Shropshire Family Genealogy

1. WALTER² SHROPSHIRE (THOMAS¹) was born between 1792 and 1795 in SC, and died after 1860 in Wilkinson, MS. He married TABITHA DAY December 18, 1817 in Amite, MS, daughter of JONATHAN DAY and NFN TRICE.

Children of WALTER SHROPSHIRE and TABITHA DAY are:

2. i. MARY JANE³ SHROPSHIRE.

3. ii. SARAH SHROPSHIRE, b. Abt. 1820, Amite, MS; d. Wilkinson, MS.

4. iii. TEMPERANCE SHROPSHIRE, b. 1826, Wilkinson, MS.

5. iv. WILEY SHROPSHIRE, b. 1830, Wilkinson, MS.

v. LARRY SHROPSHIRE, b. 1832.

6. vi. EMILY SHROPSHIRE, b. July 27, 1834, Wilkinson, MS; d. September 07, 1881.

vii. ELIZABETH SHROPSHIRE, b. 1837, Wilkinson Co., MS; m. N. W. BROWN, March 03, 1859, Wilkinson Co., MS.

viii. AMANDA SHROPSHIRE, b. 1840; m. WILLIAM DUTY, January 26, 1860, Wilkinson Co., MS.

7. ix. THOMAS SHROPSHIRE, b. 1842, Wilkinson, MS.

x. ROBERT SHROPSHIRE, b. Abt. 1825; m. MARGARET E. MCCEARLEY.

8. xi. WILLIAM SHROPSHIRE, b. 1828.

xii. LUCY SHROPSHIRE, b. 1832; m. JAMES MCCEARLEY, January 10, 1854, Wilkinson Co., MS.

 

2. MARY JANE³ SHROPSHIRE (WALTER², THOMAS¹). She married WILLIAM CAVIN February 13, 1840 in Wilkinson Co., MS, son of TOM CAVIN and MARGARET BRUFF.

Children of MARY SHROPSHIRE and WILLIAM CAVIN are:

i. MOSES⁴ CAVIN, b. July 02, 1852, Wilkinson Co., MS; d. January 27, 1918, Wilkinson Co., MS (buried Cavin 5 Cemetery); m. THEODOSIA ELVIRA SMITH, November 27, 1873, Wilkinson Co., MS.

ii. DAVID NATHAN CAVIN, m. (1) ADA A. SHROPSHIRE, December 08, 1878, Wilkinson Co., MS; m. (2) SARAH JANE NETTLES, February 03, 1887, Wilkinson Co., MS.

iii. WILLIAM THOMAS CAVIN , JR., b. 1841, Wilkinson, MS; m. LUCRETIA ANN MCCURLY, October 13, 1864, Wilkinson, MS.

3. SARAH³ SHROPSHIRE (WALTER², THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1820 in Amite, MS, and died in Wilkinson, MS. She married MOSE CAVIN April 05, 1842 in Wilkinson, MS, son of TOM CAVIN and MARGARET BRUFF.   Both Sarah and Mose were probably buried in Wilkinson Co., MS.

Children of SARAH SHROPSHIRE and MOSE CAVIN are:

i. EDNA⁴ CAVIN.

ii. KATE CAVIN.

iii. ANNA ELIZA CAVIN, b. October 21, 1844, Wilkinson, MS, MS; d. December 25, 1885, Wilkinson, MS. She was buried December 1885,  Wilkinson Co., MS.

iv. CARROL BRUFF CAVIN, b. February 03, 1851, Wilkinson, MS; d. December 25, 1885, Wilkinson, MS; m. CLARINDA CATHERINE NETTERVILLE, January 26, 1871, Wilkinson, MS.  (Wilkinson County Marriage Record Book L, page 166. It shows her as L. A. Netterville????)  He was buried December, 1855 in Wilkinson Co., MS  After Carroll Cavin died Clarinda married Thomas Perry.  Clarinda was buried November, 1933 in the Netterville 2 Cemetery in WIlkinson Co., MS.

v. EMMA F. CAVIN, b. October 18, 1855, Wilkinson, MS, MS; d. September 01, 1884, Wilkinson, MS; m. THOMAS PERRY, February 11, 1873, Wilkinson Co., MS.  Emma died at age 31 and was buried September, 1884 in Wilkinson Co., MS.

