Smith Shiflett

Submitted by:
Eddie Fort
EddieFort@aol.com

Comments: Smith enlisted in Albemarle County, VA on 15 July 1861 in Company H of the 56th Virginia Infantry as a private. He is listed as present on the 29 July 1861 to 31 October 1861 muster rolls. From July through December 1863 he is listed as a deserter. There is no other mention of him. There were 9 other Shiflets who were assigned to Company H and with the exception of one who died of disease and one who never reported they all deserted as well. The following men deserted together: (all Shifletts) Albert, Durrett, Gustin, Lucius (may be Lincus), Marshall, Overton, Smith and Wesley. Telegraph number 3309 received in Richmond from Louisa Courthouse to the Secretary of War summarizes things by stating "the seven Shifletts belonging to Company H and ordered to Southwest Virginia were discovered in Louisa County on November 25th 1861 - three were captured and admitted they were deserters and placed in jail. The others escaped." The telegraph was signed by John Hunter.

Smith and his son, Edward, enlisted in the Confederate Army on the same day although they served in different units. Smith also is listed as a private in the 88th VA Militia. At age 61, in Rockingham Co., Smith filed for a partial disability pension on his Civil War service and it was approved. He stated he was b. in Greene Co. (then Orange) and had enlisted at Manassas in 1861, served until 1865 when he was fuloughed. Other men who could swear to his service were: Augustus Shiflett of Barnesville?, Albemarle Co.; and Oby Shiflett of Dayton, Rockingham Co.

Additional Note: I received an email claiming Harriet Mumaw was full blooded Indian. Upon investigation at the Mumaw website: http://www.mumma.org/, it is clear that her grandfather immigrated from PA to VA, and it's therefore highly unlikely she is full blooded Indian, and more likely she is PA Dutch.

Other researchers on this line:
Line of Lula Jane Shiflett and John Richardson: Pat Powell pmpowell2@aol.com

Revised 2 July 2004; Created 2 Aug 2000, Indexed 11 Aug 2000
Smith Shifflet b.c. 1815 Orange Co., VA

married December 19, 1838, Greene Co., VA by John Gibson with surety Lewis Shiflett; James and Lewis Shiflett were witnesses on the permission (therefore Sarah was not 21)

Sarah Shiflett b.c. 1818 prob. Albemarle or Orange Co., VA daughter of John Shiflett; possibly the John who m. Betsy Campbell.

