When John S Sheffield was born in 1813, in Moore, North Carolina, United States, his father, Everett M Sheffield, was 24 and his mother, Rebecca Susannah Hare, was 23. He married Arenia Anna Hall on 17 May 1834, in Wilcox, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Wilcox, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died on 10 November 1856, in Yellow Bluff, Wilcox, Alabama, United States, at the age of 43.
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Historical Boundaries: 1819: Wilcox, Alabama, United States
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English: habitational name principally from Sheffield (Yorkshire), but perhaps also from Sheffield Bottom in Burghfield (Berkshire), or Sheffield Park in Fletching (Sussex). The Yorkshire place takes its name from the river Sheaf, itself from Old English scēath ‘boundary’, + Old English feld ‘open country’, while the Berkshire placename derives from Old English scēo ‘shelter’ + feld. The Sussex placename comes from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + feld.
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