Elizabeth Sullivan Williams Shackelford

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Sullivan Williams

When Elizabeth Sullivan Williams Shackelford was born in 1837, in Coosa, Alabama, United States, her father, David Martin Williams, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Sullivan, was 24. She married James W Shackleford on 23 December 1860, in Coosa, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died in 1905, in Elmore, Alabama, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

James W Shackleford
1836–1864
Elizabeth Sullivan Williams Shackelford
1837–1905
Marriage: 23 December 1860
Camellia Bethany Shackelford
1861–1934
Rachel Ann Henrietta Shackelford
1864–1929

Sources (14)

  • Eliza Williams, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Elizabeth Williams, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Elizabeth Williams in entry for Commeller C. Milton, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

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

1866

Historical Boundaries: 1866: Elmore, Alabama, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Shackleford in Godalming or Shackleford in Woking (both Surrey). The placename may derive from Old English sceacol ‘shackle’ or an element related to dialect shackle ‘loose’ (derived from sceacan ‘to shake’) + ford ‘ford’. This surname is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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