Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Shacklett was born on 26 April 1794, in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Benjamin Woodbridge Shacklett, was 20 and her mother, Elizabeth Ashcraft, was 20. She married James Board Dowell on 8 February 1813, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Garrett, Meade, Kentucky, United States in 1872. She died on 2 November 1874, in Meade, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Guston, Meade, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Barbara Dowell in household of R S Dowell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Barbara Shacklett, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Barbara Shacklett Dowell, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1791–1860 Male
1794–1874 Female
Children (14)
1814–1896 Female
1814– Male
1815–1902 Female
1817–1905 Female
1818–1888 Male
+9 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1774–1838 Male
1773–1839 Female
Siblings (13)
1794–1874 Female
1796–1867 Male
1798–1875 Male
1800–1894 Female
1802–1892 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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