SHELBYs of MO
Thomas SHELBY and Nancy GILLESPIE were married in Brown Co, OH by Samuel Cooper, J.P. - Marr Book D, p80.
Nancy was 27 when she married but according to family, Nancy didn't give birth to her first child until 4 years later, in 1837,
when she was 31- a bit old for a 1st child?
From Adams Co, OH records:
The following property owners were required to sign a lease giving the Ohio State Department of Highways for the road being
built from Ripley to Highland Co, OH now known as St. Rt. 62. The road or right away began in June 1866-
Among a long list of names were: John, James E, & Thomas [the father] SHELBY - Shortly after this, the Shelby's left for
Greene Co, IL. There are no other SHELBY's on this list. [Note- Ripley was in Union Twp, Brown Co OH]
Deed where Thomas & Nancy sell their property in Brown Co OH, but it was after they had already gone to Greene Co, IL.
They sold it through a lawyer.. They were in IL only 4 years & then went to Jackson Co, KS.
Hoberta (Shelby) Frost's Uncle, Tom Shelby, stated Thomas went to Greene Co IL, then Jackson Co KS, then to MO, then
back to KS.
In 1866 the family sold their land in Brown Co & moved to Carrollton, Greene Co, IL, for four years, since Nancy had
relatives living there-or so it is said.
1870 census for Shawnee Co KS in Williamsport Twp, 7 Jun; p246 - Shows
Thomas SHELBY 76 b PA
Nancy 66 PA
John SHELBY 31 OH [son of T&N]
Ellen age 28 OH [wf of John]
James 6 OH,
Thomas 3 IL,
John 1 IL
[Ch are sons of John & Ellen]
James SHELBY age 26 b OH. [son of Thomas & Nancy]
Thomas & family lived on a farm in Greene Co, IL until 1870 and then moved to Kansas and settled 10 miles East of Topeka. They stayed one year, then bought a farm near Netawaka in Jackson Co, KS, and lived there three years.
Chintz bugs and grass hoppers took their crops every year. Thomas was dead, and they lost their place and moved down near Holton, same county, in 1875 and lived there until 1886. Moved to Soldier, KS in 1893.
After John Orr's death in 1903, Nancy and her 2 sons moved to Missouri in 1911 and stayed 6 years, then moved to Manhatten, where they are buried here, in Sunset Cem.
Judy