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Granville Clifford Shelby

Granville Clifford Shelby

Male 1825 - 1869  (44 years)

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  • Name Granville Clifford Shelby  [1
    Born 3 Oct 1825  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence Before 1852  Polk County, Oregon Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census (State) 1852  Mariposa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    [illegible] Shelby, 28, male, white, laborer, born [Davis?] County, Tennessee, moved to California from Poke [Polk] County, Oregon, male, over 21 
    Census 18 July 1860  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1. Shelby, Ranville [Granville], 36, male, master carpenter, real estate $2000, personal $200, Tennessee
    2. _____, Mary A., 30, female, Tennessee
    3. _____, Theresa, 7, female, California
    4. _____, Eva, 5, female, California
    5. _____, John, 1, male, California 
    Voter's Registration 1868  Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Granville Clifford Shelby, age 42, born Tennessee, carpenter, residence Santa Cruz 
    Died 20 Dec 1869  Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 16 Jun 1870  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    [Granville's family after his death]

    1. Shelby, Mary A., 39, female, white, keeping house, real estate $3000, [no personal value stated], Tennessee
    2. _____, Emma, 17, female, white, at home, California, attending school
    3. _____, Eva, 15, female, white, at home, California, attending school
    4. _____, John, 11, male, white, at home, California, attending school
    5. _____, Flora, 9, female, white, at home, California, attending school
    6. _____, Mary, 7, female, white, at home, California, attending school
    7. _____, Lizzie, 5, female, white, at home, California, attending school 
    NEWS 15 Aug 1904  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    [Obituary of Granville's wife, Mary Ann Bennett]

    "Obituary

    After a sudden illness Mrs. M. A. Shelby died at her home on Spruce St. Saturday morning at 1 o'clock.

    Mrs. Shelby was one of the oldest settlers of Santa Cruz, coming here in 1846.

    In 1851 she was married to Granville C. Shelby who died about 30 years ago. The seven children all preceded their mother in death, who was 74 years of age. She has four grandchildren residing at Lompoc, and was a sister of the late Mansel and Winston Bennett, and has one sister who still lives, Mrs. D. L. Adams of Los Angeles." 
    Person ID I9072  Full
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2022 

    Father William Shelby,   b. Abt 1785, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1832, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Sarah King,   b. Abt 1798, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1844, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Married 1815  [1
    Family ID F2406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Amanda Bennett,   b. 1830 
    Married 1851  [1, 5
    • Must have married in California as she moved there in 1847.
    Children 
     1. Emma Theresa Shelby,   b. Abt 1852, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1875, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years)
     2. Sarah L. Shelby,   b. 16 Jul 1852,   d. 16 Apr 1855, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. Eva Shelby,   b. Abt 1855, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John H. Shelby,   b. Abt 1859, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before 28 August 1889, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)
     5. Flora Shelby,   b. 1862, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1884, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    +6. Mary Jane Shelby,   b. 24 Feb 1863, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1900, Santa Clara County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     7. Lizzie Shelby,   b. Abt 1865, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F3387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S6647] Tammy1861, "Brock Family Tree," for William Shelby-Sarah A. King, tree pages, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/311798/person/-258191546/facts : accessed 10 September 2022).

    2. [S6661] "California State Census, 1852," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4ND-MWZ : 30 July 2017), Shelby, Mariposa, California; citing p. 22, State Archives, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 909,230.

    3. [S6660] 1860 U.S. census, Santa Cruz County, California, population schedule, Santa Cruz (city), p. 94 (penned, recto), p. 617 (stamped, verso), dwelling 924, family 781, Ranville [Granville] Shelby household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 September 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll [not stated]. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/10198959:7667.

    4. [S6662] 1870 U.S. census, Santa Cruz County, California, population schedule, Santa Cruz (city), p. 39 (penned, recto), p. 422 (stamped, recto), dwelling 316, family 321, Mary A. Shelby household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Sept 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 89. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/13740108:7163.

    5. [S6663] "Obituary," Evening Sentinel (Santa Cruz, Cal..), 15 August 1904, p. 3, col. 5; digital image Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 27 September 2022).