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Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton 1859–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1859

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Jan 1926

Death Location: Philadelphia, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Higgins

Mother: Sarah Shelton

Spouse(s): Ezekiel Bailey

Children(s): Isaac Bailey

In 1859, Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton entered the world in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to James Erwin Higgins And Sarah Jane Sally Shelton. Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton married Ezekiel Henry Bailey, and had children including Isaac Ervin Bailey. Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton passed away in 1926 in Philadelphia, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton entered the world in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to James Erwin Higgins And Sarah Jane Sally Shelton.
  • Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton married Ezekiel Henry Bailey, and had children including Isaac Ervin Bailey.
  • Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton passed away in 1926 in Philadelphia, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Shelton's Ancestors

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Margaret Shelton
1859–1926
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Erwin Higgins
1830–1877
Buncombe, North Carolina
Sarah (Jane Sally) Shelton
1838–1907
Higgins, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Shelton's Descendants

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Margaret (Lovina Higgins) Shelton (July 1859–26 Jan 1926) m. Ezekiel (Henry) Bailey (31 March 1833–31 March 1917)
  1. 1. Isaac (Ervin) Bailey 1877–1931 m. Louisa ("Lillie" F.) Gosnell 1882–1956
    1. 1. Sanford (Ervin) Bailey 1905–1975 m. Ollie (Estella) Long 1902–1989
      1. 1. James (Leonard) Bailey 1935–2012 m. Mildred (Jane Millie) Cousin 1936–2012
      2. 2. Chauncey Bailey 1927–2004 m. Helen (Beatrice) Smith 1916–2010
      3. 3. Beatrice (Hazel) Bailey 1926–1989
      4. 4. Carmen Bailey 1929–2018 m. Gurney (Ray) Crum 1923–1988
    2. 2. Magnolia Bailey 1905–
    3. 3. Margaret (L) Bailey 1909–1920

Margaret Shelton's Timeline

2 Records

1859
July 1859
Birth of Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1926
26 Jan 1926
Age 67
Death of Margaret Lovina Higgins Shelton in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1859
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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