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Dorcus Shelby

Dorcus Shelby

Female Abt 1795 - Bef 1856  (< 60 years)


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  • Name Dorcus Shelby 
    Birth Abt 1795  Mecklenburg Co., N.C. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Bef 1856  Raleigh, Shelby Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I291  MyTree
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2016 

    Father Dr. Evan Shelby, MD,   b. Abt 1748, Hunt's Cabin, Hagerstown, Frederick County, MD. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1825, Cabarrus Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Susannah Polk Alexander,   b. Abt 1752, Bucks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1837, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 1774  Anson Co., N.C. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • 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)