In Search of Susan: A Sheffield Family Story

Susan Delilah Sheffield is the authors Great Grandmother. Her story was lost from the family record thus preventing the creation of a family tree. A search of census and courthouse records revealed her past and enabled creating a genealogical record of who begat whom. and after much research there are stories to tell. In our search for Susan we found that there were several notable Sheffields and much has been written on the Sheffield family. Freemans parents Bryant and Nancy Paine Sheffield were pioneers in Early County Georgia. Several cousins were politicians lawyers and physicians. Freemans brother Seaborn was one of the richest men in West Georgia. Susans father Freeman was absent from most documents. A census record listed Susans mother Celia as head of household and running the farm. Her fathers occupation was none with the reason given as fitified. Then a brief death notice in the Atlanta Constitution newspaper indicated he had one of his fits and fell into the fire.Sheffield; Shuffield; Shuffill; Shuffild; Sheffel; Shuffel; Sherfiel; Shuffer; Shuffiel