Jennifer,
I believe you have found some of my relatives. Mary E "Jenny" Hilburn Shores was my great grandmother who went by, it seems different names. Born In Guntersville, AL Marshall County. Mother of Ireland Shores who I have a picture of from 1903. Isom was her brother also had a brother name Charles "Charlie" Hilburn, Sister Sara Jane Hilburn and 5 or 6 half brothers and sisters with James being one of them. I also have documents signed by her as "Jenny". Grand kids Gance Ireland Shore (Died around 2009/10 Myrtle Beach, SC), Ireland Shores, (died on USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor 12/7/41), John Shores (deceased), Mann Shores (deceased approx. 1997/98 Guntersville, AL), Maxine Shores (deceased about 2000 Guntersville, AL), Wilahue "Essie" Shroes Conaway (Deceased approx. 2006 Boaz, AL), Yvonne "Toni" Shores Garlen (Still Living in Athens, AL), Vivian Alta Dean Shores Elsea (Died 6/1/2001 San Diego CA)& Veronica Lake Shores Dugger Moore (Still living in Prospect, TN.) I have more information and I am trying to trace their Indian Heritage. Please feel free to contact me.

Susan Dennison