Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Evan Shelby
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1719 | Born, Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales |
| 1734 | Emigrated to America, settling in Franklin County, Pa. |
| 1739 | Moved to Frederick County, Md. |
| 1744 | Married Laetitia Cox |
| 1755-1787 | Served in various capacities in several military campaigns |
| 1773 | Moved to Fincastle County, Va. (later part of North Carolina and Tennessee) |
| 1781 | Elected to North Carolina senate |
| 1787 | Married Isabella Elliot Elected governor of the State of Franklin, but declined |
| 1794, Dec. 4 | Died, Fincastle County, Va. |
Isaac Shelby
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1750, Dec. 11 | Born, near North Mountain, Md. |
| 1774-1781 | Served in various capacities in several military campaigns |
| 1779 | Elected to Virginia legislature |
| 1781-1782 | Served in North Carolina assembly |
| 1783 | Moved to Kentucky Married Susannah Hart |
| 1787-1789 | Member of the three conventions that prepared the way for statehood |
| 1787 | Helped organize Kentucky Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge |
| 1792 | Member of the convention that framed the first constitution of Kentucky Elected the first governor of Kentucky |
| 1817 | Declined the position of secretary of war in President James Monroe’s cabinet |
| 1818 | President of the first Kentucky Agricultural Society |
| 1819 | President of the first board of directors, Centre College, Danville, Ky. |
| 1826, July 18 | Died |