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Reuben Shelley 1780–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1863

Death Location: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Elizabeth Stone

Spouse(s): Lucretia Dempsey

Children(s): Susannah Shelley

Reuben Shelley was born in 1780 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Philip Shelley And Elizabeth Stone. In 1800, Reuben Shelley resided in Christian, Kentucky, United States. Reuben Shelley married Lucretia Dempsey, and had children including Susannah Shelley. Reuben Shelley passed away in 1863 in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Shelley was born in 1780 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Philip Shelley And Elizabeth Stone.
  • In 1800, Reuben Shelley resided in Christian, Kentucky, United States.
  • Reuben Shelley married Lucretia Dempsey, and had children including Susannah Shelley.
  • Reuben Shelley passed away in 1863 in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shelley
1725–1798
Birth Location: Bertie or Edgecombe County, Colony of North Carolina
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Elizabeth Stone
1749–1831
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven Colony, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia Dempsey
1789–1826
Birth Location: Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Susannah Shelley
1800–1846
Birth Location: Trigg, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
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Reuben Shelley's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Shelley
1780–1863
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
John Philip Shelley
1725–1798
Bertie or Edgecombe County, Colony of North Carolina
Elizabeth Stone
1749–1831
Guilford, New Haven Colony, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Mary (Elizabeth) Drew
1693–1747
Middlesex, Virginia
Thomas Stone
1720–1797
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, Colonies of America
Sarah Scranton
1726–1772
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel *
1678–1752
Hannah Graves
1680–1757
Samuel Scranton
1690–1750
Elizabeth Bishop
1690–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sr
1648–1709
Elizabeth Cruttenden
1634–1698
Deborah Dudley
1647–1681

Reuben Shelley's Descendants

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Reuben Shelley (1780–15 Sep 1863) m. Lucretia Dempsey (1789–1826)
  1. 1. Susannah Shelley 1800–1846 m. Jonathan (Leland) Kilgore 1798–1863
    1. 1. Ruben (Sheley) Killgore 1837–1898 m. Nancy (Jane) Roseberry 1839–1908
      1. 1. Ulysses (Sidney "Ulyss") Kilgore 1884–1929 m. Mary (Jane "Janie") Villines 1890–1974
        1. 1. Hubern Kilgore 1913– m. Margaret Kilgore 1916–

Reuben Shelley's Timeline

4 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Reuben Shelley in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1797
21 Sep 1797
Age 17
Reuben Shelley was married in Christian, Kentucky, USA
Christian, Kentucky, USA
1800
1800
Age 20
Reuben Shelley resided here in Christian, Kentucky, United States
Christian, Kentucky, United States
1863
15 Sep 1863
Age 83
Death of Reuben Shelley in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1797
    Event Place: Christian, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Christian, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1863
    Event Place: , Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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