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William Jacob Shelley 1852–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 JAN 1852

Birth Location: Newberry County, SC

Death Date: 23 APR 1901

Death Location: St. Phillip's, Newberry County, SC

Father: John III

Mother: Martha Smith

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William Jacob Shelley was born in 1852 in Newberry County, SC, the child of John Shelley Iii And Martha Jane Smith. William Jacob Shelley passed away in 1901 in St. Phillip's, Newberry County, SC.

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Biography

  • William Jacob Shelley was born in 1852 in Newberry County, SC, the child of John Shelley Iii And Martha Jane Smith.
  • William Jacob Shelley passed away in 1901 in St. Phillip's, Newberry County, SC.

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William Shelley's Ancestors

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William Shelley
1852–1901
Birth Place: Newberry County, SC
Parents
John Shelley III
1783–1830
Virginia, USA
Martha (Jane) Smith
1795–1876
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (John Sheley) Jr
1757–1825
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann "Nancy") Ridgeway
1759–1830
Fredrick County, Maryland
James (E) Smith
1759–1835
Pennsylvania, United States
Jemima (Elizabeth Jennie) Russell
1787–1854
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Sr
1727–1821
Margaret Davis
1737–1834
Richard Smith
1715–1760
Hannah Sommers
1722–1762
Joseph Russell
1731–1801
Ann Edwards
1738–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schüle
1696–1739
Elizabeth Schüle
1704–1758
William Davis
1702–1772
Ann Beeler
1706–1771
William Smith
1667–1744
Elothes Adams
1680–1744
Edward Russell
1700–1770
Dinah Coebourne
1710–
Richard Edwards
–1764
Jemima Wiseheart
1718–1768

William Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1852
02 JAN 1852
Birth of William Jacob Shelley in Newberry County, SC
Newberry County, SC
1901
23 APR 1901
Age 49
Death of William Jacob Shelley in St. Phillip's, Newberry County, SC
St. Phillip's, Newberry County, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 JAN 1852
    Event Place: Newberry County, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 APR 1901
    Event Place: St. Phillip's, Newberry County, SC

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