Amanda Rebecca Shelfer

F, #3746, b. 19 Feb 1849, d. 30 Dec 1912
     Amanda Rebecca Shelfer was born on 19 Feb 1849 in Gadsden Co., FL.1 She was the daughter of Nathan Henry Shelfer and Nancy Womack. Amanda Rebecca Shelfer was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Nathan Henry Shelfer. Amanda Rebecca Shelfer was enumerated in the census of 1860 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Nathan Henry Shelfer.

Amanda Rebecca Shelfer married Jesse Rowan Darsey, son of Jesse Darsey and Mary Bryant, circa 1865.2,3 Amanda Rebecca Shelfer was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Attapulgus, Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Jesse Rowan Darsey.2 Amanda Rebecca Shelfer was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Decatur Co., GA, in the household of Jesse Rowan Darsey.4

Amanda Rebecca Shelfer died on 30 Dec 1912 at age 63.1 She was buried in Shelfer Cemetery, Havana, Gadsden Co., FL.1,5

Child of Amanda Rebecca Shelfer and Jesse Rowan Darsey

Citations

  1. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers (Kingsport, TN: Collier Publishing Co., 1998). Hereinafter cited as Little River Pioneers.
  2. [S497] US1870.
  3. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers, p. 85.
  4. [S496] US1880.
  5. [S813] Cemetery Marker in Shelfer Cemetery, Havana, Gadsden Co., FL (Take US 27 in Havana, FL., go east on SR12 for 1 mile. Cemetery is on your right. Follow sign through Big Oak Ln.).

daughter Darsey

F, #3747
     Daughter Darsey was the daughter of Joel Darsey and Elizabeth <...>.

Elizabeth Darsey

F, #3748, b. 1810
     Elizabeth Darsey was born in 1810.1 She was the daughter of Joel Darsey and Elizabeth <...>.

Citations

  1. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers (Kingsport, TN: Collier Publishing Co., 1998). Hereinafter cited as Little River Pioneers.

Joseph Darsey1,2

M, #3749, b. between 1729 and 1734, d. 1780
     Joseph Darsey was born between 1729 and 1734 in Calvert Co., MD.3 He was the son of James Darsey and Mary MacKeele.

Joseph Darsey married first Catherine <...> before 1752 in Calvert Co., MD.4

Joseph Darsey moved to St. George Parish, GA, between 1765 and 1769. He had been granted 250 acres of land.3

Joseph's second marriage was to Elizabeth Corbett after 1770.3

Joseph Darsey died in 1780 in Charleston, Charleston Co., SC, on a prison ship in the harbor as a prisoner of the British.3

Children of Joseph Darsey and Catherine <...>

Citations

  1. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers (Kingsport, TN: Collier Publishing Co., 1998). Hereinafter cited as Little River Pioneers.
  2. [S764] James Darsey will (22 Jan 1758), Will of James Darsey b1685, Personal Library, Private address. Hereinafter cited as Will of James Darsey b1685.
  3. [S763] Louise Tompkins Wynn and Charles Arthur Wynn Jr, A Family History of the Tompkins and Keas of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia (108 Washington Street, Decorah, IA 52101: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 199_ (Microfilmed 1996)), p. 108. Hereinafter cited as Tompkins and Keas of NC, SC and GA.
  4. [S763] Louise Tompkins Wynn and Charles Arthur Wynn Jr, Tompkins and Keas of NC, SC and GA, pp. 108, 367.

Elizabeth Corbett1,2

F, #3750, d. after 1794
     Elizabeth Corbett married Joseph Darsey, son of James Darsey and Mary MacKeele, after 1770.3

Elizabeth Corbett died after 1794 in Richmond Co., GA.3

Citations

  1. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers (Kingsport, TN: Collier Publishing Co., 1998). Hereinafter cited as Little River Pioneers.
  2. [S763] Louise Tompkins Wynn and Charles Arthur Wynn Jr, A Family History of the Tompkins and Keas of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia (108 Washington Street, Decorah, IA 52101: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 199_ (Microfilmed 1996)), p. 110. Hereinafter cited as Tompkins and Keas of NC, SC and GA.
  3. [S763] Louise Tompkins Wynn and Charles Arthur Wynn Jr, Tompkins and Keas of NC, SC and GA, p. 108.

Nathan Henry Shelfer

M, #3751, b. 14 May 1804, d. 24 Dec 1880
     Nathan Henry Shelfer was born on 14 May 1804 in NC.1,2 He was the son of Luke Shelfer and Laney <...>.

