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Mary Ann Knox 1785 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1785

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 May 1855

Death Location: Mt Pleasant, Miles N Selma, Alabama, USA

Father: Allison Knox

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Moses Shelby

Children(s): John Shelby, James Shelby

Mary Ann Knox was born in 1785 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, the child of Allison Knox and Mary Smith. Mary Ann Knox married Moses Shelby, and had children including John Rufus Shelby, James Madison Shelby. Mary Ann Knox passed away in 1855 in Mt Pleasant, Miles N Selma, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann Knox was born in 1785 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, the child of Allison Knox and Mary Smith.
  • Mary Ann Knox married Moses Shelby, and had children including John Rufus Shelby, James Madison Shelby.
  • Mary Ann Knox passed away in 1855 in Mt Pleasant, Miles N Selma, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Allison Knox
1744 – 1848
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
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Mary Smith
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Moses Shelby
1784 – 1823
Birth Location: ,Frederick,Maryland,USA
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Children(s)

John Shelby
1807 – 1877
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
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James Shelby
1814 – 1889
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Knox's Ancestors

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Mary Knox
1785 – 1855
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Allison Knox
1744 – 1848
Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Mary Smith
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Knox
1687 –
Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Sarah
1697 – 1763
, , , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Knox
1630 –
Elizabeth Crofton
1660 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knox
1586 – 1650
Campbell
1603 –
John Crofton
1634 – 1693
Sarah
1635 –

Mary Knox's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ann) Knox (28 May 1785 – 27 May 1855) m. Moses Shelby (8 Nov 1784 – 21 Jul 1823)
  1. 1. John (Rufus) Shelby (1807 – 1877) m. Mary (Ann) Deaton
    1. 1. William (Houston) Shelby (25 May 1836 – 13 September 1897) m. Elizabeth Shelby (abt 1843 – )
      1. 1. William (Cobb) Shelby (11 Aug 1861 – 9 May 1956) m. Lola (Viola) McClendon (30 May 1875 – 3 Dec 1971)
        1. 1. Ozie Shelby (28 Aug 1891 – 22 Jun 1968) m. Alice (S) Shelby (abt 1898 – )
        2. 2. Mary Shelby (Jun 1893 – )
        3. 3. Chester Shelby (Dec 1896 – )
        4. 4. Dewey Shelby (May 1898 – )
        5. 5. Pearl Shelby (abt 1903 – )
        6. 6. Charley Shelby (abt 1909 – )
        7. 7. Cecil Shelby (abt 1912 – )
        8. 8. Willie Shelby (abt 1914 – )
      2. 2. Alice Shelby (abt 1864 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Shelby
    2. 2. James (Thomas) Shelby (13 January 1840 – 1 May 1916)
    3. 3. Janie (E) Mitchell (1842 – 15 December 1911)
    4. 4. Margaret (Almeda) Bradford (16 May 1854 – 17 January 1921)
    5. 5. Cornelia Bradford (1858 – 1930)
    6. 6. Eloise Shelby (30 August 1860 – 30 May 1943)
  2. 2. James (Madison) Shelby (8 Jan 1814 – 4 Dec 1889) m. Ann (Amanda) Henderson (3 Mar 1816 – 12 Nov 1896)
    1. 1. James (Adams) Shelby (18 March 1843 – 11 February 1886)
    2. 2. John (McNitt) Shelby (4 Apr 1849 – 26 Feb 1917) m. Josephine (Josie A.) Jackson (29 Feb 1856 – 21 Nov 1888)
      1. 1. Lemuel (Evart) Shelby (20 Nov 1876 – 13 Oct 1938) m. Mabel (Clair) Wright (30 Apr 1880 – 26 Aug 1959)
        1. 1. Charmion (Clair) Shelby (8 May 1902 – 11 Apr 1955)
        2. 2. Lois (Merle) Shelby (abt 1905 – 15 Feb 1933)
        3. 3. Robert (E) Shelby (20 July 1906 – December 1955) m. Marian (E) Shelby (abt 1910 – )
        4. 4. Joe (Aubrey) Shelby (abt 1909 – Jun 1968) m. Ida (Ellenora) Anderson (29 Dec 1905 – 25 Oct 1959) m. Jessie B (15 Mar 1923 – 19 Sep 2016)
        5. 5. McDalton Shelby (5 July 1910 – 30 May 1998) m. Frances Campbell (25 Jan 1915 – 28 Mar 2003)
        6. 6. Mabel Shelby (27 Jan 1914 – 1 Feb 1995) m. George (Joseph) Leibowitz (30 Nov 1913 – 28 Dec 1995)
        7. 7. Marigold Shelby (21 Jul 1916 – 22 Sep 1971) m. Maclin Benagh
        8. 8. Frances Shelby (16 July 1917 – 12 August 1995) m. James (Murray) Smith (16 Sep 1917 – 9 Feb 1994)
        9. 9. Martha (J) Shelby (26 Mar 1920 – 28 Apr 1983)
        10. 10. Beverly Shelby (abt 1925 – 13 Aug 2004) m. Wanda
      2. 2. James (Claude) Shelby (7 December 1877 – 5 August 1878)
      3. 3. Henry (Bascom) Shelby (9 March 1879 – 27 March 1879)
      4. 4. Lonie Shelly (Mar Abt 1880 – 1 March 1881)
      5. 5. Thomas (Hall) Shelby (22 June 1881 – 3 November 1963)
      6. 6. William (Earnest) Shelby (27 December 1882 – 26 September 1890)
      7. 7. Era Hale (18 December 1884 – 19 December 1960)
      8. 8. John (Talmage) Shelby (5 November 1886 – 23 September 1890)
      9. 9. Josie Shelby (5 November 1888 – 12 August 1890)
    3. 3. Susan (Ella) Horn (16 December 1860 – 13 November 1911)

Mary Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1785
28 May 1785
Birth of Mary Ann Knox in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1855
27 May 1855
Age 70
Death of Mary Ann Knox in Mt Pleasant, Miles N Selma, Alabama, USA
Mt Pleasant, Miles N Selma, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1785
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1855
    Event Place: Mt Pleasant, Miles N Selma, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plantersville, Dallas County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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