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Lydia Ruth Shelby 1925–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1925

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 2015

Death Location: Eastabuchie, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Richard Lee

Mother: Mamie Barnes

Spouse(s): Robert Lee

Children(s): James Lee

Lydia Ruth Shelby was born in 1925 in Mississippi, the child of Richard Lee And Mamie Isabelle Barnes. In 1930, Lydia Ruth Shelby resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi, USA. Lydia Ruth Shelby married Luther M Barnes, Robert E Lee, and had children including De An Gelo Barnes, Dora Simen, Herb Barnes, James Lee, John Barnes, Luther Barnes, Sandra Pennington, Willie Earl Barnes. Lydia Ruth Shelby passed away in 2015 in Eastabuchie, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Ruth Shelby was born in 1925 in Mississippi, the child of Richard Lee And Mamie Isabelle Barnes.
  • In 1930, Lydia Ruth Shelby resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi, USA.
  • Lydia Ruth Shelby married Luther M Barnes, Robert E Lee, and had children including De An Gelo Barnes, Dora Simen, Herb Barnes, James Lee, John Barnes, Luther Barnes, Sandra Pennington, Willie Earl Barnes.
  • Lydia Ruth Shelby passed away in 2015 in Eastabuchie, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Shelby's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Shelby
1925–2015
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Richard Lee
1908–1976
Jones, Mississippi
Mamie (Isabelle) Barnes
1908–2006
Hattiesburg, Forrest Co, MS, USA
Grandparents
Levy Lee
1873–1936
Mississippi
Flora (L) Lee
1890–1972
Mississippi
Early Barnes
1883–1912
Covington County, MS
Roberta Thigpen
1887–1974
Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alex Craft
1848–
Lena Lee
1850–1920
James Craft
1861–1935
Susie Craft
1864–1958
Augustus Barnes
1858–
Charlotte Keys
1857–
Berry Thigpen
1864–1914
Amy Thigpen
1865–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Craft
1828–1888
Caroline Craft
1831–1875
John Watts
1823–1880
Mary Kelly
1830–
Jackson Craft
1840–1918
John Richey
1836–1925
Nancy Ritchie
1841–1886
Gus Barnes
1790–
Ann Archer
1825–1905
Perry Keys
1810–1864
Matilda Washington
1827–1920
Dublin Thigpen
1829–
Charlotte Blankenship
1846–1929
Jordan Sr
1827–1900
Elizabeth THIGPEN
1834–1900

Lydia Shelby's Descendants

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Lydia (Ruth) Shelby (abt 1925–2015) m. Robert (E) Lee (abt 1920–)
  1. 1. James Lee 1940–2001

Lydia Shelby's Timeline

11 Records

1925
29 Mar 1925
Birth of Lydia Ruth Shelby in Jones County, MS
Jones County, MS
1925
abt 1925
Birth of Lydia Ruth Shelby in Mississippi
Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 5
Lydia Ruth Shelby resided here in Beat 2, Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Lydia Ruth Shelby resided here in Rural, Jones, Mississippi
Rural, Jones, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 15
Lydia Ruth Shelby resided here in Beat 5, Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Lydia Ruth Shelby resided here in Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA
1963
1963
Age 38
Lydia Ruth Shelby resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1973
14 Aug 1973
Age 48
Lydia Ruth Shelby resided here in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
1993
1993
Age 68
Lydia Ruth Shelby resided here in Hattiesburg, MS
Hattiesburg, MS
2013
1 Nov 2013
Age 88
Death of Lydia Ruth Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
2015
2015
Age 90
Death of Lydia Ruth Shelby in Mississippi
Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1925
    Event Place: Jones County, MS
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340886

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1925
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Southwest, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: 5580; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 34-79

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jones, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 5, Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Southwest, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: 5580; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 34-79

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1973
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 14 Aug 1973; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 2013
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2015
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastabuchie, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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