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Mary Lee Austell Metcalf
28 May 1869 – 14 Dec 1952
| Birth | 28 May 1869 |
| Death | 14 Dec 1952 |
| Cemetery | Gum Springs Cemetery Flintville , Lincoln County , Tennessee , USA |
| Added by | Trish Holaway on 23 Nov 2005 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11846011 |
Bio
Mary Lee (Austell) Shelton Metcalf - She was the daughter of Jeptha Columbus and Mary Jane (Riddle) Austell. Mary J. had first married a Mr. Watkins and had children with him. I assume Mr. Watkins died soon into their marriage and she then married Jeptha Columbus Austell - 29 Jul 1868 - Jackson Co., Alabama. By 1895, Mary J. (Riddle) Watkins Austell was dead and Jeptha Columbus Austell then married Elizabeth Jane Powers - 24 Mar 1895 - Jackson Co., Alabama. The family ended up in Ellis Co., Texas. Mary Lee Austell, the subject of this memorial, first married Henderson Ambrose "Hence" Shelton - 04 Dec 1884 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. Later, she married Hiram William Metcalf - 14 Jan 1917 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. Her obituary follows: Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Metcalf -- Mrs. Mary Shelton Metcalf, age 88, died Sunday morning, December 14, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dave Tucker, after an illness of several years. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted at the Gum Springs Church in Lincoln County by the Rev. Frank Hirlston. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Fannie Sullenger of Lexie Cross Roads, Mrs. Pearl Couch of Tullahoma, Mrs. Lavert Plattenberg of Winchester, and Mrs. Dave Tucker of Harmony; a son, Alton Shelton of Flintville; 27 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Source: Winchester Chronicle Winchester, Tennessee Thursday, December 25, 1952 The information below is the comments of Ms. Patricia "Trish" Holaway, the original contributor of the memorial: d/o Jeptha Austell & Mary Jane Riddle. w/o (1)- Henderson "Hence" Ambrose Shelton. (2)- Hiram William Metcalf (My great uncle) Married 1-14-1917 Fayetteville, Lincoln co.,Tn. Mother of (with Hence): Horce Alton, Bob, Fannie E., Pearl M., Nellie Syvestra, & Marrie "Rilla" (Tucker) Shelton. Photo is Mary with Hiram Metcalf.
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Siblings
- John W. Austill 1864–1950
- James Robert Austell 1866–1948
- Pauline Clementine Austill Rogers 1874–1942
- Joseph Boston "Boss" Austell 1876–1950
- Henrietta Austell Scirratt 1881–1948
- Rhoda Candis "Georgia" Austill Powers 1883–1978
Children
- Fannie Elizabeth Shelton Sullenger 1887–1965
- Horace Alton Shelton 1893–1984
- Maymie Pearl Shelton Couch 1895–1990
- Sylvesta "Nettie" Shelton Plattenburg 1898–1972
- Maggie Rilla Shelton Tucker 1906–1993
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