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Sarah "Sally" Sheffield 1819–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1819

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: January 1880

Death Location: District 9, Shelby County, Tennessee

Father: Adam Sheffield

Mother: Priscilla Smith

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Sarah "Sally" Sheffield was born in 1819 in Alabama, the child of Adam Sheffield And Priscilla Merritt Smith. Sarah "Sally" Sheffield married Thomas Wesson. Sarah "Sally" Sheffield passed away in 1880 in District 9, Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Sarah "Sally" Sheffield was born in 1819 in Alabama, the child of Adam Sheffield And Priscilla Merritt Smith.
  • Sarah "Sally" Sheffield married Thomas Wesson.
  • Sarah "Sally" Sheffield passed away in 1880 in District 9, Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Spouses(s)

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Sarah Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Sheffield
1819–1880
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Adam Sheffield
1760–1844
Moore County, North Carolina
Priscilla (Merritt) Smith
1765–1839
North Carolina
Grandparents
John Sheffield
1727–1796
Duplin, North Carolina
Hannah Melton
1730–
Everett Smith
1740–1800
Mourning Melton
1743–1800
Great-Grandparents
Robert Melton
1700–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Melton
1670–1725
Mary
1675–

Sarah Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1819
1819
Birth of Sarah "Sally" Sheffield in Alabama
Alabama
1880
January 1880
Age 61
Death of Sarah "Sally" Sheffield in District 9, Shelby County, Tennessee
District 9, Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Census Year: 1880; Census Location: Shelby, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Shelby County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Census Year: 1880; Census Location: Shelby, Tennessee

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