William Henry Shuffleton

Male12 September 1850–12 November 1920

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Shuffleton was born on 12 September 1850, in Sunderland, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Paul Shuffleton, was 21 and his mother, Elizabeth Helen Phillips, was 21. He married Jane "Jennie" Robinson on 17 April 1884, in Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 12 November 1920, in Sunderland, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Shuffleton
1850–1920
Jane "Jennie" Robinson
1863–1908
Marriage: 17 April 1884
Joseph Henry Shuffleton
1885–1969
Caroline A. Shuffleton
1887–1981
Paul Seymour Shuffleton
1889–1948
Mae Elizabeth Shuffleton
1891–1954
Helen Pauline Shuffleton
1893–1969
Minnie Marie Shuffleton
1896–1965

Sources (58)

  • Henry Shuffleton, "United States Census, 1920"
  • William Henry Shuffleton, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Henry Shuffleton in entry for Rae Elizabeth Safford, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 April 1884Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 13

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1864 · St. Albans Raid

    Age 14

    St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.

    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

    Age 20

    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    Name Meaning

    1 English: see Shovelton .

    2 English: see Shufflebotham .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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