910–1976
      7. 7. Melinda (Melissa) Scott 1891–1975 m. Robert (Edward) Pace 1888–1939
        1. 1. Beulah Pace 1909–1910
        2. 2. Mamie Pace 1921–1993 m. Virgil (VIncon) Politte 1914–1997
      8. 8. Luzena (Oklahoma) Scott 1892–1978 m. James (Albert) Brown 1893–
        1. 1. Ernest (Edward) Brown 1917– m. Aulena Estes 1917–
        2. 2. Edith (Juanita) Brown 1913–
      9. 9. Mary (Belle) Scott 1895–
      10. 10. James (Isaac) Scott 1898–1962 m. Zoe Meadows 1900–
        1. 1. Opal (Lorena) Scott 1921–1997
        2. 2. Frances (Laverne) Scott 1927–2000 m. A (Edwin) Adams 1924–2004
      11. 11. Hannah Scott 1899–1899
    11. 11. Augustus (Kamp) Greene 1868–1943 m. Susie DeVore 1870–1953
      1. 1. Alia (Rosco) Greene 1891–1960 m. Gladys (Virginia) Ely 1897–1965
      2. 2. James (Milan) Greene 1897–1962 m. Elsie Martly 1903–1976
      3. 3. Cecil (Augustus) Greene 1900–1966 m. Rhea (Bernice) Holliday 1903–1979
      4. 4. Ada (Marie) Greene 1902–1991 m. Clement (John) Davis 1900–2005
      5. 5. Beryl (Wesley) Greene 1905–1986
  14. 14. William (F) Shelley 1835–1927

John Shelley's Timeline

7 Records

1816
14 MAR 1816
Birth of John Shelley in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1840
1840
Age 24
John Shelley appeared in census in Grant, Marion, Indiana, United States
Grant, Marion, Indiana, United States
1850
1850
Age 34
John Shelley appeared in census in Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1860
1860
Age 44
John Shelley appeared in census in Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1870
1870
Age 54
John Shelley appeared in census in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 64
John Shelley appeared in census in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1898
19 MAY 1898
Age 82
Death of John Shelley in Dallas County, Iowa, United States
Dallas County, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1816
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Grant, Marion, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Buchanan, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 MAY 1898
    Event Place: Dallas County, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com
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