Families of Antebellum Missouri
William Henry Shy
1854 - 18331. William Henry Shy was born on 24 Jan 1854 in Reynolds County, Missouri (son of Jesse Shy, Jr. and Mary Ellen Miner); died on 4 Jan 1833 in Black, Reynolds County, Missouri ; was buried in Shy Cemetery, Black, Reynolds County, Missouri . William married Nancy Annis January on 16 Jul 1875 in Reynolds County, Missouri . Nancy was born on 27 Nov 1855 in Oregon County, Missouri; died on 29 Dec 1898 in Reynolds County, Missouri ; was buried in Shy Cemetery, Black, Reynolds County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Colonel Joseph January Shy was born on 30 Jun 1888 in Reynolds County, Missouri ; died on 22 Feb 1963 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; was buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri .
2. Jesse Shy, Jr. was born in 1825 in Kentucky (son of Levi C. Shy and Rachel Shy); died on 30 Aug 1854 in Reynolds County, Missouri . Jesse married Mary Ellen Miner in 1851 in Reynolds County, Missouri . Mary was born on 25 Jan 1827 in Reynolds County, Missouri ; died on 9 Jan 1923 in Reynolds County, Missouri ; was buried in Shy Cemetery, Black, Reynolds County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Ellen Miner was born on 25 Jan 1827 in Reynolds County, Missouri ; died on 9 Jan 1923 in Reynolds County, Missouri ; was buried in Shy Cemetery, Black, Reynolds County, Missouri . Children:
- 1. William Henry Shy was born on 24 Jan 1854 in Reynolds County, Missouri ; died on 4 Jan 1833 in Black, Reynolds County, Missouri ; was buried in Shy Cemetery, Black, Reynolds County, Missouri .
Generation: 3
4. Levi C. Shy was born in 1795 (son of Jesse Shy and Martha Cantrell); died in Bef. 19 Jul 1839 in New Madrid County, Missouri . Levi married Rachel Shy on 2 Sep 1819 in Sumner County, Tennessee. Rachel was born in Bef. 1800; died in New Madrid County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Rachel Shy was born in Bef. 1800; died in New Madrid County, Missouri . Children:
- 2. Jesse Shy, Jr. was born in 1825 in Kentucky; died on 30 Aug 1854 in Reynolds County, Missouri .
Generation: 4
8. Jesse Shy was born in 1762 in Orange County, North Carolina; died in Oct 1839 in Mercer County, Kentucky. Jesse married Martha Cantrell in 1785. Martha died in Bef. 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Martha Cantrell died in Bef. 1815. Children:
- 4. Levi C. Shy was born in 1795; died in Bef. 19 Jul 1839 in New Madrid County, Missouri .