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William Archer Sheffield Sr.

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William Archer Sheffield Sr. Veteran

Birth
Death
6 Nov 1897 (aged 83)
Burial
Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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He was a Confederate Soldier
64th Regiment
124th Brigade (12th Brigade)
1st Division of Virginia Riflemen
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He and his family lived at "Sycamore" on Marrowbone Creek in Henry County, Va.
He was a large landowner and a successful businessman.
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1870 Census, Henry County, Va.:
Catharina M. Sheffield F 42 Virginia
Judith Sheffield F 19 Virginia
Leonard Sheffield M 18 Virginia
Bettie Sheffield F 10 Virginia
John Sheffield M 6 Virginia
Lucy O Sheffield F 75 Virginia
Ruth Sheffield F 30 Virginia
Ruth Hauston F 15 Virginia
Sam Price M 10 Virginia
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1880 Census, Ridgeway, Henry County, Va.:
Wm. A. Sheffield Self M 65 Virginia
Catherine M. Sheffield Wife F 51 Virginia
Jno. W. Sheffield Son M 16 Virginia
Mary Sheffield Other F 12 Virginia
Henry Sheffield Other M 9 Virginia
Sidney Sheffield Other M 7 Virginia
Bettie A. Sheffield Daughter F 18 Virginia
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Some of their children were:
1. Judith Parks Sheffield, married Benjamin F. Barrow in 1874
2. Elizabeth, married Lyne Starling Thomas in 1881
3. Leonard, married Bettie Coan
4. John Waddy, b. 1863
5. Lucy Wootton b.1857 - d.1858
He was a Confederate Soldier
64th Regiment
124th Brigade (12th Brigade)
1st Division of Virginia Riflemen
===
He and his family lived at "Sycamore" on Marrowbone Creek in Henry County, Va.
He was a large landowner and a successful businessman.
===
1870 Census, Henry County, Va.:
Catharina M. Sheffield F 42 Virginia
Judith Sheffield F 19 Virginia
Leonard Sheffield M 18 Virginia
Bettie Sheffield F 10 Virginia
John Sheffield M 6 Virginia
Lucy O Sheffield F 75 Virginia
Ruth Sheffield F 30 Virginia
Ruth Hauston F 15 Virginia
Sam Price M 10 Virginia
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1880 Census, Ridgeway, Henry County, Va.:
Wm. A. Sheffield Self M 65 Virginia
Catherine M. Sheffield Wife F 51 Virginia
Jno. W. Sheffield Son M 16 Virginia
Mary Sheffield Other F 12 Virginia
Henry Sheffield Other M 9 Virginia
Sidney Sheffield Other M 7 Virginia
Bettie A. Sheffield Daughter F 18 Virginia
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Some of their children were:
1. Judith Parks Sheffield, married Benjamin F. Barrow in 1874
2. Elizabeth, married Lyne Starling Thomas in 1881
3. Leonard, married Bettie Coan
4. John Waddy, b. 1863
5. Lucy Wootton b.1857 - d.1858

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One of nature's noble men who feared God
A loyal Patriot, who loved all manly duty



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