Ruth Jackson McDuff

1822 - 1913  (90 years)

• Name	Ruth Jackson McDuff
  Birth	3 Aug 1822	Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ruth J McDuff  [6]
  Name	Ruth J Shelton  [1]
  Name	Ruth J Shelton  [2]
  Name	Ruth McDuff  [4]
  Name	Ruth Shelton  [5]
  Name	Ruth Shelton  [7]
  Name	Rutha Shelton  [3]
  Reference Number	25663
  Residence	1850	District 19, Jackson, Alabama, USA   [3]
  Residence	1870	District 11 Subdivision 1, Bellefonte, Jackson, Alabama, USA   [1]
  	Occupation: Keeping House
  Residence	1900	Justice Precinct 5, Cass, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
  Burial	1913	Howland, Lamar, Texas, USA   [2]
  Death	7 Jan 1913	Lamar, Texas, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I25663	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Jesse Shelton,   b. 29 Aug 1818, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Apr 1893, Lamar, Texas, USA (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Richard Shelton,   b. Abt 1839, Alabama, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. John Benjamin Shelton,   b. Mar 1845, Alabama, USA d. 3 Mar 1913, Austell, Reeves, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Mary J Shelton,   b. 4 Jun 1847, Alabama, USA d. 4 Jun 1941, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 4. Thomas Jefferson Shelton,   b. 16 Sep 1849, Jackson, Alabama, USA d. Bef 16 Apr 1930, Precinct 5, Bastrop, Texas, USA (Age < 80 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Paulina E Shelton,   b. Abt 1855, Alabama, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 6. Margaret Virginia Shelton,   b. 28 May 1857, Alabama, USA d. 28 Dec 1940 (Age 83 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Maria F Shelton,   b. Abt 1860, Alabama, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Jesse Braxton Shelton,   b. 15 Feb 1864, Bellefonte, Jackson, Alabama, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F8948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Aug 1822 - Georgia, USA Residence - 1850 - District 19, Jackson, Alabama, USA Residence - Occupation: Keeping House - 1870 - District 11 Subdivision 1, Bellefonte, Jackson, Alabama, USA Residence - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law - 1900 - Justice Precinct 5, Cass, Texas, USA Burial - 1913 - Howland, Lamar, Texas, USA Death - 7 Jan 1913 - Lamar, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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