Dorcus Shelby

Abt 1795 - Bef 1856  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Dorcus Shelby
  Born	Abt 1795	Mecklenburg Co., N.C.
  Gender	Female
  Died	Bef 1856	Raleigh, Shelby Co., TN
  Person ID	I291	MyTree
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Dr. Evan Shelby, MD,   b. Abt 1748, Hunt's Cabin, Hagerstown, Frederick County, MD. ,   d. Apr 1825, Cabarrus Co., NC  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Susannah Polk Alexander,   b. Abt 1752, Bucks Co., PA ,   d. 1 Mar 1837, Mecklenburg Co, NC  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	1774	Anson Co., N.C.
  Family ID	F2829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Alexander Kerr,   d. 1868, Shelby Co., TN
  Married	9 Feb 1807	prob Mecklenburg Co., NC
  Children	1. Milton Kerr   2. William Kerr + 3. Jonas R. Kerr,   d. 20 Jun 1848, TN   4. Harvey Kerr + 5. Margaret Kerr,   b. 1830, TN ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F5057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Dorcas Shelby and William Kerr came to TN about 1828-1830 and settled at Raleigh or 'Union Station', as it was then known, where they lived and died." (Source: Lineage and Tradition of the Family of John Springs III, by Caroline Isabel Poole Jones)