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William H Shelby 1866–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1866

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 March 1940

Death Location: Huckabay, Erath County, Texas, United States of America

Father: George Sr.

Mother: Rebecca Kincannon

Spouse(s): Sarah Shelby

Children(s): Thomas Shelby, Archie Shelby, Jessie Shelby, Bessie Cage, Luther Shelby

William H Shelby was born in 1866 in Tennessee, USA, the child of George Marion Shelby Sr And Rebecca Becky Jane Kincannon. In 1900, William H Shelby resided in Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, USA. In 1910, William H Shelby resided in Boone, Logan, Arkansas, USA. William H Shelby married Sarah Francis Shelby, and had children including Archie Shelby, Bessie Katherine Cage, Jessie Shelby, Luther Shelby, Thomas Virgil Called T V Or Shorty Shelby. William H Shelby passed away in 1940 in Huckabay, Erath County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William H Shelby was born in 1866 in Tennessee, USA, the child of George Marion Shelby Sr And Rebecca Becky Jane Kincannon.
  • In 1900, William H Shelby resided in Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, William H Shelby resided in Boone, Logan, Arkansas, USA.
  • William H Shelby married Sarah Francis Shelby, and had children including Archie Shelby, Bessie Katherine Cage, Jessie Shelby, Luther Shelby, Thomas Virgil Called T V Or Shorty Shelby.
  • William H Shelby passed away in 1940 in Huckabay, Erath County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shelby's Ancestors

Self
William Shelby
1866–1940
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
George Marion Shelby Sr.
1836–1911
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (Becky Jane) Kincannon
1847–1904
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Harris) Shelby
1791–1863
Richardson, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Jemima Freeman
1796–1851
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Matthew (Mitchell) Kincannon
1816–1857
Washington, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Hanna Hannah) Kincannon
1816–1857
Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shelby
1742–1822
Hannah Polk
1755–1826
Allen Freeman
1740–1807
Barbara Long
1770–1820
James Kincannon
1793–1860
Miriam Perkins
1795–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rees Shelby
1724–1811
Mary Blair
–1787
William Polk
1725–1802
Elizabeth (Polk)
1729–1799
James Freeman
1709–1767
Elizabeth Ward
1718–1778
Francis Kincannon
1750–1838
Martha Snodgrass
1759–1798
Arad Perkins
1769–1828
Mary Pennington
1773–1817

William Shelby's Descendants

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William (H) Shelby (May 1866–15 March 1940) m. Sarah (Francis) Shelby (Feb 1879–13 December 1965)
  1. 1. Thomas (Virgil (Called T.V. or Shorty)) Shelby 1896–1969 m. Jacqueline ((Dazey)) Shelby 1914–1996 m. Rena (Lee) Curtis 1906–2004
    1. 1. Jerold (Alan Shelby) Sr 1938–2020
    2. 2. Archie (Luther) Shelby 1925–2001 m. Betty (Jean) Phillips 1929–2001
  2. 2. Archie Shelby 1899–1921
  3. 3. Jessie Shelby 1902–1992
  4. 4. Bessie (Katherine) Cage 1911–1968 m. Thomas (C) Cage 1906–1973
  5. 5. Luther Shelby 1907–1921

William Shelby's Timeline

4 Records

1866
May 1866
Birth of William H Shelby in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
William H Shelby resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
William H Shelby resided here in Boone, Logan, Arkansas, USA
Boone, Logan, Arkansas, USA
1940
15 March 1940
Age 74
Death of William H 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: May 1866
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: T624_56; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374069

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boone, Logan, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: T624_56; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374069

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1940
    Event Place: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huckabay, Erath County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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