Edmund Meredith Shackelford

Biography

Edmund Meredith Shackelford, whose brief life ended in 1806, represents the fragile human stories that underpin the broader historical narrative of the United States. Though his years were short, they occurred during a young nation’s search for stability and identity.

He is memorialized in Autaugaville Cemetery as a reminder of the many lives that, though not widely recorded, still helped form the communities of their time.