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Shelby County, Kentucky

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  • Nancy Howton (1805 - 1836)
    Biography Nancy (Hankins) Howton was born on February 13, 1805 in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States. Her parents were William Hankins and Mary "Polly" (Hedden) Hankins . Nancy married James Henr...
  • Mary ‘Polly’ Hankins (c.1789 - 1885)
    11. MARY3 HEDDEN (ABRAHAM2, GILBERT1) was born 1790, and died 1885. She married WILLIAM HANKINS 14 OCT 1805. Note: In 1880 Mary was a widow living with her son P. William in Washington Township, Hendr...
  • https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genealogies_of_Virginia_Families/55I38FXWyPgC?q=Leonard+Daniel+of+Cumberland+virginia&gbpv=1&bsq=James%20Daniel%27s%20will#f=false
    Leonard Daniel (1741 - 1761)
    By reading this looks like description of Leonard Daniels Land All the above lands #1-5 will be cut into Cumberland County in 1749. Some fallout information based on the locations of James' lands is ...
  • Robert Edward Merrill (1900 - 1966)
    Curator's Note : Although the marriage date of Robert's parents and the 1900 Census conflict with the draft record and the SSDI, the SSDI birth date is used here. There is no doubt that all of these do...
  • Elizabeth Salmon (1800 - 1882)
    Family Folklore - not true- Elizabeth "Betsy" (Field) and John "Jack: Waterloo Salmon did not own and operate the "Eight Mile House" "The Eight Mile House" Search For History Biography Elizabeth Bet...

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The county was founded in 1792 and named for Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky.

Adjacent Counties

Communities

  • Bagdad
  • Chestnut Grove
  • Christianburg
  • Clark
  • Clay Village
  • Cropper
  • Finchville
  • Harrisonville
  • Hemp Ridge
  • Mt. Eden
  • Mulberry
  • Olive Branch
  • Peytona
  • Pleasureville
  • Shelbyville (County Seat)
  • Simpsonville
  • Southville
  • Todds Point
  • Waddy

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Shelby County History

Nat'l Reg. of Hist. Places