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James Shackelford’s Will (My Second Great Grandfather)

by admin on September 10th, 2011 at 8:33 AM
Posted In: Family Individuals
James SHACKELFORD(RIN: 5069) was born abt. 1822. edible flowers . He died abt. 1891. Elizabeth BRIGHT(RIN: 563), daughter of Jacob Strother BRIGHT and Lucinda DERRER , was born abt. 1849 in Harrisonburg, VA Rockingham County. She died 30 October 1932 in Page County, Virginia, USA.

Children of James SHACKELFORD and Elizabeth BRIGHT are:

1. Albert BRIGHT(RIN: 547)
2. Clora F BRIGHT(RIN: 558)
3. Euphemia Belle BRIGHT(RIN: 565)
4. James F BRIGHT(RIN: 572)
5. Lucinda BRIGHT(RIN: 581)
6. Mary E BRIGHT(RIN: 584)
Other Marriages/Unions for James SHACKELFORD:See James SHACKELFORD & Sallie JENKINS OR James SHACKELFORD & Sarah JENKINS

 SHACKELFORD, JAMES – Will Book V-135 (Will)After payment of just debts & funeral expenses I give all my propertyreal & personal to the 6 children of Elizabeth Bright – Albert Bright,Euphemia B. Bright, Mary E. washer machine repair . Bright, Lucinda Bright, Clora F. Bright &James F. Bright.James ShackelfordExecutrix – Elizabeth BrightWitnesses – W. O. Yager, A. BroaddusWritten – 11 Jul 1891Recorded – 24 Aug 1891This was & still is a problem in my research. I have him as my 2nd Great Grandfather. storage units . The census labels him as “Mullatto”. There is oral information that he was “Cherokee Indian”. I have yet to find any documentation concerning him. He is a key person in my research.I have him married to Elizabeth Bright, Sallie Bright & Sarah Bright. I have James Shackelford & Sarah Bright as the parents of John W Jenkins.This is one of the puzzles that has to be resolved cause if I am wrong, I may have taken a wrong turn.

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