Sarah and Ephraim were both originally buried in the Shelby Family Burying Ground in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Their remains were reinterred in 1879 in McDowell Park, which was created and dedicated in Dr. McDowell's honor by the Kentucky Medical Society on December 13th and 14th, 1879.
Four of their children remain interred in the Shelby Family Burying Ground in Lincoln County.
Sarah and Ephraim were both originally buried in the Shelby Family Burying Ground in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Their remains were reinterred in 1879 in McDowell Park, which was created and dedicated in Dr. McDowell's honor by the Kentucky Medical Society on December 13th and 14th, 1879.
Four of their children remain interred in the Shelby Family Burying Ground in Lincoln County.
Bio by: Deb Redmon
Gravesite Details
Portions of the cemetery were relocated to other sections in 1994 due to church expansion. Sarah McDowell is not listed in the relocation records, indicating that her marker was illegible at that time.
Family Members
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Gen James Shelby
1784–1848
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Evan Shelby
1787–1875
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Maj Thomas Hart Shelby
1789–1869
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Susan Hart Shelby Fishback
1791–1868
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Albert Evan Shelby
1791–1860
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Nancy Shelby Nelson
1792–1815
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Isaac Shelby Sr
1795–1886
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John Shelby
1797–1815
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Letitia Shelby Todd
1799–1868
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Cathrine Shelby
1801–1801
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Alfred Shelby
1804–1832
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