This is the headstone of Benjamin Osborn Shelley, born in Rutherford County North Carolina on July 2, 1829, and died in Coats Bend, Alabama on February 19, 1921. It is very likely that he went by the name "John." The inscription reads "BENJ. O. SHELLEY, CO. D., 14 GA. INF, C.S.A.”
DESCENDENTS OF BENJAMIN OSBORN SHELLEY