Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American politician and military officer who was the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served...
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The county is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796 and again from 1812 to 1816. Shelby County is included in the Birmingham–Hoover...
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since the 1700s. Initial usage for boys was probably influenced by Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), a United States Revolutionary War commander and later governor...
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second most populous city in the state. The county was named for Governor Isaac Shelby (1750–1826) of Kentucky. It is one of only two remaining counties in...
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Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Shelby County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shelby County's...
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1843 and named after Colonel Isaac Shelby, a hero of the battle of Kings Mountain (1780) during the American Revolution. Shelby was agricultural until the...
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Battle of Kings Mountain (section Pursuit of Shelby)
James Johnston, William Campbell, John Sevier, Joseph McDowell, and Isaac Shelby rallied to attack Ferguson and his forces. Receiving intelligence on...
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in 1837. It is named for Isaac Shelby, a soldier in the American Revolution who became the first governor of Kentucky. Shelby County was established in...
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honor of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Shelby County was established on January 15, 1851. It was named after General Isaac Shelby, a hero...
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SS Isaac Shelby was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Isaac Shelby, the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky...
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48,230. Its county seat is Sidney. Its name honors Isaac Shelby, first governor of Kentucky. Shelby County comprises the Sidney, OH Micropolitan Statistical...
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Lincoln County, Kentucky is the historic home place of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Shelby acquired the property as the first land settlement...
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elect the governor of Kentucky. Former Democratic-Republican governor Isaac Shelby defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Lieutenant...
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The county was established on January 2, 1835, and named for Governor Isaac Shelby of Kentucky. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total...
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player Isaac Rosefelt (born 1985), American-Israeli basketball player Isaac Henrique Sequeira (1738–1816), Portuguese physician Isaac Shelby (1750–1826)...
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Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site is a park in Junction City, Lincoln County, Kentucky. It marks the estate and burial ground of Kentucky's first...
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Kentucky acquiring statehood on 1 June 1792. Democratic-Republican nominee Isaac Shelby was elected unanimously by an electoral college vote. Until 1800, Kentucky...
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years. Many Overmountain Men, including John Sevier, John Rhea, and Isaac Shelby, went on to play prominent roles in the establishment of the states of...
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Patrick Ferguson (section Pursuit of Shelby)
two hundred mounted Patriot partisans under joint command of Colonels Isaac Shelby, James Williams, and Elijah Clarke prepared to raid a Loyalist camp at...
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of the General Assembly. Such a case occurred in 1813 when Governor Isaac Shelby, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, was asked to lead a band of Kentucky...
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as 100,000 personnel annually. Camp Shelby was established in 1917. The post was named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Indian fighter, Revolutionary War hero...
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county was named for Gen. Isaac Shelby, who defeated the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War. Shelby then became the first Governor...
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Junction City, Kentucky (redirect from Shelby City, Kentucky)
was once the separate town of Shelby City, incorporated in 1867, and named for Kentucky's first governor Isaac Shelby, who lived and was buried nearby...
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prohibited from succeeding himself or herself in office, though four men (Isaac Shelby, John L. Helm, James B. McCreary and Happy Chandler) served multiple...
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county seat is Shelbyville. Shelby County was established in 1827 out of Fayette County. It was named in honor of Isaac Shelby, governor of Kentucky and...
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Indians in which the United States was represented by Andrew Jackson and Isaac Shelby, while the Chickasaws were represented by their chiefs, head men, and...
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the 27th U.S. Infantry and five brigades of Kentucky militia led by Isaac Shelby, the 63 year-old governor of Kentucky and a hero of the American Revolutionary...
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of Daniel Boone, Spencer Records, Thomas S. Hinde, Thomas Hinde, and Isaac Shelby. He served the United States in the Revolution, the Northwest Indian...
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Fort Shelby was a United States military installation in Prairie du Chien. Illinois Territory, built in 1814. It was named for Isaac Shelby, Revolutionary...
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Cleveland County, North Carolina (redirect from Shelby, NC μSA)
census, the population was 99,519. Its county seat is Shelby. Cleveland County comprises the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which...
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