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Robert Sidney Sheffield 1872 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1872

Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1939

Death Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Father: Isaac Sheffield

Mother: Frances McBride

Spouse(s): Leona Gregory

Children(s): Myrtis Sheffield, Jefferson Sheffield, Aurelia Sheffield, Stanley Sheffield, Phillip Sheffield, Fannie Sheffield, Agnes Sheffield, Franklin Sheffield, Mary Sheffield

In 1872, Robert Sidney Sheffield entered the world in Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, born to Isaac Judson Sheffield and Frances McBride. Robert Sidney Sheffield married Leona Beatrice Gregory, and had children including Myrtis Aurora Sheffield, Jefferson Davis Sheffield, Aurelia Beatrice Sheffield, Stanley Sumpter Sheffield, Phillip Alfred Sheffield, Fannie Laura Sheffield, Agnes Leona Sheffield, Franklin Warren Sheffield, Mary Sue Sheffield. Robert Sidney Sheffield passed away in 1939 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Robert Sidney Sheffield entered the world in Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, born to Isaac Judson Sheffield and Frances McBride.
  • Robert Sidney Sheffield married Leona Beatrice Gregory, and had children including Myrtis Aurora Sheffield, Jefferson Davis Sheffield, Aurelia Beatrice Sheffield, Stanley Sumpter Sheffield, Phillip Alfred Sheffield, Fannie Laura Sheffield, Agnes Leona Sheffield, Franklin Warren Sheffield, Mary Sue Sheffield.
  • Robert Sidney Sheffield passed away in 1939 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sheffield
1850 – 1935
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Frances McBride
1853 – 1909
Birth Location: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Leona Gregory
1876 – 1945
Birth Location: Lee, Mississippi, USA
LG

Children(s)

Myrtis Sheffield
1895 – 1993
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
MS
Jefferson Sheffield
1897 – 1980
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
JS
Aurelia Sheffield
1901 – 1975
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
AS
Stanley Sheffield
1903 – 1986
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
SS
Phillip Sheffield
1909 – 1960
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
PS
Fannie Sheffield
1911 – 1994
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
FS
Agnes Sheffield
1913 – 1996
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
AS
Franklin Sheffield
1917 – 2003
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
FS
Mary Sheffield
1919 – 1997
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
MS

Robert Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Robert Sheffield
1872 – 1939
Birth Place: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Isaac Judson Sheffield
1850 – 1935
Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Frances McBride
1853 – 1909
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John Sheffield
1819 – 1902
North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Margaret) Pharr
1827 – 1914
Abbeville,South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858

