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William Sylvester Sheffield 1847 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1847

Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1926

Death Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Father: Morgan Barnard

Mother: Sarah Sheffield

Spouse(s): Nancy Robinson

Children(s): Ebenezer Sheffield, Myrtle Sheffield, Lena Sheffield, Odessia Sheffield, Ada Sheffield, Clementine Sheffield, Troy Sheffield, Beulah Sheffield, Marvin Sheffield, Winnie Sheffield

William Sylvester Sheffield was born in 1847 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of Morgan Nathan Barnard and Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield. William Sylvester Sheffield married Nancy Catherine Robinson, and had children including Ebenezer D Sheffield, Myrtle Sheffield, Lena Sheffield, Odessia Sheffield, Ada Sheffield, Clementine Sheffield, Troy Clinton Sheffield, Beulah Mae Sheffield, Marvin Dans Sheffield, Winnie Davis Sheffield. William Sylvester Sheffield passed away in 1926 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sylvester Sheffield was born in 1847 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of Morgan Nathan Barnard and Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield.
  • William Sylvester Sheffield married Nancy Catherine Robinson, and had children including Ebenezer D Sheffield, Myrtle Sheffield, Lena Sheffield, Odessia Sheffield, Ada Sheffield, Clementine Sheffield, Troy Clinton Sheffield, Beulah Mae Sheffield, Marvin Dans Sheffield, Winnie Davis Sheffield.
  • William Sylvester Sheffield passed away in 1926 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Morgan Barnard
1818 – 1902
Birth Location: Hawkins, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Sheffield
1824 – 1917
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Robinson
1847 – 1909
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Ebenezer Sheffield
1869 – 1939
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Myrtle Sheffield
1873 – 1950
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Lena Sheffield
1874 – 1956
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Odessia Sheffield
1877 – 1972
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Ada Sheffield
1879 – 1964
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Clementine Sheffield
1881 – 1978
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Troy Sheffield
1883 – 1952
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Beulah Sheffield
1886 – 1963
Birth Location: Dorsey, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Marvin Sheffield
1888 – 1975
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Winnie Sheffield
1890 – 1980
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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William Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
William Sheffield
1847 – 1926
Birth Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Morgan Nathan Barnard
1818 – 1902
Hawkins, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Sheffield
1824 – 1917
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Everett (M) Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1725 – 1796
Hannah Melton
1734 – 1840
William Diffee
1732 – 1790
Elizabeth Twigg
1728 – 1790

William Sheffield's Descendants

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William (Sylvester) Sheffield (9 Jan 1847 – 16 Mar 1926) m. Nancy (Catherine) Robinson (17 Jun 1847 – 10 Jun 1909)
  1. 1. Ebenezer (D) Sheffield (6 Nov 1869 – 24 Oct 1939) m. Josephine Howard (1873 – )
    1. 1. Olivia (Gladys) Sheffield (3 Oct 1898 – 17 May 1990) m. Samuel (Patterson) Ming (15 Dec 1891 – 21 Nov 1966)
  2. 2. Myrtle Sheffield (23 Jun 1873 – 19 Nov 1950) m. William (Alfred) Stidham (6 Apr 1866 – 28 Apr 1904)
    1. 1. Cleo (E) Stidham (Jan 1892 – 1969) m. Archie (Lee) Ballard (10 Jun 1891 – Oct 1975)
      1. 1. Thomas (Clifton) Ballard (11 Feb 1913 – 29 Oct 1974) m. Mary (Ruth) Loden (16 Aug 1913 – 17 Jun 2008)
        1. 1. Margarett Ballard (1936 – ) m. Parks
        2. 2. Thomas (Clifton JR) Ballard (1938 – )
      2. 2. Archie (Aaron) Ballard (3 Mar 1920 – 10 Mar 1988) m. Mary (Lou) Williams (1 Jan 1919 – 31 Jan 2012)
      3. 3. Fred (Hulon) Ballard (28 Apr 1928 – 29 Aug 1983)
    2. 2. Verda Stidham (16 Sep 1899 – 9 Sep 1976) m. Gettis (Troy) Sheffield (1 Jan 1893 – 7 May 1989)
      1. 1. William (Edward) Sheffield (13 Nov 1916 – 8 Feb 1990) m. Dorothy (Anderson) Wilkins (26 May 1916 – 30 Aug 1999)
      2. 2. Troy (Everett) Sheffield (11 Aug 1922 – 15 Sep 2000)
    3. 3. William (Sylvester) Stidham (9 May 1902 – 15 Jun 1969) m. Opal Hughes (7 Feb 1905 – 10 Aug 1985)
      1. 1. Marcie (Faye) Stidham (15 Apr 1922 – 17 Feb 1990)
      2. 2. Aubrey Stidham (17 Sep 1930 – 20 Jan 2004) m. Leah (Lois) Albin (21 Aug 1928 – 6 Jan 2008)
  3. 3. Lena Sheffield (27 May 1874 – 26 Jul 1956) m. William (Andrew) Loden (14 Oct 1871 – 20 Nov 1950)
    1. 1. Vivian (Lorraine) Loden (15 Jun 1895 – 29 Sep 1966) m. Victor (York) Cates (10 Jul 1894 – 25 Mar 1959)
    2. 2. Fred Loden (24 Feb 1899 – 5 Feb 1982) m. Leslie (Lavella) Gregory (14 Apr 1897 – 9 Feb 1993)
      1. 1. Nim (Roy) Loden (21 Aug 1925 – 15 Oct 1944)
    3. 3. Kate (Lou) Loden (13 Mar 1901 – 27 Sep 1986) m. Dewey (Sampson) Brooks (18 Aug 1898 – 20 Jun 1986)
      1. 1. Thomas (Oneil) Brooks (12 Nov 1920 – 22 May 2004) m. Lynn Sheffield (13 Aug 1923 – 9 Mar 1981)
      2. 2. Travis (Fred) Brooks (25 Jun 1923 – 28 Dec 1987) m. Mattie (Sue) Sullivan (4 Oct 1930 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Nell) Brooks (14 Nov 1924 – 14 Jan 1999) m. Henry (Earl) Thrasher (31 Mar 1924 – 26 Sep 2005)
      4. 4. James (Hildon) Brooks (5 Feb 1927 – 12 Apr 2001) m. Maxine Arnold (30 Sep 1924 – 16 Jul 2006)
      5. 5. Peggy (Joyce) Brooks (9 Feb 1936 – 6 Jun 1996) m. Charles (Glendon) Byington (20 Dec 1931 – 15 Mar 2004)
    4. 4. Jennie (May) Loden (30 Jul 1904 – 13 Sep 1981) m. Wiley (Holder) Bean (25 Mar 1898 – 16 Jul 1977)
      1. 1. Wiley (Loden) Bean (22 Sep 1921 – 28 May 1996) m. Jettie (Pearl) Wilburn (15 Mar 1924 – 13 Aug 2014)
      2. 2. Mary (Lena) Bean (1 Dec 1922 – 27 Nov 2013) m. Thomas (Otto) Buckner
        1. 1. Jo (Lane) Buckner (19 Nov 1947 – 11 Dec 1992)
      3. 3. Joe (Marvin) Bean (27 Nov 1924 – 4 Oct 1944)
      4. 4. William (H) Bean (10 Apr 1926 – ) m. Josephine Wheeler (10 May 1927 – 14 Dec 2010)
      5. 5. Genie (Alycene) Bean (20 Feb 1928 – 11 Jul 2009) m. William (Reginal) Moore (21 Sep 1923 – 9 Jun 2003)
      6. 6. Gale (Wood) Bean (2 Oct 1929 – 25 Jan 2006)
        1. 1. Patti (Jo) Bean (24 Sep 1955 – ) m. Mohammad Ataolahy (1947 – )
      7. 7. John (Holder) Bean (28 Feb 1932 – 17 Aug 1996)
      8. 8. Susie (Faye) Bean (25 Dec 1933 – 16 Aug 2012) m. Franklin (Lafayette) Plemons (9 Oct 1933 – 25 Dec 1999)
