Miriam Allie SHELBY

HAIRSTON.org ID#1682, b. 8 July 1898, d. 8 April 1970
Father*Charles S. SHELBY b. 5 Apr 1854, d. 22 Nov 1900
Mother*Hester Henry BAKER b. 15 Aug 1860, d. 30 Sep 1928
Birth*Miriam Allie SHELBY was born on 8 July 1898 in Tennessee. In photo below, Martha is on right and her younger sister Miriam is on left.1

 
She was the daughter of Charles S. SHELBY and Hester Henry BAKER. 
Census 1900Miriam Allie SHELBY appeared on the 1900 census of Charles S. SHELBY on 1 June 1900 in Civil District 15, Dist 51, image 3, Shelby, Tennessee; Charles 46, Hester B 30, Charles Jr. 14, Louis C 12, John B 10, Hester B 6, Mattie A 4, Allie M 1.2

Census 1910Miriam Allie SHELBY appeared on the 1910 census of Hester Henry BAKER on 21 April 1910 in 1088 Vollentine Street, Ward 21, District 250, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.3

Census 1920Miriam Allie SHELBY appeared on the 1920 census of Hester Henry BAKER on 7 January 1920 in 1088 Vollentine Avenue, Ward 21, District 181, Image 7, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Hester Shelby 59, Hester 25, Miriam 21.4

Marriage*Miriam Allie SHELBY married Edward Allen NIEL Jr. on 14 October 1924 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.5,1

 
Death Spouse*Her husband, Edward Allen Niel Jr., died on 15 October 1939. 
Marriage*Miriam Allie SHELBY married Robert Fulton HICKS on 28 June 1952.1

 
Death*Miriam Allie SHELBY died on 8 April 1970 in Silver Springs, Maryland, at age 71.1 
Burial*She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Lot #81 - 14, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.6 
Obituary*Mrs. Robert Hicks
Mrs. Robert Hicks, the former Miriam Shelby of Memphis, died suddenly yesterday in Silver Springs, Md. Mrs. Hicks was born in Memphis and, before her marriage, taught in Memphis city schools. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. She leaves her husband; her stepdaughter, Mrs. George Fogarty of Chevy Chase, Md., and two sisters, Mrs. Gentry C. Carroll of Memphis and Mrs. Albert Austin of Charlottesville, Va. 

Family 1

Edward Allen NIEL Jr. b. 8 Jul 1898, d. 15 Oct 1939

Family 2

Robert Fulton HICKS

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S164] Shelby. Bible - Shelby Family 1826-1970. N.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date. Martha Carroll, unknown location.
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S52] Marriage Certificate or Register.
  6. [S256] Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Last Edited15 Jan 2023