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William Henry Shelby 1865–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1865

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 15 Mar 1940

Death Location: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America

Father: GEORGE Sr.

Mother: Rebecca Kincannon

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William Henry Shelby was born in 1865 in Tennessee, the child of George Marion Shelby Sr And Rebecca Kincannon. In 1880, William Henry Shelby resided in Precinct 7, Erath, Texas, USA. William Henry Shelby passed away in 1940 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Henry Shelby was born in 1865 in Tennessee, the child of George Marion Shelby Sr And Rebecca Kincannon.
  • In 1880, William Henry Shelby resided in Precinct 7, Erath, Texas, USA.
  • William Henry Shelby passed away in 1940 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America.

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William Shelby's Ancestors

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William Shelby
1865–1940
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
GEORGE MARION SHELBY Sr.
1836–1911
Maury, Tennessee, United States
Rebecca Kincannon
1847–1904
Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Harris) Shelby
1790–1863
Richardson Creek, Anson Co, North Carolina, USA
Jemima (Freeman) shelby
1796–1854
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Matthew (Mitchell) Kincannon
1816–1857
, Washington, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Hanna) Irwin
1816–1857
Hardin, Tennessee, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shelby's Timeline

3 Records

1865
Abt 1865
Birth of William Henry Shelby in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 15
William Henry Shelby resided here in Precinct 7, Erath, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Erath, Texas, USA
1940
15 Mar 1940
Age 75
Death of William Henry Shelby in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America
San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1865
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 7, Erath, Texas; Roll: 1302; Page: 118C; Enumeration District: 154

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 7, Erath, Texas; Roll: 1302; Page: 118C; Enumeration District: 154

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1940
    Event Place: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America

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