Back Row
1. Sarah Alexander "Sallie" Glenn. 2 Robert Minton 3. Georgia Shelburne
4. Annie Bell 5 Nona Shelburne 6 Olla Bethany, 7 Emma Bethany 7 Emma Bethany
8. Bessie Bell 9. Calpernia "Callie" Shelburne
26 Hiding person between 1, 2. Unknown
Middle Row
11 Millie Perkins Shelburne 12. Calpernia H. "Callie" Bell Bethany 13 Sarah
Adeline "Puss" Bell Minton
14. Sarah Pamplin Shelburne Glenn 15. Virginia Ann "Jennie" Minton Thompson 16.
Rolfe V. Bethany
Bottom Row
17. Henry Fortran Glenn 18 Ethel Cumings 19. Ethel "Blue Eyes" Bethany 20. Nena
McDade 21. Bessie Brookfield Fortran 22. Artie Bethany 23. Wells Mathew Bethany
(standing) 24 Annie L Dement Bethany (adult) 25 Gus John English "Gussie"
Bethany. (child)
Additional information:
Picture of Shelburne Descendants 1895
Source of Picture: Files of Fairy Thompson, who died in 1980 in Paragould, Ark.
and descendant of John P. Shelburne,
Names On back of Picture. Additional information below added by Orville
Shelburne.
Date of Picture: Based on calculated ages of children from their dobs. 1895 or
1896. Calendar appears to be Dec. 1895 (?) based on 31 days and Sunday the 1st.
Location: Probably Bellville as most of these people lived in Bellville,
Possibly St. Mary's Church
Special Occasion?: 21 of the 25 people are descendants of John P. Shelburne,
born 28 Dec. 1790. 3 more aremarried to Descendants. John P.'s daughter, SarahP.
Shelburne Glenn is at the center of the group, age 77 and December is the 65th
aniversary of her wedding to Alexander Glenn who died earlier.
Perhaps Christmas of Funeral of John Chester Bethany who died on 31 Dec 1895 and
whose wife 2 sons, 4 sisters and 1 brother are in the picture. Note only one
adult male.
Additional:
1. Sarah Glenn b5-12 -1850, dau. Alexander and Sarah Pamplin Shelburne Glenn.
2. Robert Minton b.27-4 -1833; son of Alfred & Elizabeth. M. Sarah A. "Puss"
Bell
3. Georgia Shelburne b. 9-6-1878, dau James Henry & Mollie Perkins Shelburne m.
Joe H. Gardner
4. Annie Bell b.25- 12-1876, dau John P. Bell & Margaret Lucinda Bethany, m.
Kenny Hood
5 Nona Shelburne b.29-12-1875, dau James Henry & Mollie Perkins Shelburne, m.
Walter Moore
6. Ola Bethany b. 25 -12-70, dau. James Miller & Callie H. Bell Bethany
7.Emma Bethany b. 12-4-1874, dau. James Miller & Callie H. Bell Bethany
8. Bessie Bell b. Aug 1882, dau. John P. & Margaret Lucinda Bethany Bell
9. Calpernia Shelburne, b.23-11-1880, dau. James Henry & Mollie Perkins
Shelburne
10.James Robert Thompson b. 7-12-1881, son of Robert Watson & Virginia Ann
Minton Thompson.
11.Mollie Perkins Shelburne, b. 5-3-47, wife of James Henry Shelburne
12.Calpernia H Bell Bethany, b. 7-2-1850, wife of James Miller Bethany, dau of
A. J. & Callie Bell
13.Sarah Adeline Bell Minton b. 25-2-1843, dau. A. J. Bell & Calpernia
Shelburne, m. R. Minton
14 Sarah Pamplin Shelburne Glenn b. 1-5-1819 Dau. John P. and Nancy Dunkin
Shelburne, m. A. Glenn
15. Virginia Ann Minton Thompson b. 20-12-47, dau. Alfred & Jane Shelburne
Minton
16. Rolfe V. Bethany b. 25-4-1886, son of James Miller & Callie Bell Bethany, m.
Augusta Ueckert
17.Henry Fordtran Glenn b.27-11-1887 son of James Alexander & Clara Niebour
Glenn
18. Ethel Cumings b. 2-11-1888, dau Franklin Pleasant & Lucy Glenn Cumings
19. Ethel Bethany b. 8-3-1888 dau James M. & Callie H. Bell Bethany, m. Roy E
DeLay
20. Nena McDade dau. Jack & Calpernia Bethany McDade
21. Bessie Brookfield Fordtran b. 23-9-1882, dau. Wm. Brookfield & Nancy America
Minton Fordtran
22. Artie Bethany b. 3-2-1884, dau. James Miller & Callie Bell Bethany, m. Cooke
Riddle
23. Wells Mathew Bethany b. 2-11-1893 son John Chester Bethany, gson James &
Callie Bethany
24. Annie L. Dement Bethany, m. John Chester Bethany
25. Gus John English Bethany b. 1-4-1894, son John Chester & Annie Dement
Bethany
OSHELBURNE@Austin.rr.com
Alexander Glenn
Information below contributed by Orville Shelburne
This is the picture of
Alexander Glenn b. .Apr 1812 Ga. In 2000 from the files of Fairy Thompson who
died in 1980 at Paragould Ar. She and Orville Shelburne are descendants of John
P Shelburne b.1790 Va. who came to Austin Co 1837. Fairy did considerable work
on the Shelburnes which is in the hands of Robert Fairies Thompson, her nephew.
1819- James A Glenn in Al for birth of M S Glenn.;
1830 census- James A in
Limestone Co Al which adjoins Lauderdale Co, and Ruben Dement with wife Synie L
Glenn is in nearby Lauderdale.
1840 census- James A Glenn and Ruben Dement
are in Tishimingo Co Ms. ages of males suggest Alexander b. 1812 Ga not with
father James. (to Tx?)
1841- 7 Dec 1841 Alexander Glenn m. Sarah Pamplin
Shelburne in Austin Co Tx they likely met in 1830-36 when Shelburnes were in
Lauderdale AL).
1845 tax roll- James still in Ms, son Bethel Hicks Glenn mar.
Margaret Ann Page Mahan in Alcorn Co Ms Feb 1845
1846 B H Glenns son Matthew
b.in Ms
1847- Ruben Dement child born Tx- thus suggest they came with James
et al in late 46 or early 47.
1850 census- James Glenn and Ruben Dement are
in NW Austin county near Welcome and near Shelburnes who had come from
Lauderdale in two waves one arriving in 1837 via Sabine Parish La. and a second
wave arr before 1848.
OSHELBURNE@Austin.rr.com
Page Last Updated: 02 January 2025
