- 3. Roy Thomas SHIFFLETT (b. Aug. 25, 1905 Rockingham County, VA - Jan. 16, 1978 Harrisburg, PA) m. 1) Alice Lee LAM (d/o Luther & Milinda Crawford Rapp Lam) m. June 14, 1921 ; m. 2) Bessie TURNER 1948 ; m. 3) Florence Unknown
- 4. Dorothy Irene SHIFFLETT (b. Oct. 30, 1926 McGaheysville, VA) m. J. Donald TODD
- 4. William Lee Sylvester SHIFFLETT (b. Aug. 29, 1928 Elkton, VA) m. Erica GROSSMAN Dec. 16, 1950 Philadelphia, PA
- 4. Margaret Kathryn SHIFFLETT (b. Nov. 20, 1930 Philadelphia, PA) m. Harold T. BRYSON, Jr.
- 3. Dorothy SHIFFLETT (b. 1906 - d. 1906)
SHIFFLETT Brothers and Families
Seated: Ruth Ford (d/o Margaret Shiflett), Sell Shifflett, Will Shifflett |
A Bit of Soap Opera Sell Shifflett went to a box social and bid on Maggie Ford's box, and then they had lunch together. When they married in 1901, he was listed as a widower and she a divorcee. Maggie was married four times and had eleven children. Her oldest was Mary who was born while Maggie was single and working as a housekeeper for Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller is believed to be the father. Maggie's 3rd husband was Ford; he ran off with Mary, Maggie's daughter, so Maggie divorced him and he then married Mary, his own step-daughter. Now this part gets really confusing: Sell's step-daughter Sudie was his brother Will's wife; thus Sudie was Sell's sister-in-law as well. This makes Sell's son Roy both Sudie's nephew and her half-brother. Whew! |
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Obituary for Margaret Shifflett Death Comes After Very Brief Illness Funeral Wed.
Mrs. Margaret Ann Shiflet, 92, wife of Sell V. Shiflet, one of Harrisonburg’s oldest and most beloved residents, and a native and former resident of the Mt. Zion Church community between McGaheysville and Elkton, died at her home, 322 East Market St.
Mrs. Shiflet had not been well for several years, but her condition did not become serious until Sunday. Although her condition was known to be serious her death came as a shock to both her family and to her host of friends.
A daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Johnson, she was born on November 25, 1862, in the Mt. Zion Church community, east of McGaheysville, and spent her entire life in the community of her birth and in the McGaheysville section prior to moving to Harrisonburg over 20 years ago. She had been making her home at her present address, 322 East Market St., for the past 17 years.
On Dec. 14, 1901, she married Sell V. Shiflet, who survives her. Mr. Shiflet, a well known Harrisonburg and Rockingham County resident, has served as custodian of the Court House here for a number of years. He retired from this position in 1953.
Mrs. Shiflet possessed a kind and pleasant personality and was loved and admired by all who knew her. She was a lifelong member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
She is survived by six daughters, Mrs Mary Garvin of Wilmerdine, Pa.; Mrs. Blanch Sampson of Staunton; Mrs. Mabel Page of Baltimore; Mrs. Annie Oliver of McGaheysville; and Mrs. Ruth Huffman and Mrs. Lillie Houff both of Keezletown; a son Roy T. Shiflet, of Street, Md., and a son by a former marriage, Clarence Ford, of New Market. A number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren also survive as well as a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Kiser of Shenandoah; and a brother Jacob Johnson of McGaheysville; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Four children, Mrs. Ocie Shiflet, Mrs. Sudie Shiflet, Scotty Hott, and Dorothy Shiflet, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:30 from the chapel of the Lindsey funeral home. Her pastor, the Rev. S. J. Westfall of Elkton, will conduct the services, assisted by the Rev. Douglas Ebert of McGaheysville. Burial will be in the family lot in the McGaheysville cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: U.T. Life, Lester Oliver, Irvin Shifflett, Roy Rutherford, John Doval and Earl Life.
Honorary pallbearers will be R T Armentrout, John M. Funkhouser, Alfred G. Cook, E.S. Ashby, E.E. Kiser, J. Robert Switzer, Frank Newman and W. Ed Grandle.
The body is at the funeral home where relatives, friends, and pallbearers are asked to meet Wednesday morning at 10:15.
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Obituary for Sell Shifflett
Sell V. Shifflet, a former deputy sheriff, and in more recent years custodian of the court house, died early Sunday morning of a self inflicted
bullet wound. Mr. Shifflett had not enjoyed good health in recent
months and had recently undergone surgery at a local hospital.
A son of the late Thomas Shifflett and Lucretia Jollett, he was born
Oct. 19, 1871 at East Point and spent practically all his life in
Rockingham Co. and Harrisonburg. In early years he devoted his time to
farming and later served as deputy sheriff under the late Sheriff Fowley
and also served as superintendent of the county farm for a number of
years. He was a member of the E.U.B. Church.
His wife, the former Miss Margaret Johnson, died Dec. 27, 1901 [obvious error - they were married in 1901. She died in 1954.].
He is survived by one son, Roy T. Shifflett of Lansdale, PA and
three grandchildren. He also leaves several step children and seven
great grand children.
Funeral sevices will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the
Chapel of the Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg. The service will
be conducted by the Rev. Douglas Eckert. Burial will be in McGaheysville Cemetery. |
