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Shelby Saxon

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Shelby Saxon

Birth
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Death
20 Nov 1892 (aged 34)
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Pleasant Hill, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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OBITUARY_ Book titled "Lincoln County - It's People, 1892-1912." Compiled by Yvonne M. McGlothing, 1992. "Died - Shelby Saxon (in print SMITH)..was born Oct. 21, 1858 in Jefferson County, MS. His father died when Shelby was quite young, leaving himself and his brother and sisters to care for their mother, who with a family of small children, was left to the mercies of the cold world...He was baptised into the fellowship of Pleasant Hill Church during the year 1881. He was married on Dec. 20, 1882, to Mary A. Smith. After a long and painful illness he died on Nov. 20, 1892, leaving a widow and three little children."

CENSUS: 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Shelby Saxon
Home in 1880: Beat 3, Copiah, Mississippi
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Mississippi
Relation to head-of-household: Son
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Eliza
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Neighbors:
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Saxon 54
Shelby Saxon 21 **
Benjamin Saxon 20
Robert Lee Saxon 16
Marcus Saxon 14
Lucinda Saxon 21
OBITUARY_ Book titled "Lincoln County - It's People, 1892-1912." Compiled by Yvonne M. McGlothing, 1992. "Died - Shelby Saxon (in print SMITH)..was born Oct. 21, 1858 in Jefferson County, MS. His father died when Shelby was quite young, leaving himself and his brother and sisters to care for their mother, who with a family of small children, was left to the mercies of the cold world...He was baptised into the fellowship of Pleasant Hill Church during the year 1881. He was married on Dec. 20, 1882, to Mary A. Smith. After a long and painful illness he died on Nov. 20, 1892, leaving a widow and three little children."

CENSUS: 1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Shelby Saxon
Home in 1880: Beat 3, Copiah, Mississippi
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Mississippi
Relation to head-of-household: Son
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Eliza
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Neighbors:
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Saxon 54
Shelby Saxon 21 **
Benjamin Saxon 20
Robert Lee Saxon 16
Marcus Saxon 14
Lucinda Saxon 21

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But Jesus is my Savior Dear, My Rock, My Strength, My Song, My Wisdom and My Strength, My Refuge - Safe to Jesus I am Gone.

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