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William Joseph Shackelford 1939–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sept 1939

Birth Location: Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 20 September 1996

Death Location: Trenton, Kentucky

Father: Beecher SR

Mother: Mary Trott

Spouse(s): Wilma Cruce, Sarah Crossley

Children(s):

In 1939, William Joseph Shackelford entered the world in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, born to Beecher Carl Shackelford Sr And Mary Elizabeth Trott. William Joseph Shackelford married Sarah Jane Crossley, Wilma Jean Cruce, and had children including Brenda Sue Shackelford, Lisa Jane Shackelford, Tammy Joanne Shackelford, Vicky Lee Shackelford. William Joseph Shackelford passed away in 1996 in Trenton, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1939, William Joseph Shackelford entered the world in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, born to Beecher Carl Shackelford Sr And Mary Elizabeth Trott.
  • William Joseph Shackelford married Sarah Jane Crossley, Wilma Jean Cruce, and had children including Brenda Sue Shackelford, Lisa Jane Shackelford, Tammy Joanne Shackelford, Vicky Lee Shackelford.
  • William Joseph Shackelford passed away in 1996 in Trenton, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Beecher SR
1911–2001
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
BS
Mary Trott
1915–1983
Birth Location: Virginia
MT

Spouses(s)

Wilma Cruce
1946–2010
Birth Location: –
WC
Sarah Crossley
1943–2017
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
SC

Children(s)

William Shackelford's Ancestors

Self
William Shackelford
1939–1996
Birth Place: Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Beecher Carl Shackelford SR
1911–2001
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Trott
1915–1983
Virginia
Grandparents
Beecher (Calvin) Shackelford
1885–1963
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Beulah (Mae) Langston
1889–1964
Sevier County Tenn
Luther (Vernon Trott) Sr
1888–1944
Knox Tennessee
Josephine Keller
1896–1961
Hampton, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
George Shackelford
1857–1919
Martha Hickman
1861–1946
John Langston
1832–1900
Artilissa Stallings
1864–1941
James Trott
1837–1928
Sarah Perry
1861–
Louis Keller
1864–1944
Ida Parr
1877–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shackelford
1828–1913
Sarah Satterfield
1828–1917
William Hickman
1832–1884
Julia Petty
1821–1881
Sgt. Langston
1838–1868
Margaret Mount
1837–1922
James Perry
1832–1907
Annis McLemore
1837–1909
Lewis Keller
1840–
William Parr
1844–1918
Susan Pulley
1844–1912

William Shackelford's Timeline

2 Records

1939
12 Sept 1939
Birth of William Joseph Shackelford in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1996
20 September 1996
Age 57
Death of William Joseph Shackelford in Trenton, Kentucky
Trenton, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sept 1939
    Event Place: Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1996
    Event Place: Trenton, Kentucky
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