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Editor,
2010: Could Abiather Shirley actually be Abiather Shelley? Evidence
from records in Massachussetts is pointing in that direction.
See the information at the bottom of Branch #86 Job Shirley (also Shelley?)
Abiather Shirley b. ca. 1781 according to an old family
Bible, He and the Ramsdell family came from Osewego New
York in about 1812 in an open boat down the lakes to Ohio. Abiather
Shirley died in Aug 24, 1834 of Cholera. [obit: Huron Weekly
Reflector for Aug 26, 1834]
Abiather Shelley/Shirley
is listed as a 1810 grantee in New Salem, Franklin Co (then Hampshire
Co) Massachussetts record
married Abigail Ramsdell.
Feb 23 1849, Sandusky
Register (newspaper). Died. Port Huron, on the 22nd of January.
Mrs Abigail Shirley, relict of the late Abiather Shirley, aged
62 years.
1. Sarah SHIRLEY born Feb 12, 1812, first white
child born in the area of Huron-Sandusky. She married Charles
Atwater who was born ca. 1800 Connecticut.
children: ATWATER
(1). Charlotte Atwater
m. Mr. Kelley
A. Edward Atwater Kelley
2. John Carmi SHIRLEY born July 14, 1811 at Ottawa County Ohio. [Ken
- I'm not convinced this family is the correct child of Abiather
Shirley. Another John R. Shirley family lives next door to Abiather's
son William Barton Shirley in 1860 census - though could be a
distant relative.]
married Caroline Dwelle,
born June 1816.
(Betty - I also have another source that gives him marrying Eliza
Chichester. Perhaps he was married more than once).
children
(1). Alfred B.
SHIRLEY b. ca.
1836 Ohio
(2). Charles Stillman SHIRLEY b. Sept 15, 1837 Ottawa Co. Ohio d.. May 1, 1911
Port Clinton
Ohio m. Mary Jane Warner Dec 19, 1868
children
A. Silvester SHIRLEY b. ca. 1873 Ohio
B. Grace SHIRLEY b. Sept 9, 1883 m. James Horth
(3). Benjamin F. SHIRLEY b. ca. 1843 Ohio
(4). Jacob SHIRLEY b. ca. 1844 Ohio
married Hannah Salina
Ramsdell; born 4 Oct 1846; died 21 Jun 1921; dau of William Ramsdell
and Emily Ladd
children:
A. William Corine SHIRLEY born May 10, 1868 at Port Clinton Ohio. Died 12
Dec 1924 at Sandusky Erie Co Ohio. Buried St Mary's Cem.; Occupation:
Night Watchman
B. Alfred SHIRLEY b. ca. 1872 Ohio
(5). Job SHIRLEY b. ca. 1844 Ohio
(6). George H. SHIRLEY b. ca. 1841 Ohio m. Susan ____.
children and others living in household in 1880
census
A. Frank B SHIRLEY. b. ca. 1862 Ohio
B. Joe SHIRLEY b. ca. 1869 Ohio
C. Grace G. SHIRLEY b. ca. 1872 Ohio
and (B)...
J. PHENIAS 29 yrs. old b. Ohio
and (ML)...
ELIZA LA FLUER 65 yrs old b. NY
(7). Frank SHIRLEY
(8). Lucy SHIRLEY
(9). John Phineas
SHIRLEY b. Aug
8, 1850 Ottawa Co. Ohio married Mary E. Main, Dec 29,
1886
children
A. Florence SHIRLEY
B. Carmi Joseph
SHIRLEY
C. Clarabelle SHIRLEY
3. Charles SHIRLEY b. Albany NY. He was a sea Captain
on the Great Lakes
4. William Barton SHIRLEY born Feb
23, 1825 in Huron, Ohio, died Dec 31, 1887. Fisherman
married Rhoda Martin who was born near Montreal Canada (this
lineage previously stated her name was Lydia?). She died 1908.
children in census:
(1). Abigail SHIRLEY b abt
1849
(2). Charles SHIRLEY 1850 Ohio
(3). Abiather Barton SHIRLEY
1852 Ohio
(4). Francis (Frank) SHIRLEY
1853 Ohio
(5). Henry SHIRLEY born August 14, 1856 at Huron County,
Ohio. Fisherman.
married Elizabeth C. Kritzer
born July 8 1868 in Erie
County Ohio
children:
A. Milton J. SHIRLEY, a fisherman
B. Munson G. SHIRLEY, a cement worker
C. Manola SHIRLEY married Basil Doane of Detroit Michigan
D. Gladys SHIRLEY
E. Abbie SHIRLEY
F. Elnora SHIRLEY
(6). Oliver SHIRLEY 1858 Ohio
(7). George SHIRLEY 1861 Ohio
(8). Orley W. SHIRLEY born March 13, 1863 at Huron County Ohio.
died March 23, 1935. buried Castelia, Erie County. Unmarried.
Fisherman
(9). Arthur SHIRLEY 1866 Ohio
(10). Warren SHIRLEY 1870 Ohio
5. Abigail SHIRLEY b.
ca 1814
6. Almira SHIRLEY b. Aug 1,
1816 d. Dec 10, 1901 Detroit, MI, m. Carlos A. Munson
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Abiather Shirley