John Shuttlesworth
(1787-1867)
Susan Coe
(Abt 1792-1854)
Caroline Shuttlesworth
(1824-1897)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Robert Robin Ferrell

2. Alpheus Baimbridge

Caroline Shuttlesworth 2 3 4

  • Born: 1824, Little Falls, VA 4
  • Marriage (1): Robert Robin Ferrell in 1853 in , Marion County, VA 1
  • Marriage (2): Alpheus Baimbridge on 13 March 1843 in , Monongalia County, VA
  • Died: 13 August 1897, , Marion County, WV at age 73 4
  • Buried: After 13 August 1897, Mount Harmony Cemetery, Marion County, WV 4
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bullet  General Notes:


Caroline was previously married to Alpheus Baimbridge in 1843. They had 2 children, Louisa and Elihu Baimbridge.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1819 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 41 on the 1860 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1821 and a birth location of Maryland.

This birth year and location was referenced by her age of 59 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1822 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 48 on the 1870 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 4 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 93, Family 658, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Caroline Ferrell..41..Virginia

(Living with 2nd husband, 3 children from current marriage, 1 stepson from husband's 1st marriage, and 2 children from her 1st marriage.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1824, then her age should have been 35 or 36 instead of 41.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 30 August 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 15, Family 108
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Caroline Ferrill..48..Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with 2nd husband, 6 children from current marriage, 2 children from her previous marriage, and 1 stepson from husband's previous marriage.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1824, then her age should have been 45 or 46 instead of 48.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 522C, District 93, Family 77, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Caroline Ferrell..Wife..59..Maryland..Keeping House

(Living with 2nd husband and 4 children from current marriage.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1824, then her age should have been 55 or 56 instead of 59.
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• She was buried on 13 August 1897 in the Mount Harmony Cemetery in , Marion County, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 63311281
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Caroline married Robert Robin Ferrell, son of Enoch Ferrell and Margaret Fast, in 1853 in , Marion County, VA.1 (Robert Robin Ferrell was born in 1818 in Virginia,1 5 died on 8 March 1889 in , Marion County, WV 5 6 and was buried after 8 March 1889 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 4 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 93, Family 658, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Robert Ferrell..40..Virginia..Farmer
Caroline Ferrell..41..Virginia
Louisa Ferrell..11..Virginia
Elihu Ferrell..7..Virginia
Emma Ferrell..6..Virginia..Idiotic
Margaret Ferrell..4..Virginia
Almira J. Ferrell..8m..Virginia
Niel C. Ferrell..18..Virginia..Laborer

NOTE - Louisa and Elihu Ferrell were actually Louisa and Elihu Baimbridge, children from Caroline's 1st marriage. It is doubtful that they were "officially" adopted and used the Ferrell surname because they appear again with the family on the 1870 US Census but this time using the Baimbridge surname.
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 30 August 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 15, Family 108
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Robert Ferrill..50..Virginia..Farmer
Caroline Ferrill..48..Virginia..Keeping House
Emma Ferrill..16..Virginia..without occupation
Margaret Ferrill..13..Virginia..without occupation
Jane Ferrill..9..Virginia..without occupation
Enoch Ferrill..8..Virginia..At Home
Olive Ferrill..6..West Virginia..At Home
Sanford Ferrill..4..West Virginia..At Home
Louisa Bambridge..20..Virginia..without occupation
Elisha Bambridge..18..Virginia..without occupation
Hilo C. Ferrill..28..Virginia..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 522C, District 93, Family 77, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Robert Ferrell..Head..62..West Virginia..Farmer
Caroline Ferrell..Wife..59..Maryland..Keeping House
Emna Ferrell..Daughter..25..West Virginia..At Home
Enoch Ferrell..Son..17..West Virginia..Laborer
Olive Ferrell..Daughter..16..West Virginia..At Home
Sanford Ferrell..Son..14..West Virginia..At Home
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Caroline next married Alpheus Baimbridge on 13 March 1843 in , Monongalia County, VA. (Alpheus Baimbridge was born in 1825 in Virginia and died in 1853.)


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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 522C, family 77, Robert Robin Ferrell and Caroline Shuttlesworth; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States, p. 93, family 658, Robert Robin Ferrell and Caroline Shuttlesworth; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1361.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, p. 15, family 108, Robert Robin Ferrell and Caroline Shuttlesworth; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 17 November 2021, memorial page for Caroline Shuttlesworth Ferrell (1824-27 Aug 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63311281, citing Mount Harmony Cemetery, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 17 November 2021, memorial page for Robin Ferrell (1818-8 Mar 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96418241, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

6 "West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708700 : accessed 17 November 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4W-7XP : 30 January 2020), Robt. Ferrell, 1889.


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