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William Sheffield 1799–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1799

Birth Location: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 30 Mar 1860

Death Location: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

Father: Arthur Captain

Mother: Lucretia Hogan

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In 1799, William Sheffield entered the world in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States, born to Arthur Bagby Sheffield Captain And Lucretia Hogan. William Sheffield passed away in 1860 in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1799, William Sheffield entered the world in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States, born to Arthur Bagby Sheffield Captain And Lucretia Hogan.
  • William Sheffield passed away in 1860 in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA.

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William Sheffield's Ancestors

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William Sheffield
1799–1860
Birth Place: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Arthur Bagby Sheffield Captain
1756–1824
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Lucretia Hogan
1756–1837
Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Edmund Shuffield \) Sheffield
1728–1790
Potecasi, Northampton County, North Carolina, America
Mary (Elizabeth) West
1722–1778
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1799
16 Dec 1799
Birth of William Sheffield in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
1860
30 Mar 1860
Age 61
Death of William Sheffield in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

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