Hester Cassandra SHELBY

HAIRSTON.org ID#1677, b. 15 March 1894, d. 6 September 1973
Father*Charles S. SHELBY b. 5 Apr 1854, d. 20 Nov 1900
Mother*Hester Henry BAKER b. 15 Aug 1860, d. 30 Sep 1928
Birth*Hester Cassandra SHELBY was born on 15 March 1894 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.1,2 
She was the daughter of Charles S. SHELBY and Hester Henry BAKER. 
Census 1900Hester Cassandra SHELBY appeared on the 1900 census of Charles S. SHELBY on 1 June 1900 in Civil District 15, Dist 51, image 3, Shelby, Tennessee; Charles 46, Hester B 30, Charles Jr. 14, Louis C 12, John B 10, Hester B 6, Mattie A 4, Allie M 1.3

Census 1910Hester Cassandra SHELBY appeared on the 1910 census of Hester Henry BAKER on 21 April 1910 in 1088 Vollentine Street, Ward 21, District 250, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.4

Photo*Hester Cassandra SHELBY was photographed


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about 1914. 
Census 1920She appeared on the 1920 census of Hester Henry BAKER on 7 January 1920 in 1088 Vollentine Avenue, Ward 21, District 181, Image 7, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Hester Shelby 59, Hester 25, Miriam 21.5

Marriage*Hester Cassandra SHELBY married Albert P. AUSTIN in 1927 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.6,2 
Census 1930Hester Cassandra SHELBY appeared on the 1930 census of Albert P. AUSTIN on 21 April 1930 in Charlottesville, Virginia; Austin, Albert P. 33 MS, Hester S. 32 TN.7 
Census 1940Hester Cassandra SHELBY appeared on the 1940 census of Albert P. AUSTIN on 21 April 1940 in Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia. 
Death*Hester Cassandra SHELBY died on 6 September 1973 in The Towers Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 79.2,8
Obituary*Mrs. Hester Shelby Austin - Mrs. Hester Shelby Austin, 79, of 701 E. High St., formerly of Ivy, died Thursday in Charlottesville hospital. She was born in Memphis, Tenn., the daughter of late Charles and Hester Baker Shelby and taught in the Memphis school system for a number of years. She is survived by her husband, Albert P. Austin and one sister, Mrs. Gentry C. Carroll of Memphis. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy. Funeral arrangements by Hill and Irving Funeral Home are incomplete. -- The Daily Progress, Friday, September 7, 1973, page 10. 

Family

Albert P. AUSTIN b. 20 Mar 1897, d. 5 Oct 1981

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S164] Shelby. Bible - Shelby Family 1826-1970. N.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date. Martha Carroll, unknown location.
  2. [S3225] Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S52] Marriage Certificate or Register.
  7. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S51] Death Certificate.
Last Edited13 Aug 2025