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Branch #4

Bible of Stephen R. Douglas - itemizes the family of Riley Shirley of Milton Co GA and his wife Dicy Douglass.
page 1  page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6
page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12
page 13 page 14 page 15 page 16    

Branch #34

Massachusetts bible mentioning members of the Ferrers Shirley family. Surnames mentioned include: Smith, Whitney, Shove, and ?Fenton/Senton/Senlon

Branch #10

Update. Bible of Edmund Shirley born 1783 who died 1860 in Boone Co Indiana. Other surnames mentioned: Cox, Coyle, Kise, Johnston, Hitt, Duese, Seward, Carter, Swigert, Woollen. (transcript)

Branch #11

Bible of John Mason Shirley born 1802. Died 1866 in Kentucky. (transcript) Was the son of Thomas Shirley and Molly Yates. Other surnames mentioned: Poole, Garnett, Morton, Rodgers, Cook

Branch #11

Bible of Albert Henry Shirley born 1842 at Barren Co KY; Son of John Mason Shirley and wife Mary Pool. (transcript). Other surnames mentioned: Pool, Garnett, Cook, Allen, Baird

Branch #60

Bible of Alfred M. Shirley born 1853 and died 1902 in Maury Co TN (transcript). Other surnames mentioned: Smithson, Luke, Martin, Estes, Bethell, Young.

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Bible of Alfred H. Shirley born 1842 in Barren Co KY. Married Nellie Garnett (transcript). Other surnames mentioned: Garnett, Cook, Allen.

Branch #53 and #74

Image of the James Madison Williams bible (of Butte Co California) recording the deaths of three Shirleys from Branch #53 Jacob Shirley of Warren TN and Shannon Co MO and Branch #74 Thomas Jefferson Shirley - family of Crawford Co MO and Tuolumne Co. CA. Other surnames mentioned: Farrow, Farres (or Farrar), Mitchell, Renfro, Williams, Hudspeth, Mitchell.

Here are the relevant passages

"Jacob Shirley departed this life on Saturday 2 March 1850"

"Sopha Shirley departed this life on Thursday the 18th of September 1845".

"Tryphena Williams departed this life on Tuesday February the 27th 1855." (nee Shirley)

Note: Credit for this material goes rightfully to Eve Berg-Pugh. She is descended from David Williams and Tryphena Shirley through their son, James Madison Williams. The pages are all that is left of the Bible from a burglary that occurred long ago, perhaps in the early 1930's. - Ron Womack

Image of the "Hodges" bible submitted by Lynn Hodges (May 2010). Children of Jacob Sherley, Branch #53.

Births

Elizabeth Sherley January 31st day 1835

William Sherley February 18th 1837

Charles Sherley September 24 1839

Mary J. Sherley March 29th 1842

Margret Sherley December 2nd 1845

Alexander Sherley December 6th 1847

Sarah J. Sherley June 15th 1845

Branch #25 - The births page from the bible of James Shirley of New Hampshire. Found in his revolutionary war pension application records

Branch #25 - The births page from the bible of Alexander Shirley of New Hampshire. Found in his revolutionary war pension application records.

   


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