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Serepta Shelby 1835 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1835

Birth Location: Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 16 Apr 1870

Death Location: MS, Missouri, United States

Father: Charles Shelby

Mother: Sarah Clay

Spouse(s): James Shelby

Children(s): James Shelby, Charles Shelby, Evan Shelby, Jacob Shelby, Kate Shelby, John Shelby, Seth Shelby

Serepta Shelby was born in 1835 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States, the child of Charles Alexander Shelby and Sarah Sally Clay. Serepta Shelby married James Ervin Shelby, and had children including James Ervin Shelby, Charles A. Shelby, Evan Shelby, Jacob L. Shelby, Kate Shelby, John W. Shelby, Seth Shelby. Serepta Shelby passed away in 1870 in MS, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Serepta Shelby was born in 1835 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States, the child of Charles Alexander Shelby and Sarah Sally Clay.
  • Serepta Shelby married James Ervin Shelby, and had children including James Ervin Shelby, Charles A. Shelby, Evan Shelby, Jacob L. Shelby, Kate Shelby, John W. Shelby, Seth Shelby.
  • Serepta Shelby passed away in 1870 in MS, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Shelby
1793 – 1859
Birth Location: NC
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Sarah Clay
1803 – 1873
Birth Location: NC
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Spouses(s)

James Shelby
1827 – 1883
Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

James Shelby
1854 – 1914
Birth Location: Unk, Unk, Missouri, USA
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Charles Shelby
1856 – 1942
Birth Location: Unk, Unk, Missouri, USA
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Evan Shelby
1858 – 1878
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Shelby
1860 – 1951
Birth Location: –
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Kate Shelby
1863 – 1940
Birth Location: –
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John Shelby
1867 – 1868
Birth Location: –
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Seth Shelby
1869 – 1869
Birth Location: –
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Serepta Shelby's Ancestors

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Serepta Shelby
1835 – 1870
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

Serepta Shelby's Descendants

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Serepta Shelby (6 Oct 1835 – 16 Apr 1870) m. James (Ervin) Shelby (20 OCT 1827 – 16 APR 1883)
  1. 1. James (Ervin) Shelby (24 MAR 1854 – 19 MAY 1914)
  2. 2. Charles (A.) Shelby (1856 – 1942)
  3. 3. Evan Shelby (1858 – 1878)
  4. 4. Jacob (L.) Shelby (1860 – 1951)
  5. 5. Kate Shelby (1863 – 1940)
  6. 6. John (W.) Shelby (1867 – 1868)
  7. 7. Seth Shelby (1869 – 1869)

Serepta Shelby's Timeline

2 Records

1835
6 Oct 1835
Birth of Serepta Shelby in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States
Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States
1870
16 Apr 1870
Age 35
Death of Serepta Shelby in MS, Missouri, United States
MS, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1870
    Event Place: MS, Missouri, United States
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