Nathan Henry Shelfer married Nancy Womack, daughter of David Womack and "Mother" <...>, circa 1829 in Gadsden Co., FL.2 Nathan Henry Shelfer purchased land in Gadsden Co., FL, from 1837 to 1859, accumulating 560 acres in 11 transactions.3 He was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1850 in Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Nancy Womack, Henry Mitchell Shelfer, William Hardy Shelfer, Wiley Wallace Shelfer, George Washington Shelfer, Harriet Shelfer, Joseph Joel Shelfer, Martha L. Shelfer, Benjamin Shelfer, Julia F. Shelfer and Amanda Rebecca Shelfer. Nathan Henry Shelfer was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1860 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Nancy Womack, Joseph Joel Shelfer, Martha L. Shelfer, Benjamin Shelfer, Julia F. Shelfer and Amanda Rebecca Shelfer. Nathan Henry Shelfer was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1870 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Nancy Womack, Benjamin Shelfer and Wyche Womack. Nathan Henry Shelfer was enumerated as Head of Household in the census of 1880 in Gadsden Co., FL, with others in the household: Nancy Womack and Benjamin Shelfer.

Nathan Henry Shelfer died on 24 Dec 1880 in Gadsden Co., FL, at age 76.1,2 He was buried in Shelfer Cemetery, Havana, Gadsden Co., FL.2,1

Children of Nathan Henry Shelfer and Nancy Womack

Citations

  1. [S813] Cemetery Marker in Shelfer Cemetery, Havana, Gadsden Co., FL (Take US 27 in Havana, FL., go east on SR12 for 1 mile. Cemetery is on your right. Follow sign through Big Oak Ln.).
  2. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers (Kingsport, TN: Collier Publishing Co., 1998). Hereinafter cited as Little River Pioneers.
  3. [S991] Bureau of Land Management, "Search Documents" (Springfield, VA: Bureau of Land Management). Hereinafter cited as BLM: GLO.

Nancy Womack

F, #3752, b. 13 Apr 1808, d. 8 Sep 1889
     Nancy Womack was born on 13 Apr 1808 in GA.1 She was the daughter of David Womack and "Mother" <...>.

Nancy Womack married Nathan Henry Shelfer, son of Luke Shelfer and Laney <...>, circa 1829 in Gadsden Co., FL.1 Nancy Womack was enumerated in the census of 1850 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Nathan Henry Shelfer. Nancy Womack was enumerated in the census of 1860 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Nathan Henry Shelfer. Nancy Womack was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Concord, Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Nathan Henry Shelfer. Nancy Womack was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Gadsden Co., FL, in the household of Nathan Henry Shelfer.

Nancy Womack died on 8 Sep 1889 in Gadsden Co., FL, at age 81.1 She was buried in 1889 in Shelfer Cemetery, Havana, Gadsden Co., FL.1,2

Children of Nancy Womack and Nathan Henry Shelfer

Citations

  1. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers (Kingsport, TN: Collier Publishing Co., 1998). Hereinafter cited as Little River Pioneers.
  2. [S813] Cemetery Marker in Shelfer Cemetery, Havana, Gadsden Co., FL (Take US 27 in Havana, FL., go east on SR12 for 1 mile. Cemetery is on your right. Follow sign through Big Oak Ln.).

Luke Shelfer1

M, #3753
     Luke Shelfer married Laney <...>.

Child of Luke Shelfer and Laney <...>

Citations

  1. [S674] Miles Kenan Womack, Little River Pioneers (Kingsport, TN: Collier Publishing Co., 1998). Hereinafter cited as Little River Pioneers.

Laney <...>

F, #3754
     Laney <...> married Luke Shelfer.

Child of Laney <...> and Luke Shelfer

Althea V. Christian

F, #3756, b. 8 Dec 1845, d. 14 Jun 1921
     Althea V. Christian was born on 8 Dec 1845 in GA.1,2

Althea V. Christian married John Milner Hawkins, son of Thomas H. Hawkins and Amoretta F. Milner, on 23 Dec 1869 in Oglethorpe Co., GA.3,2 Althea V. Christian was enumerated in the census of 1870 in Oglethorpe Co., GA, in the household of John Milner Hawkins.4 Althea V. Christian was enumerated in the census of 1880 in Oglethorpe Co., GA, in the household of John Milner Hawkins.2

Althea V. Christian died on 14 Jun 1921 in Jackson Co., GA, at age 75.5

Citations

  1. [S1721] Cemetery Marker in Apple Valley Cemetery, Jefferson, Jackson Co., GA (SR 15 near Apple Valley Rd (34.15690 -83.51220)).
  2. [S496] US1880.
  3. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Oglethorpe County Marriage Book, 1831 - 1877, p. 62.
  4. [S497] US1870.
  5. [S854] Georgia Virtual Vault, Georgia Death Certificates, Georgia Archives, Morrow, GA, Certificate No. 15170. Hereinafter cited as Georgia Death Certificates.