Issue:
2. Edward Abram Shifflett b.c. 1840 Greene Co., VA m. 6 Dec 1866 Shenandoah Co., VA Harriet Jane MUMAW, b. 14 Aug 1840 d/o John MUMAW and Sarah HELSLEY. Enlisted on 7/15/1861 in Company K of the 33rd VA Infantry. Present through 4/1862; AWOL 8/1862; absent sick through 12/1862; present through 12/1863. POW 5/12/1864 at Spotsylvania C.H. to Ft. Delaware, 5/20/1864. Took Oath and released 6/15/1865. Dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes. He was listed as a horse rancher in Edinburg, VA. On the 1880 census he is listed as a blacksmith. Apparently, Edward Shifflett was the one responsible for changing his last name to Shiplette.
3. Edward Allen Shifflett b. May 29, 1876 Rockbridge Co., VA; d. January 10, 1946 bur. Lantz's Mill, Shenandoah Co. m. 1) Unknown; m. 2) 28 Dec 1898 Shenandoah Co., Minerva Regina Helsley b. 6 Jan 1871 Shenandoah Co., d. 11 Oct 1936 bur. Lantz's Mill, Shenandoah Co. d/o George HELSLEY and Mary BARTLE. Minerva's sister m. John Dellinger Sr.; their son was the gangster, John Dillinger Jr. Edward changes his name to Shipplett
4. Joseph Samuel Shipplett b. 31 Oct 1907 Columbia Furnace , Shenandoah Co., VA; d. Feb. 22, 1989 Salem VA, Lewis Gale Hospital, bur. Sherwood Cemetery, Salem, VA m. 29 Aug 1935 White Top, VA Martha Jane Holmes b. 6 Nov 1905 Washington, Co, VA d. 3 Feb 1985 Roanoke, VA d/o John HOLMES and Sarah KESTNER, bur. Sherwood Cemetery, Salem, VA
4. Bryan Hunter Shipplett b. c. 1900, Shenandoah Co. VA; d. Strasburg, Shenandoah Co., VA m. Ann HARRIS
4. Frank Edward Shipplett b. May 04, 1904, Columbia Furnace, VA; d. Nov. 1973, Harr, TN, bur. Harr, TN m. Willie Evelyn RUTHERFORD
4. Perry Glenn Shipplett b. May 19, 1910, Ridge Hollow, Shenandoah Co. VA; d. c. June 11, 1972, Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA m. 1933 Leesburg, VA Helen Anna JENKINS b. 1 Jun 1913 Louden Co., VA d. 18 Jun 1969 Alexandria, VA. Prior to his marriage, Perry had a child with Annie R. HELSLEY d. 1947 d/o Ephrian HELSLEY and Henrietta COFFMAN and he adopted her after his wife's death.
4. Maude MAUK Was left as an infant in a basket on Edward Allen Shipplett's front porch. She was taken in and raised as one of the kids
3. Sam Shifflett
3. Charles F. Shifflett, b. Abt. 1868
3. John William Shifflett, b. Abt. 1870. Ran/owned dry cleaners in Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA
2. James Samuel Shifflett b. April 15, 1848 Rockingham Co., VA d. 23 Feb 1927 VA; m. 18 Oct 1870 in Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA (farmer) Louisa Keller b. 16 Feb 1850 Shenandoah Co., VA d. 1934 Shenandoah Co., VA; d/o George Keller and Elizabeth Smith. James' death certificate lists his parents as John Shiflett and Sarah Shiflett. Vital statistics transcrpition for his m. record listed parents as "Linith" and Sarah.
3. Mollie Shifflett b. 1873, Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA; d. 1938 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA m. John H. Cullers b. 1868 d. 1933 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co.
4. Harry CULLERS
4. Hester CULLERS
3. Laura Shifflett b. Sep. 3, 1874 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA; m. Apr. 03, 1890 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co. VA Albert C. LICHLITER b. Jan. 16, 1874 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA d. Jan. 13, 1930, Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA
3. William Hardy Shifflett, b. Apr. 16, 1875, Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA; d. August 07, 1906 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA m. 29 May 1896 Fort Valley, Florence M. MORELAND b.c. 1876 Shenandoah Co., d/o Henry and Minerva MORELAND; m. 2) April 30, 1905, Shenandoah Co., VA Emma Gertrude HOTTEL b. Shenandoah Co.?
4. Walter Shifflett b. Jun. 20, 1898 d. Dec. 10, 1970
4. Alice Shifflett
3. Charles O. Shifflett b. December 06, 1878 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA; d. May 20, 1880 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA
3. Lula Jane Shifflett b. Feb. 16, 1881 Powell's Fort, Shenandoah Co. VA; d. Mar. 29, 1963 Detrick, VA m. Sep. 16, 1898 John J. RICHARDSON b. Nov. 15, 1876 Powells Fort, VA d. 8 Apr. 1950 Detrick, VA
4. Edward Clarence RICHARDSON, b. Sep. 06, 1898 Fort Valley d. Nov. 13, 1976 VA; m. Pearl RUSH b. 27 Nov 1906 d. 19 Jan 1946. He also had a child in 1919 with someone else.
4. Perry Samuel RICHARDSON, b. Jan. 28, 1901 Fort Valley d. Jan. 29, 1983 Fort Valley m. Beatrice RINKER b. 15 Jul 1903 Shenandoah Co., d. 5 Jan 1992 Shenandoah Co.
4. Charles W. RICHARDSON b. Nov 05, 1903
4. Lester Theodore RICHARDSON, b. Mar. 09, 1906 Fort Valley d. 1953 Fort Valley m. Julia UNKNOWN
4. Dessie R. RICHARDSON, b. Jul. 29, 1908 Fort Valley d. Aug. 05, 1978, Accokeek, MD m. Lawrence MORELAND b. 1906 VA d. 1957 Accokeek, MD
4. Essie May RICHARDSON, b. Jul. 29, 1908 Fort Valley d. 1956 VA m. Abner FIGGINS
4. Eva Evelyn RICHARDSON b. Aug. 17, 1909 Fort Valley d. Aug. 10, 1982, Prince Georges Co., Clinton, MD m. 9 Sep 1933 Loudon Co., VA Robert Lee POWELL b. Apr. 07, 1907 Prince William Co. VA d. Jan. 19, 1948, Washington, D.C.
4. Georgie W. RICHARDSON b. Dec. 26, 1912 m. Elwood EMMONS
4. Herman Lee RICHARDSON b. Jun. 12, 1914 Fort Valley d. Sep. 20, 1966 MD
4. Louise Christine RICHARDSON1, b. May 02, 1916 Fort Valley d. 1973; m. Boyd E. SHELL b. 1901; d. 1976
4. Della M. RICHARDSON b. Apr. 05, 1919 d. Apr. 25, 1920
4. Sadonia RICHARDSON b. Nov. 11, 1920 m. 1) Emory KITTS; m. 2) Arthur HINTZE
3. Vernie Shifflett b. Mar. 16, 1885 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA; d. Jul 9, 1971 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA; m. Aug. 10, 1905 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA; Charles S. MORELAND b. Dec. 05, 1881 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA d. Dec. 18, 1952 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA
3. Pearl Shifflett b. Jun 26, 1891 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA d. Jan. 16, 1968 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA
3. Alice V. Shifflett b. 1871 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA d. 1942 Fort Valley, Shenandoah Co., VA m.c. 1890 James W. Clem b. Oct 1860 Shenandoah Co., VA s/o Henry and Harriet Clem. Note: original submission had husband as Dewey D. CULBRETH b. 1874, d. 1939, with children's surname as Culbreth. Is it possible Culbreth is her 2nd husband?
4. Minnie Lee Clem b. 18 Aug 1891 Dilbeck, Shenandoah Co., VA d. 27 Dec 1972 Shenandoah Co. m. 1) Arthur O. Ritenour; m. 2) 12 Aug 1929 Shenandoah Co., William Clarence Cave b. 1 Mar 1903 Shenandoah Co., d. 12 Sep 1958 VA, s/o Noah Cave and Unknown Ritenour
4. Romea V. Clem b. 1893 prob. Shenandoah Co., VA NFI
3. Clarence Shifflett b. 1889/90 Shenandoah Co.?; d. 1927 VA m. 13 Dec. 1911 Shenandoah Co., Lena B. CAVE b. 1889/90 Shenandoah Co., d. 1975 VA d/o David and Dollie CAVE
4. Raymond W. Shifflett b. May 16, 1912
4. Desso May Shifflett b. August 25, 1914 Fort Valley, VA
4. Arlen Samuel Shifflett b. March 24, 1917 Fort Valley, VA
4. Theda Louise Shifflett b. November 12, 1921 Fort Valley, VA


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