vi. THOMAS WALTER CAVIN, b. January 23, 1858, Wilkinson, MS; d. December 16, 1939, Wilkinson, MS; m. (1) ELIZABETH JANE KNIGHT, February 06, 1879, Wilkinson, MS; m. (2) ETHEL NETTERVILLE, January 26, 1910, Wilkinson, MS.  Thomas was buried December 1939, Knight Cemetery, Wilkinson Co., MS.  Elizabeth Jane died of spinal meningitis and was buried April, 1906 in the Knight Cemetery in Wilkinson Co., MS.   Walter's second wife Ethel Netterville was buried in December, 1954 in the Netterville-Leake Cemetery in Wilkinson Co., MS.

vii. WILEY CAVIN, b. November 07, 1862, Wilkinson, MS; d. February 08, 1930, MS; m. LOUISE METCALFE.  Wiley was buried February, 1930 location unknown.

4. TEMPERANCE³ SHROPSHIRE (WALTER², THOMAS¹) was born 1826 in Wilkinson, MS. She married OREN PARTIN April 17, 1851 in Wilkinson Co., MS.

Children of TEMPERANCE SHROPSHIRE and OREN PARTIN are:

i. VERONA ALICE⁴ PARTIN, m. THOMAS CURTIS ASHLEY.

ii. MARYLAND A. PARTIN, b. 1852; m. LENA JONES, May 14, 1901, Wilkinson Co., MS.

iii. MARGARET L. PARTIN, b. 1855.

iv. WILLIAM W. PARTIN, b. 1856.

v. JOHN S. PARTIN, b. 1866.

5. WILEY³ SHROPSHIRE (WALTER², THOMAS¹) was born 1830 in Wilkinson, MS. He married MARY MCCURLEY June 06, 1854 in Wilkinson Co., MS.

Children of WILEY SHROPSHIRE and MARY MCCURLEY are:

i. NANNIE⁴ SHROPSHIRE, b. Wilkinson, MS; m. (1) ISAAC DAVID (IKE) CARTER; m. (2) PETER SR. SMITH, February 10, 1876, Wilkinson Co., MS. 

ii. MATTIE SHROPSHIRE, b. September 19, 1871, Wilkinson Co., MS; d. August 15, 1947; m. JAMES A. BROWN, January 06, 1887, Wilkinson Co., MS.

iii. MARY TABITHA SHROPSHIRE, b. August 30, 1859, Wilkinson, MS; d. January 21, 1891, MS; m. (1) MURDOCK PERRY, Bef. 1873, MS; m. (2) JOHN S. COBB, January 15, 1878, O'Kelly Place, MS.

iv. LEVICIA JANE SHROPSHIRE, b. February 15, 1857; d. January 21, 1934, Wilkinson Co., MS; m. JOSEPH RABB LEAKE, October 29, 1874, Home of Wiley Shropshire.   Levicia buried in the Shropshire Cemetery on the  "L Leake Road", Wilkinson Co., MS,  Joseph Rabb Leake buried on December 1904, Shropshire Cemetery, Wilkinson Co., MS.

6. EMILY³ SHROPSHIRE (WALTER², THOMAS¹) was born July 27, 1834 in Wilkinson, MS, and died September 07, 1881. She married (1) DAVID SWAYZE September 20, 1852 in Wilkinson Co., MS. She married (2) JAMES W. SWAYZE September 30, 1879 in Wilkinson Co., MS.

i. DAUGHTER⁴ SWAYZE.

ii. SARAH JANE SWAYZE, m. JOHN CHRISTIAN MCCRAINE, January 10, 1871, Wilkinson Co., MS.

7. THOMAS³ SHROPSHIRE (WALTER², THOMAS¹) was born 1842 in Wilkinson, MS. He married MARTHA I WOMACK November 23, 1859 in Wilkinson Co., MS.

i. THOMAS⁴ SHROPSHIRE, m. LYDIA B..

ii. ADDIE A. SHROPSHIRE, b. 1862, Wilkinson Co., MS.

iii. LOUISA A. (LULA) SHROPSHIRE, b. 1866, Wilkinson Co., MS.

iv. LYDIA L. SHROPSHIRE, b. 1869, Wilkinson Co., MS.

8. WILLIAM³ SHROPSHIRE (WALTER², THOMAS¹) was born 1828. He married ELVIRA B. KING July 22, 1857 in Wilkinson Co., MS.