        1. 1. Roxanna (Elizabeth) Plemons (8 Sep 1965 – ) m. Edward (F) Velandria (21 Sep 1962 – )
        2. 2. Susanna (Louise) Plemons (8 Sep 1965 – )
        3. 3. Franliin (Lafayette) Plemons (11 Aug 1966 – )
      9. 9. Eula (Mae) Bean (18 Dec 1935 – )
    5. 5. Ebb (Lee) Loden (16 Aug 1906 – 1 Nov 1997) m. Geneva (Pauline) Lambert (16 Jun 1913 – Sep 1987)
    6. 6. Tarlie (Beatrice) Loden (29 Mar 1910 – 19 Nov 1979) m. Eldred (Martin) Sheffield (26 Jul 1910 – 21 Aug 1974)
    7. 7. William (Landon) Loden (18 Jul 1917 – 21 Jul 2004) m. Mary (Charlotte) Sheffield (13 Oct 1919 – )
  4. 4. Odessia Sheffield (19 Jan 1877 – 22 Jul 1972)
  5. 5. Ada Sheffield (6 Nov 1879 – 13 Sep 1964)
  6. 6. Clementine Sheffield (29 Jul 1881 – 26 Sep 1978) m. Joseph (Walter) Cayson (16 Oct 1880 – 1 Jun 1968)
    1. 1. Vera (Catherine) Cayson (1911 – 29 Aug 1972) m. Irby Maxcy (22 Jan 1890 – Oct 1969)
      1. 1. Burt (Greenberry) Maxcy (19 Jul 1941 – 21 May 1981)
      2. 2. Jo (Ann) Maxcy (15 Aug 1943 – 24 Sep 1994) m. Ronnie (Lee) Rouse (26 Sep 1949 – 2 Oct 2005)
      3. 3. James (Irby) Maxcy (9 Jan 1950 – 13 Jan 2006)
  7. 7. Troy (Clinton) Sheffield (26 Nov 1883 – 3 Jan 1952) m. Betty (Lilla) Cayson (24 Jan 1884 – 26 Dec 1974)
    1. 1. Ruth Sheffield (30 Oct 1904 – 21 Dec 1986) m. Judson (Turnage) Clayton (2 Jan 1903 – 13 Oct 1969)
    2. 2. Frank Sheffield (1907 – )
    3. 3. Hubert Sheffield (1909 – )
    4. 4. Jessie Sheffield (4 Aug 1911 – 8 Mar 1988) m. Edward (N) Gurley (1908 – )
  8. 8. Beulah (Mae) Sheffield (4 Jan 1886 – 22 Nov 1963) m. William (Albert) Chatham (14 Sep 1880 – 14 Nov 1959)
    1. 1. Frank (Benson) Chatham (2 Feb 1905 – 9 Jan 1996) m. Ruth (Florence) Higdon (3 Jul 1913 – 9 Aug 2012)
      1. 1. Jackie (Norman) Chatham (16 Nov 1936 – 14 Jun 1981)
    2. 2. Albert (Sheffield) Chatham (26 Feb 1907 – 13 Feb 2004)
    3. 3. Roy (Clayton) Chatham (8 Apr 1909 – 4 Aug 1989) m. Fannie (Laura) Sheffield (10 Jul 1911 – 21 Oct 1994)
      1. 1. Sarah (Jean) Chatham (5 Apr 1931 – ) m. Tom Stewart
      2. 2. Linda (Kay) Chatham (17 Sep 1946 – ) m. Charlie Martin
    4. 4. Herbert (Trice) Chatham (18 Aug 1911 – 2006) m. Nell Hughes m. Lorene (L) Chatham (12 Feb 1915 – 28 Oct 2000)
      1. 1. Harold (T) Chatham (1 May 1935 – 22 Jul 1984)
      2. 2. James (Alton) Chatham (14 Feb 1937 – 18 Jun 2017) m. Carolyn Presage (15 Jan 1939 – 25 Feb 2013)
      3. 3. Ted (William) Chatham (22 Jun 1942 – 17 Mar 1991)
    5. 5. Hubert (Price) Chatham (18 Aug 1911 – 14 Mar 2007) m. Doris Sheffield (26 Jul 1912 – 11 Jun 1952)
      1. 1. Isaac (Wayne) Chatham (8 Mar 1931 – 12 Dec 1984)
      2. 2. Harriet (Janis) Chatham (14 Dec 1943 – 25 Aug 2003) m. Billy (Gene) Crook (9 Dec 1943 – 10 Dec 1991)
  9. 9. Marvin (Dans) Sheffield (20 Feb 1888 – Nov 1975) m. Osie (Mildred) Melso
    1. 1. Mildred (Levian) Sheffield (3 Dec 1914 – )
  10. 10. Winnie (Davis) Sheffield (26 May 1890 – 10 Sep 1980) m. Noonan (Zealus) Riley (13 Sep 1885 – 27 Jul 1964)
    1. 1. Lawrence (Davis) Riley (5 Sep 1910 – 16 Jan 1957)
      1. 1. Betty (Ann) Riley

William Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1847
9 Jan 1847
Birth of William Sylvester Sheffield in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1926
16 Mar 1926
Age 79
Death of William Sylvester Sheffield in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1847
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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