Elijah Shockley (1788)

Born 1788 in Worcester, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Elijah Shockley was born in 1788, in Worcester county, Maryland, a son of Solomon Shockley, who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.

• Solomon is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as Ancestor #A104156. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his son, Elijah Shockley, who married Margaret Givan. ^[1]

On March 13, 1821, in Worcester county, Maryland, Elijah married Margaret Givan. ^[2] Elijah and Margaret are found on the United States Census of 1850, living in Worcester Parish, Worcester county, Maryland, with eight children: ^[3]

• Solomon F. Shockley, born circa 1827 ^[4]

• Purnell Shockley, born circa 1829 ^[5]

• Salley E. Shockley, born circa 1830

• Mary A. Shockley, born circa 1832, died February 27, 1905, second wife of Dewitt Clinton Fooks ^[6]

• Margaret J. Shockley, born circa 1834

• Isabella Shockley, born circa 1837

• Rebecca Shockley, born circa 1837

• Elijah Robert Shockley, born circa 1838, died 1888, married Amanda Riggin ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A104156
2. ↑ "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q283-X21T : 29 November 2018), Elijah Shockly and Margaret Givan, 13 Mar 1821; citing Worcester, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties; FHL microfilm 14,596
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4L-F88 : 22 December 2020), Elijah Shockley, Worcester Parish, Worcester, Maryland, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
4. ↑ Possibly: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160306586/solomon-f-shockley
5. ↑ Possibly: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160306602/purnell-j-shockley
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180301955/mary-anne-fooks
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41153935/elijah-robert-shockley

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