DeShazo Ancesters -- 1605

      I was born a Redmond. My Mother was born a Pettit. My Grandmother was born a DeShazo.   Her Grandfather was a William Clinton DeShazo, a Confederate Veteran.  He is buried in Bold Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Shelby County, Alabama.   I can follow the tree back to France and then to Switzerland .. and I guess that is all we will know.   Pretty amazing to be able to trace the family back that far.   All the way to 1605. 

Jean De Chazeaux
Birthdate:	estimated between 1605 and 1665
Birthplace:	Switzerland

and his son was

Jean Peter De Chazeaux/ DeShazo
Birthdate:	1670 (120)
Birthplace:	Besançon, Franche-Comté, France
Death:	Died February 20, 1790 in King and Queen, VA, USA
So he lived 120 years???? Found this on a family tree online.. H-m-m-m

	in King and Queen, VA, USA
I found out that there is a book about my maternal Grand Mother's Paternal Family,  The DeShazo Family of Virginia written by Nancy DeShazo Jennings in 1995. Googled it and there is one in Birmingham, at the Library two hours from me.   H-m-m-m... William Clinton, father of William Floyd, father of Letitia Launah, Mother of Sarah Carolyn, Mother of Carol Jill (me!!) Mother of TI and EM. William Clinton DeShazo was the son of Louis II (1802-1868) and 5th gen. descent of JEAN de CHAZEAUX (First American, settled circa 1895) So would that mean I am 9th generation?? My kids are 10th generation.

William Clinton DeShazo Obelisk- pretty impressive!!

Amanda -- my 2G  Grand Mother- looks like she died in 1931  

William Clinton DeShazo foot stone

Close up side view ,"Dear Parents the we miss you much, We know you rest with God.

Love the

River beside the Cemetery

Close up

Obelisk for my (?) GG Grand Father and Grand Mother