This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shackleford, Motley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/pR.2ADE/854.1.1 Message Board Post: To Ella B. Bell: Thanks for your message. My husband is African-American and related to Shacklefords and Motleys in Autauga. Here is more of what I know: Thomas Shackleford probably lived in Autauga County, Alabama. He had at least 3 children: Henry, Martha and Gus. Henry Shackleford married Henrietta Patterson and they had 2 children: Flora Belle and Mary Ellen. Mary Ellen is my husband's mother. She was born in Birmingham, lived in Selma and moved as a young girl to Chicago. Henry Shackleford died in September of 1949 in Chicago. Martha Shackleford married John Anderson. I have a picture of a very tall Walther Shackleford, but am still waiting to hear how we are related. I'd love to connect our families if possible. Thanks, Mary