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Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield 1898 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1979

Death Location: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA

Father: James Sheffield

Mother: Louella Sims

Spouse(s): Elgar Franks

Children(s): Royce Franks, Zelda Franks

Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield was born in 1898 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Edward Sheffield and Louella Sims. Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield married Elgar Lee Franks, and had children including Royce Houston Franks, Zelda Louise Franks. Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield passed away in 1979 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield was born in 1898 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Edward Sheffield and Louella Sims.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield married Elgar Lee Franks, and had children including Royce Houston Franks, Zelda Louise Franks.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield passed away in 1979 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sheffield
1869 – 1959
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
JS
Louella Sims
1873 – 1959
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Elgar Franks
1898 – 1977
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Royce Franks
1919 – 1998
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
RF
Zelda Franks
1932 – 2013
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
ZF

Sarah Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Sheffield
1898 – 1979
Birth Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Edward Sheffield
1869 – 1959
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Louella Sims
1873 – 1959
Itawamba, Mississippi, 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

Sarah Sheffield's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Sheffield (27 Sep 1898 – 27 Apr 1979) m. Elgar (Lee) Franks (6 Sep 1898 – 13 Jul 1977)
  1. 1. Royce (Houston) Franks (13 Jun 1919 – 22 Dec 1998)
  2. 2. Zelda (Louise) Franks (27 Dec 1932 – 16 Mar 2013) m. Gerald (Martin) Walden (8 May 1930 – )
    1. 1. Jim (Martin) Walden (1955 – )

Sarah Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1898
27 Sep 1898
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1979
27 Apr 1979
Age 81
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
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