When Powell Shiflett was born about 1770, in Orange, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Stephen K. Shiflett, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Powell, was 32. He married Catherine McMullan on 1 August 1797, in St. Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 3 September 1851, in Elbert, Georgia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1790: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Variant of Shifflett , a surname of French origin.
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