Elijah Stephen Sheffield

1843 - 1924  (80 years)

• Name	Elijah Stephen Sheffield
  Birth	18 Aug 1843
  Gender	Male
  Military	Civil War
  Death	5 Feb 1924
  Burial	Moore County, NC at Big Oak Church
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Sheffield, Sr.,   b. Bef 1740   d. Bef Feb 1796  (Age ~ 56 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Janie Grubbs,   b. Between 1765 and 1774   d. Between 1810 and 1820  (Age ~ 45 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Notes	1880 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 204 1910 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 105
  Person ID	I15400	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2024

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Elijah Stephen Sheffield
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	D.C. Hall

  
  

  Father	Martin Sheffield,   b. 1811   d. 20 Nov 1881 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jennet Cagle,   b. 1820   bur. Moore County, NC at Sheffield Cemetery #344
  Family ID	F2396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Catherine "Kate" Monroe,   b. 13 Mar 1843   d. 28 Jan 1880 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1873  [1]
  Children	1. John M. Sheffield,   b. 1873 ▻ H. Francena D. Freeman  m. 25 Dec 1898     2. Mary Jane Sheffield,   b. 1874     3. William Mathew Sheffield,   b. 1876 +   4. Sarah Ann Sheffield,   b. 26 Jul 1877   d. 17 Mar 1947 (Age 69 years) ▻ William Aaron Turner Freeman  (Age 76 years)  m. 15 Dec 1899     5. Seymour Sheffield,   b. 1879
  Family ID	F4371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Gatlin
  Marriage	Abt 1884
  Children	1. Neal Sheffield,   b. 1885   d. 1965 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary L. Freeman,   b. 2 Dec 1868, Moore County, NC d. 27 Dec 1950, Clinton, Sampson County, NC (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	2 Mar 1893	Moore County, NC
  Children	1. Julia Florence Sheffield,   b. 1893   d. 1979 (Age 86 years) ▻ Ivey +   2. Elias Kenneth Sheffield,   b. 15 Apr 1895   d. 18 Jun 1946 (Age 51 years) ▻ Rosa Ellen Morgan  (Age 72 years) +   3. Lovedy Christian Sheffield,   b. 3 Oct 1896   d. 5 Jun 1984 (Age 87 years) ▻ Peter Morgan  (Age 84 years)  m. 16 Jan 1916     4. Lillian Mae Sheffield,   b. 1899 ▻ Bruce     5. Della Agnes Sheffield,   b. 1901     6. Stephen Sheffield,   b. 6 Aug 1904   d. 27 Dec 1961 (Age 57 years) +   7. Elijah Fulton Sheffield,   b. 4 Apr 1906   d. 24 Sep 1962 (Age 56 years) ▻ Glennie Nora Britt     8. Henry C. Sheffield,   b. 5 Feb 1909   d. 27 Aug 1909 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F4362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 2 Mar 1893 - Moore County, NC Burial - - Moore County, NC at Big Oak Church  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1114] John Monroe and Mary Deaton Family Papers, http://www.monroegen.org/family.htm#The%20Bible%20. The Bible of John and Mary Deaton Monroe The following entries are from the family Bible use by both John Mary Deaton Monroe and John C. and Bettie Sewell Monroe. The entries appear to have been made by one or two people at different times (using different color inks) apparently at or near the time of the event. Several dates which are confirmable by other sources are alI also accurate. Source: Private Collection. Microfilm of originals are available in the North Carolina State Archives, Moore County Records, Deaton-Monroe Family Papers. Births William Johnson Munroe was born the 14 march 1844 John C Calhoun Munroe was born the 25 July 1846 Lauchlin A Munroe was born the 9 May 1848 Robert Walker Munroe was born the 30 May 1850 Sarah Ann Munroe was born March the 6th 1853 Lauchlin Deaton Munroe was born the 29 July 1895 (Note the sudden change in spelling!) Cornelius Claudy Monroe was born the 26 March 1897 Ellis Fairly Monroe was Born January the 26 1903 John Munroe was born the 24 Feby 1802 Mary Deaton was born the 20 Oct 1808 James Hamilton Munroe was born the 15th November 1832 Amanda Jane Munroe was born the 6th February 1834 Malcom L J Munroe was born the 5th August 1835 Benjamin Franklin Munroe was born the 29 may 1837 Andrew Jackson Munroe was born the 13th April 1839 Levi Deaton