Brief Life History of Helen Shelby
When Helen Shelby Priestley was born on 26 November 1922, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Lucian Gay Priestley, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Dalton Gayle, was 24. She married Archibald Morris Quarles Jr on 14 February 1942, in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States. She lived in Magisterial District 3 Peaks Mill, Franklin, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died in September 1999, at the age of 76, and was buried in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Shelby Priestley in household of L G Priestley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Helen Shelby Priestley Quarles, "Find A Grave Index"
- Helen S Priestley, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
1895–1971 Male
1898–1961 Female
Siblings (2)
1922–1999 Female
1931–1990
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 1
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
Age 4
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire): habitational name from any of the various minor places so named, especially the one in North Yorkshire. These are named from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’, i.e. a wood or clearing belonging to the Church.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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