Ernest Cowdesby Shelley b. 12 Mar 1863 Antwerp, Paulding County, Ohio, United States d. 1 Jun 1946 Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Ernest Cowdesby Shelley
Born	12 Mar 1863	Antwerp, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Carryall Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as Ernest C. Shelley, son, laborer, in the household of Peter Shelley
Census	1900	Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Ernest Shelly, laborer, head of household
Census	1910	White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States [4]
	as Ernest C. Shelley, widowed, paper mill laborer, head of household
Census	1920	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States [5]
	as Ernest, beater man at papermill, head of household
	Address: 1726 North Burdick Street
Died	1 Jun 1946	Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States [6]
Person ID	I342	TangledRoots
Last Modified	31 May 2021

Father	Peter Shelley, b. 15 Apr 1837, Richland County, Ohio, United States , d. 23 Aug 1908, Boyne Falls, Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States (Age 71 years)
Mother	Nancy Chaney, b. 8 May 1843, d. 3 Dec 1912, Antwerp, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 69 years)
Married	3 Nov 1862	Paulding County, Ohio, United States
Family ID	F159	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Cynthia Jane Lyons, b. 9 Jul 1864, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States , d. 24 Jul 1953, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States (Age 89 years)
Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
Family ID	F4297	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Emily Florence Leeth, b. 27 Sep 1866, Pike County, Ohio, United States , d. 22 Oct 1905, Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio, United States (Age 39 years)

Married 22 Oct 1885 Paulding County, Ohio, United States [7]

Children

	1. Alva Shelley, b. 16 Oct 1886, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 5 May 1928, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States (Age 41 years)
	2. Ivy Jane Shelley, b. 8 Apr 1889, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 27 Jun 1914, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States (Age 25 years)
	3. Ellsworth Benjamin Shelley, b. Aug 1891, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Curtis Shelley, b. 1 Jun 1894, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 25 Dec 1980, Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States (Age 86 years)
	5. Erma Eunice Shelley, b. 16 May 1899, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 29 Sep 1980, Three Rivers, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States (Age 81 years)
	6. Hulda Shelley, b. 27 May 1902, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 15 Jul 1984, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States (Age 82 years)
	7. Lester C. Shelley, b. 31 Jul 1905, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 10 Sep 1967, Plainwell, Allegan County, Michigan, United States (Age 62 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F106 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S492] Ohio: Paulding County, Probate Court, Early Births - Delayed Registrations 1867-1985.
[S132] 1880 Federal Census: Ohio, Paulding County, FHL #1255056., Carryall Township, pg. 490A.
DW 152-152
...line 1 - Peter Shelley, white male age 41, farmer, born Ohio, father born France, mother born France
...line 2 - Martha J. Shelley, white female age 38, wife, keep-house, born Ohio, father born Rhode Island, mother born Rhode Island
...line 3 - Ernest C. Shelley, white male age 17, son, laborer, born Ohio
...line 4 - Benjamin F. Shelley, white male age 14, son, farm laborer, born Ohio
...line 5 - William M. Shelley, white, male, age 12, son, single, farm laborer, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 6 - Joseph T. Shelley, white male age 9, son, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 7 - Louisa L. Shelley, white female age 6, daughter, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 8 - Edna M. Shelley, white female age 1, daughter, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 9 - Benjamin Paine, white, male, age 68, father-in-law, widowed, tailor, born Rhode Island, father born Rhode Island, mother born Rhode Island
Carryall Township, Paulding County, Ohio p490A
[S147] 1900 Federal Census: Ohio, Paulding County, Harrison Township, pg. 160A.
DW 310-318
...line 8 - Ernest Shelly, head, white male, born March 1863, age 37, married 15 yrs, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, day laborer
...line 9 - Emma F. Shelly, wife, white female, born September 1866, age 33, married 15 yrs, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 10 - Alva Shelly, son, white male, born 1886, age 13, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 11 - Ivy J. Shelly, daughter, white, female, born April 1889, age 11, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 12 - Benny Shelly, son, white male, born August 1891, age 8, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 12 - Curtice Shelly, son, white male, born June 1896, age 5, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 13 - Irma H. Shelly, daughter, white female, born May 1899, age 1, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio
[S743] 1910 Federal Census: Michigan, St Joseph, White Pigeon Village p295.
DW 193-196
...line 2 - Ernest C. Shelley, head, male, white, age 47, widowed, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Rhode Island, speaks English, laborer/paper mill
...line 3 - Elsworth B. Shelley, male, white, age 19, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speaks English, laborer/paper mill
...line 4 - Curtis Shelley, male, white, age 16, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, speaks English, laborer/paper mill
White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan p295
[S174] 1920 Federal Census: Michigan, Kalamazoo County, p11B - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County.
DW 235-242
1726 North Burdick Street
...line 86 - Ernest Shelley, head, male, white, age 56, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, beater man/papermill
...line 87 - Cynthia Shelley, wife, female white, age 56, married, born Michigan, father born England-speaks English, mother born England-speaks English
...line 88 - Curtis Shelley, son, male, white, age 25, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan, machine tender/papermill
...line 89 - Mildred Shelley, daughter-in-law, female, white, age 19, married, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother born Michigan
...line 90 - Florence Shelley, grand daughter, female, white, age 2-3/12, single, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan
...line 91 - Lester Shelley, son, male, white, age 14, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Michigan
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan -11B
[S1908] Michigan: Deaths and burials Index, 1867-1995, Ernest C. Shelley.
Ernest C. Shelley
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1863, Payne, Ohio
Death Date: 1 Jun 1946, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan
Burial: 4 Jun 1946, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Riverside Cemetery
Age: 83, Common Laborer, white, widowed, male
Address 1718 No. burdick St. Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Co., Michigan
Father: Pierce Shelley, born France
Mother: Martha Jane Payne, born Champaign Co., Ohio
Spouse: Emma Leeth Shelley
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
1 June 1946
[S1278] Ohio: County Marriages, 1789-1994, FamilySearch, v3, p573 - Ernest C. Shelley and Emily F. Leeth.
State of Ohio Paulding County
...Ernest C. Shelley and Emily F. Leeth, 22 October 1885 by Darias Leeth J.P.
Paulding County, Ohio
22 October 1885