Robert Sheffield's Descendants

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Robert (Sidney) Sheffield (16 Aug 1872 – 6 Mar 1939) m. Leona (Beatrice) Gregory (10 Oct 1876 – 11 Mar 1945)
  1. 1. Myrtis (Aurora) Sheffield (21 Sep 1895 – 5 Sep 1993) m. William (Mather) York (20 Jan 1891 – 27 Oct 1966)
    1. 1. Robert (Paul) York (5 Sep 1916 – 12 Feb 1995)
    2. 2. John (Randle) York (23 Sep 1918 – 30 Jul 1997)
    3. 3. Harry (Willis) York (28 Dec 1920 – 22 Sep 2010) m. Cora (Jane) Ozier (24 Jul 1933 – )
    4. 4. James (Alfred) York (23 Feb 1927 – )
    5. 5. Bessie (Ruth) York (8 Jul 1931 – )
  2. 2. Jefferson (Davis) Sheffield (27 Jan 1897 – 14 May 1980) m. Estell Summers (24 Oct 1901 – Mar 1982)
    1. 1. Walter (Davis) Sheffield (12 Mar 1919 – 5 Dec 1951) m. Varnell Riley (6 Jun 1920 – 20 Jul 2008)
    2. 2. Robert (Nolan) Sheffield (7 Apr 1921 – 30 Jun 2001)
    3. 3. Albert (Russell) Sheffield (18 Sep 1922 – 24 Apr 2010)
    4. 4. Charles (Elbert) Sheffield (6 May 1929 – 19 Jul 2003)
    5. 5. James (Delbert) Sheffield (6 May 1929 – 14 Jul 1994)
  3. 3. Aurelia (Beatrice) Sheffield (10 Jul 1901 – 10 Jan 1975) m. William (Arnold) Trammel (15 Sep 1887 – 22 Aug 1944)
    1. 1. Villa (Mae) Trammel (15 Apr 1919 – 31 May 2008)
    2. 2. William (Sidney) Trammel (19 Apr 1922 – 10 Apr 2014) m. Florence (Lanelle) Armstrong (1 Jan 1928 – 21 Jul 2014)
    3. 3. Mary (Alice) Trammel (25 Dec 1925 – 5 Mar 2012)
    4. 4. Edwin (Lewis) Trammel (1 Sep 1928 – )
    5. 5. Virginia (Ann) Trammel (6 Feb 1932 – )
  4. 4. Stanley (Sumpter) Sheffield (13 May 1903 – 3 Dec 1986)
  5. 5. Phillip (Alfred) Sheffield (23 May 1909 – 22 Sep 1960)
  6. 6. Fannie (Laura) Sheffield (10 Jul 1911 – 21 Oct 1994) m. Roy (Clayton) Chatham (8 Apr 1909 – 4 Aug 1989)
    1. 1. Sarah (Jean) Chatham (5 Apr 1931 – ) m. Tom Stewart
    2. 2. Linda (Kay) Chatham (17 Sep 1946 – ) m. Charlie Martin
  7. 7. Agnes (Leona) Sheffield (6 Feb 1913 – 23 Dec 1996)
  8. 8. Franklin (Warren) Sheffield (2 Feb 1917 – 3 Nov 2003) m. Anne (Corene) Stovall (11 Jun 1915 – 9 Jun 1987)
    1. 1. Joe (Nell) Sheffield (6 Nov 1937 – ) m. Dexter (Buford) Wood (22 Jul 1929 – 7 Apr 1991)
      1. 1. Leigh (Anna) Wood (2 Nov 1964 – ) m. Darrin (Wayne) Dulin
        1. 1. Darrin (Wayne Jr) Dulin (17 Jul 1996 – )
      2. 2. Cynthia (Jo) Wood (8 May 1969 – )
    2. 2. Sheila (Frances) Sheffield (13 Apr 1941 – ) m. Gary (Elexis) McDowell (12 Nov 1940 – 19 Feb 2002)
      1. 1. Rhonda (Kathryn) McDowell (11 Mar 1966 – ) m. Randy McDade
        1. 1. Kaitlyn (Summer) McDade (5 Jun 1994 – )
        2. 2. William (Tyler) McDade (27 Aug 1998 – )
      2. 2. Gary (Elexis Jr) McDowell (2 Jun 1970 – ) m. Renee Little
        1. 1. Madeline (Alexis) McDowell (1 Nov 1997 – )
        2. 2. Ireland (Michaela) McDowell (6 Aug 1999 – )
    3. 3. Ann (Warren) Sheffield (19 Jul 1943 – ) m. Kenneth (Ray) Hussey
      1. 1. Andrea (Dawn) Hussey (3 Jun 1967 – )
      2. 2. Amanda (Rae) Hussey (3 Sep 1976 – )
  9. 9. Mary (Sue) Sheffield (8 Apr 1919 – 8 Jan 1997) m. L (E) Bean (21 May 1917 – 18 Jan 1996)
    1. 1. Charles (David) Bean (2 Mar 1938 – ) m. Adrianna (Sue) Farmer
    2. 2. Marolyn (Joan) Bean (23 Nov 1940 – ) m. Richard (Wayne) Gray (28 May 1938 – 15 Sep 2009)
    3. 3. Carolyn (Jean) Bean (23 Nov 1940 – ) m. V (J) Stegal (6 Apr 1937 – )
    4. 4. Emily (Ann) Bean (26 Mar 1947 – ) m. Kenneth (Wayne) Kelso (16 Jul 1944 – 10 Nov 2006)

Robert Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1872
16 Aug 1872
Birth of Robert Sidney Sheffield in Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1939
6 Mar 1939
Age 67
Death of Robert Sidney Sheffield in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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