Robert Fairman Sheffey1

b. 24 June 1856, d. 8 July 1935
Birth24 Jun 1856 Robert Fairman Sheffey was probably born on 24 Jun 1856 in Virginia. However the 1900 census reports his birth as taking place in July 1856 and his marriage record lists the location as Tennessee.2,3,4,5 
Marriage4 Dec 1878 He married first Mary M. Carmack, daughter of Isaac Carmack and Jane Hamilton Campbell, on 4 Dec 1878 in Washington County, Virginia.3,1 
Cens-188015 Jun 1880 Robert and Mary lived in the Goodson district of Washington County, Virginia, where they farmed and raised three children.4 
Cens-19007 Jun 1900  Following the death of Mary's parents they also provided a home for Mary's younger sister Sally Carmack.5 
Widowed6 Jan 1905  Robert died on 6 Jan 1905. 
Marriageafter May 1911 He married second Sarah Rebecca Carpenter, daughter of James Carpenter and Margaret Ann Ryburn, after May 1911. 
  She had previously been married to the brother of Robert's first wife. 
Cens-192010 Jan 1920 By 1920 Robert and Sallie had been married for about 9 years. They were living in Bristol where Robert was also providing a home for Sallie's children from her first marriage. Robert was working as a tanner.6 
Cens-19302 May 1930  The 1940 census provided additional information. Robert and Sallie rented a home on King Mill Pike in the community of King Town which the census enumerator noted to be a suburb of Bristol.7 
Death8 Jul 1935 Robert died on 8 Jul 1935 at age 79.2 
Burial He was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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Family

Mary M. Carmack b. abt 1849, d. 6 Jan 1905
Children
  • Maggie M. Sheffey5 (Feb 1880 - )
  • Pearl Sheffey5 (May 1884 - 23 Jun 1903)
  • Robert Preston Sheffey5 (1888 - 1941)
Last Edited26 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carmack Info for Rambling Roots," e-mail to Diana Powell, 2 Feb. 2005. Betty cites personal knowledge: "My grandmother, Grace Carmack told her her Aunt Mary married Robert Fairman Sheffey."
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 378. Robert F. Sheffey, 24 June 1856 - 8 Jul 1935.
  3. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 329. Robert F. Sheffey, 23y, sgl, b. TN, resid WCV, farmer, s/o E.N. & Eliz Sheffey AND Mary M. Carmack, 24y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Isaac & Jane H. Carmack; 4 Dec. 1878.
  4. [S165] Rbt Sheffey household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 96, page 125B (stamped), dwelling 171, family 174, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 26 of 49. Enumeration includes: Robert Sheffey, 25, marr, farmer; Mary, 25, wife; Maggie M., 3/12, dau b. Feb.; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  5. [S574] Robert Sheffey household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 110, sheet 6B, dwelling 109, family 109, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 12 of 99. Enumeration includes: Robert Sheffey, 43, b. Jul 1856, marr 20 yrs; Mary M., wife, 43, b. Oct. 1856, marr 20 yrs, mother 3 children, all living; Maggie M., dau, 19, b. Feb. 1881; Pearl, dau, 16, b. May 1884; Robert P., son, __, b. June 1891; Sally Carmack, sister-in-law, 25, b. June 1874; Mary Winston, aunt, 71, b. Sept. 1828, Wd, mother of no children; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S1167] Robert Sheffey household, 1920 U.S. cens., Bristol (Independent City), VA, pop. sched., Bristol, ED 11, sheet 11A (56 stamped), dwelling 192, family 205, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2005. Enumeration includes: Robert Sheffey, 63, marr, laborer in tannery; Sallie, wife, 53, marr; also the following Carmacks, all listed as stepchildren: May, 16; Cora, 11; James, 21 and Ethel, 18; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  7. [S639] Robert H. Sheffey household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., King Town, ED 96-10, sheet 26B, dwelling 493, family 536, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2013. Household includes: Robert H, Sheffey, 73, first married at 21, b. VA/VA/VA, rents home on King Mill Pike for $10 mos, employed as a garden laborer; Sallie I., 63, first married at 31, b. VA/VA/VA; May C., dau, 25, sgl, store clerk, b. VA/VA/VA.