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Shelby Jean King 1937–2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1937

Birth Location: Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 February 2024

Death Location: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Father: Elroy King

Mother: Ada Smith

Spouse(s): Samuel Sellers

Children(s):

In 1937, Shelby Jean King entered the world in Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, born to Elroy King And Ada Lillian Smith. Shelby Jean King married Rodney Thompson, Samuel Moses Sellers. Shelby Jean King passed away in 2024 in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1937, Shelby Jean King entered the world in Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA, born to Elroy King And Ada Lillian Smith.
  • Shelby Jean King married Rodney Thompson, Samuel Moses Sellers.
  • Shelby Jean King passed away in 2024 in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Shelby King's Ancestors

Self
Shelby King
1937–2024
Birth Place: Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Elroy King
1906–1956
Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
Ada (Lillian) Smith
1912–1938
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Columbus KING) ✅
1858–1936
Amanda (INMAN) ✅
1878–1952
Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
Thomas (Major) Smith
1886–1972
Nakina, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Mantha Jane) Smith
1885–1947
Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William King
1827–
Caroline
1844–
William Inman
1838–1915
Sarah S.
1846–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon King
1787–1879
Elizabeth Holmes
1791–1880
Silas Inman
1797–1872
Narcissa ****
1797–1880
Eliza McKeithen
1814–1888

Shelby King's Timeline

2 Records

1937
8 Feb 1937
Birth of Shelby Jean King in Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
2024
27 February 2024
Age 87
Death of Shelby Jean King in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Waccamaw, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Birth Indexes
    [2] North Carolina, Marriage Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 2024
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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