Munroe was born the 6th October 1840 Mary Catharine Munroe was born the 13 March 1843 Mary Alice Munroe was born the 17 October 1880 Christian Annette Munroe was born the 10 April 188? William Talmage Munroe was born the 16 February 1884 Robert Hill Munroe was born the 2 July 1885 John Westly Monroe was born the 22 February 1887 Archable Alexander Munroe was born the 29 November 1888 Daniel Alton Monroe was born the 3 July 1890 Amanda Jane Munroe was born the 4 November 1892 Deaths James Hamilton died the 26th January 1833 Andrew Jackson Munroe died the 4th June 1839 Wm Johnson Munroe was killed at Petersburg Va August 4th 1864 Levi Deaton Munroe was killed at Petersburg Va March 26th 1865 John Monroe died the 25 of January 1877 Mary C Shuffield died the 28 the of january 1880 Mary Munroe died the 18th June 1896 Robert Hill Monroe died the 20th June 1887 Archable A Monroe died the 14th July 1889 Marriages John Munroe & Mary Deaton was maried the 9th February 1832 Malcom L.J. Munroe & Mary Ann Miller was maried the 21 Novr. 1861 Amanda J. Munroe & Henry B Currie was maried the 4 February 1867 Mary C. Munroe & Elijah Shuffield was maried the 27 Feby 1873 Benjamin F. Monroe & Mary J Brewer was maried the ? Miscellaneous Records Although not part of the Family Bible, these notes were made by either Mary Vassar Deaton or her daughter, Mary Deaton Monroe. They were made in the same ledger book in which the women kept the estate records of Levi Deaton and Andrew Graham. July the 28 then died Munroe 1863 Feby 12th 1863 John Munroe went to Goldsboro Feby 13th 1863 Gerome Burns died April 7th 1864 Archd. Campbell & Jennet Mc?? maried June 1st 1864 Francis Munroe died June 2nd 1864 Wm R Reddin died June 19 Ia. C Munroe was killed in trenches at Petersburg Va. " 21 1864 Cornelius Matheson was killed in trenches Petersburg " 19 1864 J N Copeland was killed Do Do Do August 4 1864 Wm. J Munroe was killed at Petersburg Va Dec 9 1864 J C Munroe joined the 2nd Batalion NC Calvary at Fayetteville March 11 1865 Neill Kennedy died of wounds in hospital Richmond Va March 26 1865 L.D. Munroe was killed at Petersburg Va Oct 31 1865 Sunday a fair plesant day Jany 10 1867 Snow on the ground for three weeks to day cloudy Decr 10 1867 Mary Deaton died Decr 1 1867 Delila Cole died her child died Decr 14 1867 Jany 5 1868 B F & J C Munroe come home from Richmond Va 1867 Jn Munroe taught school three month in the fall of 1867 Jany 7 Jn Munroe cut his knee with the axe Feby 6 Danl C Campbell & June McC Copeland was maried Feby 15 John Kennedy died Henry B Currie and Amanda D Munroe maried ? John Cagle died July 1869 Ia Bryant died July 11 Col. John Morrison died May 12th 1870 May 27/70 a clowdy rainy day I wrote a letter to J C Munroe Laurinburg Robt W Munroe went to texas Jany 1871 Isabel Sowel died Feby 5 1875 Levi Deaton & Nancy Sowel was married Margaret Deaton died Sept 17 1847 Sarah Smith died the 10 October 1847 Negro Buie died the 10 October 1847 Angus Morison (Esq) died the 13 July 1848 Angus Chisholm died the 25 July 1848 James Morgan died the 26 July 1848 James Runnils died the 17 June 1849 Elizabeth Morison died in June 1851 Noah Brett & Elizabeth Brewer maried 16 Septr 1852 Angus McInnon died the 6 July 1852 Duncan M Kenedy & Mary McInnon maried on the 30 December 1852 M Yarborough & Debora Deaton maried on the 6 Jany 1853 Lockey Deaton died on the 17th June 1853 Andrew Graham died on the 21 July 1853 4 Augt 1853 G. Cole beat J. Morison for S.C. Clerk 357 votes Arington & Noah Britt Moved west Nov 5 1853 Oct 5th 1854 Alan Monroe & Margaret Morison maried Oct 15th 1854 Wm. S Patterson & Lovidy Graham maried Oct 3rd 1854 Elisha Cole & Delila Chavis maried July the 5th 1857 L. B. Munroe & Sarah C Calhoun maried July the 25th 1857 Lachlin Britt & Miss Freeman maried July the 27th 1857 M.L.J Munroe commenced work with W Lewis Augt 17th 1857 Jack McRae's wife died Augt ? 1857 A S Moody died Jas Gallin & Mary Morison Maried April 11 1859 Ann Kennedy died April 10 1859 Reuben Reynolds April 1859 Nelson Parish & Margaret Jones maried 7 Sept 1859 Raleigh Davis & Elizabeth Allan Decr 2 1859 Hector McInzie & Christian McKaskill maried 8 May 1860 Thomas Richerson & Margaret McKaskill maried 8 May 1860