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William Obert Shelby 1891–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1891

Birth Location: Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1961

Death Location: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Samuel SHELBY

Mother: Ava Shelby

Spouse(s): Bonnie Marshall

Children(s): BILLY Shelby

William Obert Shelby was born in 1891 in Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA, the child of Samuel Houston Shelby And Ava Florence Shelby. William Obert Shelby married Bonnie Lee Marshall, and had children including Billy Joe Shelby. William Obert Shelby passed away in 1961 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Obert Shelby was born in 1891 in Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA, the child of Samuel Houston Shelby And Ava Florence Shelby.
  • William Obert Shelby married Bonnie Lee Marshall, and had children including Billy Joe Shelby.
  • William Obert Shelby passed away in 1961 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shelby's Ancestors

Self
William Shelby
1891–1961
Birth Place: Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Samuel Houston SHELBY
1865–1939
Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Ava (Florence) Shelby
1868–1916
Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Alford Shelby
1835–1880
Sumter, Alabama, United States
MALINDA (JANE) HOPKINS
1835–1914
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Shelby
1795–1876
LAVINIA MEADOWS
1802–1848
Benjamin Hopkins
1788–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Captain
1750–1822
Hannah Polk
1755–1826
JOB reviewing
1760–1813
Lucy Rorie
1762–1827

William Shelby's Descendants

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William (Obert) Shelby (21 March 1891–1 Jun 1961) m. Bonnie (Lee) Marshall (11 Mar 1895–30 May 1978)
  1. 1. BILLY (JOE) Shelby 1920–1982

William Shelby's Timeline

2 Records

1891
21 March 1891
Birth of William Obert Shelby in Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA
Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA
1961
1 Jun 1961
Age 70
Death of William Obert Shelby in Denison, Grayson, Texas, USA
Denison, Grayson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1891
    Event Place: Ashland, Benton, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1961
    Event Place: Denison, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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