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David M. Shettles

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David M. Shettles

Birth
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
3 Aug 1884 (aged 85)
Cherry Creek, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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David M. Shettles was a son of Joseph Shuttlesworth and Nancy/Polly Hughes.

David married Sarah "Sallie" Nixon in 1820 in Abbeyville District, SC.

David was 5'9" tall; grew up and married in Abbeyville, fathered 15 children; came with his family to Pontotoc Co., MS, settling in the northeast part of the county.

David purchased property in 1854, seven miles from Pontotoc town. He was opposed to secession and the Civil War. He was a Democrat.

1870 Census, Township 9. Pontotoc County, MS
Mississippi, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David Shettles M 72y SC
Sarah Shettles F 67y SC
Linnie Shettles F 35y SC
Elizabeth Shettles F 30y SC
Sarah Shettles F 30y SC
Margaret Shettles F 22y SC

1880 Census,Beat 2, Beat 2 Buttermilk Springs, Pontotoc County, MS
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self D Shettlesworth M 82 SC
Daughter Lennie Shettlesworth F 50 SC
Daughter Margret Shettlesworth F 35 SC

Probable other children:
1. J. E. Shettles, married Rebecca J. Buchannan, 28-Dec-1857, Pontotoc County, MS

2. Penny Shettles, b. 1833, SC

3. Sarah/Sally Shettles, b. 1837-1838, SC, married Will Baker

4. George Washington Shettles, b. Aug., 1839; died 1919--Before the Civil War, George was a fiddler at dances. He forgot how to play during the 4 years he was away at war.

5. William Harry Shettles, b. about 1846

6. Infant Shettles
David M. Shettles was a son of Joseph Shuttlesworth and Nancy/Polly Hughes.

David married Sarah "Sallie" Nixon in 1820 in Abbeyville District, SC.

David was 5'9" tall; grew up and married in Abbeyville, fathered 15 children; came with his family to Pontotoc Co., MS, settling in the northeast part of the county.

David purchased property in 1854, seven miles from Pontotoc town. He was opposed to secession and the Civil War. He was a Democrat.

1870 Census, Township 9. Pontotoc County, MS
Mississippi, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David Shettles M 72y SC
Sarah Shettles F 67y SC
Linnie Shettles F 35y SC
Elizabeth Shettles F 30y SC
Sarah Shettles F 30y SC
Margaret Shettles F 22y SC

1880 Census,Beat 2, Beat 2 Buttermilk Springs, Pontotoc County, MS
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self D Shettlesworth M 82 SC
Daughter Lennie Shettlesworth F 50 SC
Daughter Margret Shettlesworth F 35 SC

Probable other children:
1. J. E. Shettles, married Rebecca J. Buchannan, 28-Dec-1857, Pontotoc County, MS

2. Penny Shettles, b. 1833, SC

3. Sarah/Sally Shettles, b. 1837-1838, SC, married Will Baker

4. George Washington Shettles, b. Aug., 1839; died 1919--Before the Civil War, George was a fiddler at dances. He forgot how to play during the 4 years he was away at war.

5. William Harry Shettles, b. about 1846

6. Infant Shettles

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