William Henry Shackelford, b: 1807

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}

^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}


			^{Richard Nunn Shackelford}^{b.1750 Hanover, Virginia d.1824 Madison, Alabama}

		^{George Shackelford}^{b.1770 Halifax, Virginia d.1850 Onslow, North Carolina}	^{Mary Ann Roberts}^{b.1748 Halifax, Virginia d.1832 Madison, Alabama}

	^{William Henry Shackelford}^{b.1807 Spartanburg, South Carolina d.1873 Okolona, Clark, Arkansas}

		^{Mary Ann Davis}^{b.1780 Carteret, North Carolina d.1807, South Carolina}

^{Reuben Marion Shackelford}^{b.1828 Giles, Tennessee d.1866 Clark, Arkansas}			^{John Thomas Westmoreland}^{b.1725 Prince George, Virginia d.1784 Dinwiddie, Virginia}

		^{Reuben Westmoreland}^{b.1767 Bristol, Dinwiddie, Virginia d.1825 Pulaski, Giles, Tennesse}	^{Edith Nipper}^{b.1730 Prince George, Virginia d.1753 Dinwiddie, Virginia}

	^{Martha L Westmoreland}^{b.1813 Westmoreland, Virginia d.1892 Nevada, Arkansas}		^{William Abernathy}^{b.1742 Brunswick, Virginia d.1832 Giles, Tennessee}

		^{Elizabeth Abernathy}^{b.1787 Brunswick, Virginia d.}	^{Elizabeth Clayton}^{b.1748 Brunswick, Virginia d.1815 Pulaski, Giles, Tennesse}