John McNitt Shelby
1848 - 1888 (40 years)-
Name John McNitt Shelby Birth 4 Apr 1848 Mecklenburg Co, NC 
Gender Male Death 21 Nov 1888 Henderson Co., TX Person ID I3873 MyTree Last Modified 15 Aug 2009
Father James Madison Shelby, b. 8 Jan 1814, Mecklenburg Co., NC d. 4 Dec 1889, LaRue, Henderson Co., Texas (Age 75 years) Mother Amanda Ann Henderson, b. 3 Mar 1816, Mecklenburg Co., NC d. 10 Nov 1896, La Rue, Henderson Co., TX (Age 80 years) Marriage 1841 Family ID F1827 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Josie Jackson Marriage 30 Dec 1875 Henderson Co. TX Family ID F2451 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jul 2017
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Notes - No doubt that John McKnitt Shelby was named for John McKnitt. His
great grandmother was Susannah Polk Alexander, wife of Evan Shelby,
and a great grand-daughter of John McKnitt from Donegal, Ireland. The
McKnitt's of Mecklenburg, NC descended from John McKnitt's line.
(MCM-2003)
1850 Census for Jerico, Perry Co., AL states that John McNitt was born in Al in 1848.
Must be a mistake. He was baptised in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
- No doubt that John McKnitt Shelby was named for John McKnitt. His