William was counted in a census in 1850 in Washington Twp., Noble Co., IN.

1860 Census has William living with his Aunt and Uncle, Andrew and Mary Jan (Jones) Humprhreys and working as a Laborer.

Civil War
Company B
44th Regiment
Indiana Infantry

1870 Census

1880 Census - Princeton, Kosiusko Co. Indiana - Occupation harness maker. At the same address William Shelly Jr. (17) and three other males are living with the Fenton family. One looks like a Lavering (7) I cannot make out the rest of the names or the relationship.

Probate records in Indiana Elkhart County has William Shelly Jr. getting probate from Phebe E. Laverine (Lavering)

He was counted in a census in 1900 in Oxford, Sumner Co., KS. List as a harnass maker, his wife Nancy is not listed but it shows him as married for 31 years.12

He was counted in a census in 1910 in Oxford, Sumner Co., KS.

He was counted in a census in 1920 in Oxford, Sumner Co., KS.

William married Nancy about 1869. Nancy was born about 1848 in OH.