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Evan Ross Shelby

Male 1861 - 1940  (79 years)


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  • Name Evan Ross Shelby 
    Born 31 Jan 1861  Selma, Dallas Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Nov 1940  Lauderdale Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bethel Cemetery in Lauderdale Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8418  MyTree
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2014 

    Father Samuel Norton Shelby, Sr.,   b. 14 May 1820, Mecklenburg Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1881, Lauderdale, MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Priscilla Ross Gibson,   b. Nov 1827, Abbeville, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903, Lauderdale, MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1847  Selma, Dallas County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nora Elizabeth Parker,   b. Abt 1885, MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Parker Shelby,   b. Abt 1908, Lauderdale Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Evan Wilson Shelby, Sr.,   b. 26 Feb 1915, Lauderdale Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1986, Bethel, Lauderdale Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +3. Annie Ruth Shelby,   b. 22 Jul 1918, Lauderdale Co., MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1958, Clearwater, Pinellas Co., FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     4. Vernon Shelby
     5. Felton (Thelton?) Shelby
     6. Jack Shelby
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F4374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • 1900 United States Federal Census
      Name: Evan Shelby
      [Evan R. Shelby]
      Age: 38
      Birth Date: Jan 1862
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1900: Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's name: Prisiler Shelby
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Evan Shelby 38
      Prisiler Shelby 70

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Evan R Shelby
      [Swan R Shelby]
      Age in 1910: 49
      Birth Year: abt 1861
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1910: Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Nora L Shelby
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Evan R Shelby 49
      Nora L Shelby 25
      Samuel P Shelby 3
      Robert J Shelby 0
      [7/12]

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Evin R Shelly
      [Evan Ross Shelby]
      Age: 58 [68]
      Birth Year: abt 1862
      [abt 1852]
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home in 1920: Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Nora Shelly
      Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
      Home owned: Own
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Evin R Shelly 58 [68]
      Nora Shelly 32 [38]
      Parker Shelly 11
      Robert Shelly 9
      Wilson Shelly 5
      Annie Ruth Shelly 3 [3 4/12]

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Evan R Shelby
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1861
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Beat 2, Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Spouse's Name: Nora E Shelby
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Evan R Shelby 69
      Nora E Shelby 44
      Parker Shelby 22
      Wilson Shelby 15
      Annie Ruth Shelby 13
      Vernon Shelby 7
      Felton Shelby 5

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Ervin R Shelby (Evan Ross)
      Age: 79
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Mississippi
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Street: Oxford Road
      Farm: No
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
      Sheet Number: 6B
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 93
      House Owned or Rented: Rented
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: None
      Class of Worker: P
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
      Income: 0
      Income Other Sources: No
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Ervin R Shelby 79
      Nora Shelby 54
      Vernon Shelby 18
      Thelton Shelby 15
      Jack Shelby 12
      Ruby D Williams 5
      Cecil Williams 3

      Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012
      Name: Evan Ross Shelby
      Birth Date: 31 Jan 1861
      Age at Death: 79
      Death Date: 24 Nov 1940
      Burial Place: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA