Della
Shropshire
formerly Hughes
Born about in Georgia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and Harriett (Unknown) Hughes
Wife of
Seaborn Shropshire
— married
28 Feb 1874 in Floyd, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Nora (Shropshire) Castlin, Henry Shropshire, Matilda Rose Shropshire, Kate Shropshire, Andrew Shropshire, George Shropshire, Louise Shropshire and Lucille Shropshire
Died about
at about age 32
in Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Mar 2022
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Biography
Della (Hughes) Shropshire is a part of US Black heritage.
In the 1870 census Dilla (age 12), Farm Laborer, was in Subdivision 141, Floyd, Georgia.[1]
Dila Hughes and Sebron Shropshire obtained a marriage licensein March 1874 in Floyd, Georgia, United States. No date of marriage is recorded[2]
In the 1880 census Milley [Dilley Shropshire] (age 24), Keeping House, was the wife of Lewis Shropsher in Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, United States.[3]
Sources
- ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 141, Floyd, Georgia; Roll: M593_149; Page: 280B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #4703777 (accessed 4 March 2022)
Dilla Hughes (12), Farm Laborer, in Subdivision 141, Floyd, Georgia. Born in Georgia. - ↑
Marriage:
"Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 4766 #21020768 (accessed 19 April 2023)
Dila Hughes marriage to Sebron Shropshire in Mar 1874 in Floyd, Georgia, USA. - ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia; Roll: 146; Page: 283D; Enumeration District: 070
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #7716250 (accessed 4 March 2022)
Milley Shropsher (24), wife, Keeping House, in household of Lewis Shropsher (26) in Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA. Born in Alabama.
See also:
- Death of daughter Katie Moss: "Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940"
Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2562 #75222432 (accessed 19 April 2023)
Dillie Hughes in death record for daughter Katie Moss, 29 Jan 1924, wife of Seab Shropshire, in Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA.
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