Sarah Shelby

1785 - 1846  (61 years)

• Name	Sarah Shelby
  Born	08 Oct 1785	Stanford, Lincoln Co. KY
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Oct 1846	Danville, Boyle Co. KY
  Buried	McDowell Park, Danville, Boyle Co. KY
  	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65537530
  Notes	She was the daughter of Isaac Shelby, who was twice governor of KY, and was a a soldier in Lord Dunmore's War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. While governor, he personally led the Kentucky militia in the Battle of the Thames, an action that was rewarded with a Congressional Gold Medal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Shelby Find A Grave info http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65537530 Sarah was the daughter of Governor Isaac Shelby and Susannah Hart. She married Dr. Ephraim McDowell in 1802 and they were the parents of nine children with only five living to adulthood. Sarah and Ephraim were both originally buried in the Shelby Family Burying Ground in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Their remains were reinterred in 1879 in McDowell Park, which was created and dedicated in Dr. McDowell's honor by the Kentucky Medical Society on December 13th and 14th, 1879. Four of their children remain interred in the Shelby Family Burying Ground in Lincoln County. (bio by: Deb Redmon)
  Person ID	I10222	Master File
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2012

  
  

  Family	Dr. Ephriam McDowell,   b. 11 Nov 1771, Augusta Co. VA ,   d. 25 June, 1830, Danville, Mercer Co. KY  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1802
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F6586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart