Born in Seivern, Aiken, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John George Salley
and Minerva Sheldonia (Cullum) Salley
Sister of
John Allen Salley, Theodocia (Salley) Barr, Hays Anderson Salley, Georgeanna (Salley) Davis and Celeste Edna (Salley) Davis
Wife of
Robert Carson Able
— married
18 Jul 1874 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
George Ernest Able, Lila Myrtle (Able) Oxner, Robert Hays Able, Dona Oza Able and Celeste Ruth (Able) Stewart
Died
at age 68
in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2014
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Biography
Cancer. Buried Leesville, S.C. Lutheran Cemetery. Attended private and public schools of that time. Housewife. gardening. Flowers. Baptist.
Sources
- A History of The Salley Family 1690-1965, Page 83
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120542491/minerva-sheldonia-able: accessed 04 July 2023), memorial page for Minerva Sheldonia Salley Able (24 Nov 1854–17 Jul 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120542491, citing Leesville Cemetery, Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Susan (contributor 47498512).
- "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9KX-H36 : 12 March 2022), Mrs. R. C. Able, 1923.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZTD-ZK6 : Tue Apr 04 21:04:46 UTC 2023), Entry for J G Salley and Minerva Salley, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RL-W6K : 29 May 2021), Dorah Sally in entry for George Sally, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TH-2LW : accessed 4 July 2023), Sheldona Ables in household of Robert C Ables, Gilbert Hollow Township (excl. Lewiedale town) Leesville town, Lexington, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 15A, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,534.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Donna (Kaiser) Croft 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A221480 [compare], Ancestry member DKCroft76
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~0.78%
Elizabeth (Keefe) Parker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A915947 [compare], Ancestry member seaseablue
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