William Cobb Shelby
1861 - 1956 (94 years)-
Name William Cobb Shelby Born 11 Aug 1861 Dallas Co., Alabama 
Gender Male Died 9 May 1956 Bessemer, Jefferson Co., AL Buried Cobb Confederate Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co., AL Person ID I1901 MyTree Last Modified 5 Apr 2012
Father William Houston Shelby, b. 25 May 1836, Mecklenburg Co., N.C. , d. 13 Sep 1897, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL (Age 61 years) Mother Elizabeth Malone Cobb, b. 20 Oct 1842, Calera, Shelby, Alabama , d. 24 Apr 1917, Chilton, AL (Age 74 years) Married 17 Sep 1861 Shelby Co., AL Family ID F2591 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lola Viola McClendon, b. 30 May 1875, AL , d. 3 Dec 1971, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., AL (Age 96 years) Married Bef 1891 Dallas Co, AL Children + 1. Ozzie Houston Shelby, b. 28 Aug 1891, Chilton Co., AL , d. 22 Jun 1968, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., AL (Age 76 years)+ 2. Mae Shelby, b. Dec 1893, Dallas Co, AL , d. Yes, date unknown3. Chester Earl Shelby, b. 21 Jun 1896, Dallas Co, AL , d. Feb 1977, Phoenix, Az (Age 80 years)+ 4. Claude Dewey Shelby, b. 8 Feb 1898, Dallas Co, AL , d. 17 Feb 1965, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL (Age 67 years)+ 5. Edra Pearl Shelby, b. Abt 1903, Chilton Co., AL , d. Sep 1983, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL (Age ~ 80 years)6. Bessie Shelby, b. Abt 1905, Dallas Co, AL 7. Charles Shelby, b. 9 Jan 1908, Chilton Co., AL , d. 4 Aug 1967, South Miami, Dade Co., FL (Age 59 years)+ 8. Cecil Alexander Shelby, b. 22 Jan 1910, Chilton Co., AL , d. 14 Mar 1982, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL (Age 72 years)9. William Paul Shelby Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 Family ID F1683 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes
1900 Census, Jefferson Co., AL, Precinct 38, 4ollT623_13, page 4A,
family #59:
Willie C. Shelby, head, 37, b. Aug 1863, furnace laborer, b. AL, f. b. SC, m. b. AL;
Violia, wife, 25, b. Feb 1875 f. b. AL, m.b. AL;
Osa, son, 9, b. Dec 1891;
Mary, daughter, 7, b. Jun 1893;
Chester, daughter (?), 4, b. Dec 1896;
Dewey, son, 2, b. May 1898.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Willie C Shelby
Age in 1910: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Alabama
Mother's Birth Place: Alabama
Spouse's Name: Viola
Home in 1910: Mineral Spring, Chilton, Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Enumerated 26 Apr 1910:
Household Members:
Name Age
Willie C Shelby 51 (b. abt. 1859)
Viola Shelby 33 (b. abt. 1877) AL, f. b. Scotland, m. b. AL
Ozie May Shelby 16 (b. abt. 1894) (daughter) ? mistake
Chester Shelby 14 (b. abt. 1896) (Son)
Claud Shelby 12 (b. abt. 1898) (Son)
Edria Shelby 8 (b. abt 1902) (Daughter)
Bessie Shelby 5 (b. abt. 1905) (Daughter)
Charlie Shelby 3 (b.abt. 1908) (Son)
Cecil Shelby 3/12 (b. Feb. 1910) (Son)
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: William C Shebby
[William C Shelby]
Home in 1920: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama
Age: 56 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Alabama
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Viola
Father's Birth Place: Alabama
Mother's Birth Place: Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 502
Household Members:
Name Age
William C Shebby 56
Viola Shebby 43
Marl Shebby 17 (b. abt. 1803) (Edria Pearl)
Charley Shebby 11 (b. abt. 1809)
Cecil Shebby 8 (b. abt 1812)
Willie Shebby 6 (b. abt 1814)
(Ozie would be 28 and married. Didn't find him in the 1920
Census)
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William P Shelby
[William Paul Shelby]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Miami, Dade, Florida
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Father's Name: William C Shelby (William Cobb Shelby)
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Name: Willie V Shelby
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Madison H Smith 28
Pearl E Smith 27 (Pearl Shelby) wife
Madison H Smith 4- 8/12 son
Shelby A Smith 2-5/12 son
Vera M Smith 0 daughter
William C Shelby 53 (43) father-in-law (William Cobb Shelby)
Willie V Shelby 52 mother-in-law (Lola Viola Shelby)
William P Shelby 16 (William Paul Shelby) (brother-in-law)
Cecil Shelby 20 brother-in-law)
Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
about William C Shelby
Name: William C Shelby
Death Date: 9 May 1956
Death County: Jefferson
Volume: 20
Certificate: 9860
Roll: 6