1874 Webster County death records: M.E. Sheffer, white female, married, age 16; d 1 Dec 1874, childbed fever, born Webster Co; parents Joseph and S.J. Shelton, both born KY. Webster Co marriage record; 2nd marriage for Henry Sheffer; 1st marriage for F.W. Black. Both residents of Webster Co. Married at bride's mother's house. Witnesses, ? Quinn and Houston Black. 15 Jun 1876.