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Margaret Jane Henderson 1831–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1831

Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: May 1903

Death Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Pleasant Henderson

Mother: Jane Braden

Spouse(s): Moses Shelton

Children(s): Nancy Shelton, Lindsay Shelton

In 1831, Margaret Jane Henderson entered the world in Anderson, Tennessee, USA, born to Pleasant Henderson And Jane Braden. Margaret Jane Henderson married Moses Robert Shelton, and had children including Lindsay Pleasant Shelton, Nancy Dolly Nannie Shelton. Margaret Jane Henderson passed away in 1903 in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Margaret Jane Henderson entered the world in Anderson, Tennessee, USA, born to Pleasant Henderson And Jane Braden.
  • Margaret Jane Henderson married Moses Robert Shelton, and had children including Lindsay Pleasant Shelton, Nancy Dolly Nannie Shelton.
  • Margaret Jane Henderson passed away in 1903 in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pleasant Henderson
1797–1880
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
PH
Jane Braden
1795–1835
Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee, United States
JB

Spouses(s)

Moses Shelton
1819–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MS

Children(s)

Nancy Shelton
1870–1944
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
NS
Lindsay Shelton
1866–1928
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
LS

Margaret Henderson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Henderson
1831–1903
Birth Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Pleasant * Henderson
1797–1880
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Jane (*) Braden
1795–1835
Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (*) Henderson
1765–1812
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia
Ann (*) Clardy
1764–1864
Amelia, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Andrew (*) Braden
1765–1842
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Dorothy (*) McNeely
1771–1843
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Henderson
1745–1815
Louisa Combs
1745–1815
Michael Clardy
1733–1847
Judith Scarborough
1735–1835
Alexander (Breeden)
1745–1832
Rebecca Cooley
1739–1824
William McNeely
1743–1810
Rebecca Barnett
1749–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Henderson
1723–1821
Lucy Moore
1722–1833
George Combs
1714–1798
Phebe Ferdon
1725–1830
Michael Clardy
1680–1747
Nancy Comer
1685–1790
William Scarborough
1685–1736
Sarah Dunn
1698–1736
Robert (Breden)
1700–1777
Mary Stephens)
1705–1750
William Cooley
1700–1752
Robert McNeely
1700–1766
Doretha Woods
1718–1785
James Barnett
1726–1791
Mary Montgomery
1727–1817

Margaret Henderson's Descendants

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Margaret (Jane) Henderson (Oct 1831–May 1903) m. Moses (Robert) Shelton (1819–1880)
  1. 1. Nancy (Dolly "Nannie") Shelton 1870–1944
  2. 2. Lindsay (Pleasant) Shelton 1866–1928

Margaret Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1831
Oct 1831
Birth of Margaret Jane Henderson in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1903
May 1903
Age 72
Death of Margaret Jane Henderson in Campbell County, United States of America
Campbell County, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1831
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1903
    Event Place: Campbell County, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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