Edda Shelby
Abt 1848 - Aft 1860 (~ 12 years)-
Name Edda Shelby Nickname Eddy Born Abt 1848 Mecklenburg Co., NC 
Gender Female Died Aft Jul 1860 Dallas Co, AL Person ID I1850 MyTree Last Modified 1 Jun 2011
Father John Rufus Shelby, b. Abt 1808, Mecklenburg Co., NC , d. Abt 1878, Dallas Co., AL (Age ~ 70 years) Mother Mary Ann Deaton, b. Abt 1817, d. Between 1860 and 1870, close to Selma, Dallas Co., Alabama (Age ~ 43 years) Married Abt 1835 Mecklenburg Co, NC Family ID F2997 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - "John Rufus Shelby and Mary Ann Deaton had a daughter named Eddy who
sickened and died when twelve years old. Just before her death a
flock of mourning doves came to the window of her room. Eddy asked
that they be let in. The birds fanned her with their wings -- cooed
and kissed her and stayed with her until death shooed them away--.
Grandmother Shelby said she would have never believed it had she not
seen it with her own eyes." (Source: "The Shelby Legends and Folk
Stories" by Ernest Perry Bell)
- "John Rufus Shelby and Mary Ann Deaton had a daughter named Eddy who