James
Elbert
Shelby
Born in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel David Shelby
and Amanda Ann (Walker) Shelby
Brother of
Emily Ann (Shelby) Simmons, Samuel Parris Shelby, Cora Alice (Shelby) Thompson and Clayton Earnest Shelby
Husband of
Frances Mae (Smith) Shelby
— married
6 Aug 1916 in Union, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 44
in Knox, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2023
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Biography
James was born in 1895. He was the son of Samuel Shelby and Amanda Walker. He passed away in 1940.
James Shelby was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS89-6C1 : 11 March 2022), James E Shelby in entry for Samuel Shelby, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGN7-R38 : accessed 25 March 2023), James Shelby in household of Sam S Shelby, Civil District 4, Union, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 181, sheet 9A, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1523; FHL microfilm 1,375,536.
- "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQ3-39N : 23 February 2021), James E. Shelby, 26 Jun 1940; Death, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21961653/james-elbert-shelby
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Mark Boyd
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23andMe, GEDmatch AJ3614937 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A970195 [compare], yourDNAportal MARddc69d99, Ancestry member maboyd43
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Emily (Cole) Ledford :
23andMe, GEDmatch JL1906768 [compare]
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~1.56%
Tim Gray :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A320308 [compare], Ancestry member TimGray43
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~0.78%
Ryan Boyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HQ8392361 [compare], Ancestry member rabusarmy
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