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Rachel Louisa Shelby 1821 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1821

Birth Location: Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct 1901

Death Location: Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States

Father: Charles Shelby

Mother: Sarah Clay

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Rachel Louisa Shelby was born in 1821 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States, the child of Charles Alexander Shelby and Sarah Sally Clay. Rachel Louisa Shelby passed away in 1901 in Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Rachel Louisa Shelby was born in 1821 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States, the child of Charles Alexander Shelby and Sarah Sally Clay.
  • Rachel Louisa Shelby passed away in 1901 in Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States.

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Rachel Shelby's Ancestors

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Rachel Shelby
1821 – 1901
Birth Place: Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States
Parents
Charles Alexander Shelby
1793 – 1859
NC
Sarah (Sally) Clay
1803 – 1873
NC
Grandparents
Isham Clay
1776 – 1835
Virginia, United States
Mary Shelby
1785 – 1856
Richardson Creek, Anson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Shelby's Timeline

2 Records

1821
26 Feb 1821
Birth of Rachel Louisa Shelby in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States
Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States
1901
20 Oct 1901
Age 80
Death of Rachel Louisa Shelby in Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1821
    Event Place: Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States

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