Helen
Hamilton
formerly Shackelford aka Sharp
Born in Marion, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ambrose Shackelford
and Mary Ann (Hamilton) Shackelford
Sister of
James C Shackelford, Martha (Shackelford) Clelland, John Shackelford and Henry H. Shackelford
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Zana (Sharp) McCoy
Died
at age 74
in Marion, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Daughter of Ambrose Shackelford and Mary Ann Hamilton.
Helen married Amos Sharp 6 Apr 1871 in Marion County, West Virginia.[1]
By 1880 Helen was a widow, living with her parents and daughter Zana Sharp, age 6.[2]
Helen married Elijah Hamilton.[3]
She died of asthma and paralysis.
Sources
- ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-J34N : 28 November 2018), Amos Sharps and Helen Shackelford, 06 Apr 1871; citing Marriage, Marion, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RY-XZV : 15 July 2017), Hellen Sharp in household of Ambros Shackelford, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 87, sheet 407B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,407.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CY-S5G : accessed 8 September 2020), Hellen Hamilton in household of Elija C Hamilton, Lincoln district (south side) Monongah town (part), Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 12A, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,764.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D8-1LT : 4 April 2020), Helen Shackleford in household of Ambrose Shackleford, Marion county, Marion, Virginia, United States; citing family 701, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMM-F3Q : 19 March 2020), Helen Shackleford in entry for Ambrose Shackleford, 1860.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN1-PP3 : accessed 8 September 2020), Helen Hamilton in household of Eliza C Hamilton, Lincoln, Marion, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 18A, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1687; FHL microfilm 1,375,700.
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1PD-NJS : 10 March 2018), Hellen Hamilton, 14 Oct 1921; citing Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 6232, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,952,972. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1952972&ImageNumber=2143
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41714912/helen-hamilton
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
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