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John Shirley
b. 1818 South Carolina. Lived Alabama

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John Shirley born 3 May 1818 South Carolina. He appeared in Pickens Co AL census in 1850 age 33, and in 1860, age 42, and in 1880 Pickens AL census, age 62; He died 17 December 1883. The newspaper of September 1884 announcing estate land sales indicated John Shirley held large and numerous parcels of land at the time of his death, as well as a functioning grist mill.

2 Jan 1884. Obituary - Mr John Shirley after a long illness of eight days died at his home, near Gordo, Alabama. On Monday night Dec 17th 1883. He was born in Abbeville District South Carolina in May 1818.He has been a citizen of this county for over forty years. He was one of our best citizens. He joined M.E. church south early in life and has been a consistent and useful member yo the day of his death.

27 Feb 1884 - Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian, Wed · Page 4 - Administrator's Sale of personal property. Estate of John Shirley, deceased. By order of the Probate Court of Pickens county, Alabama granted on the 4th day of February 1883, the undersigned administrator of the estate of John Shirley deceased will sell for cash on the premises at public outcry to the highest and best bidder on Thursday the 28th day of February 1884. The following personal to wit: 9 head of cattle, 20 head of hogs, cotton seed, farming tools, blacksmith tools, cultivator, buggy and harness and other articles of personal property appraised and returned to court - Columbus Shirley Administrator Feb 6, 1884

married 1) Lydia Williams She was b. 1824 SC. died April 13, 1863

married 2) Nancy Ann Corr She was b. Aug 18, 1839 d. Sept 3, 1895.

children:

1(i). Julett Shirley born 24 August 1843 AL d. Gordo, AL

1(ii). Julius Shirley born 22 June 1845 AL; He died in Atlanta, Georgia, during the battle of Atlanta circa August, 1864 and not in Gordo. This is confirmed by the diary (History of Company B, 40th Alabama Regiment) of Company "B"C.O. (Capt. Willett), 40th Alabama Inf Regt, CSA.

1(iii). Christopher Columbus "Bob" Shirley born 14 April 1847 Gordo, AL; Administrator of his father John Shirley's estate in 1884; He died 1 June 1918 Gordo, AL; Buried at Hargrove Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL

married 1) Ophelia Howel

married 2) Ada Howell

children:

2(i). Julia Nicholson Shirley born 1874

2(ii). Christopher C Shirley born 1875; He died 26 June 1902, age 26; Buried Hargrove Cemetery, Pickens Co AL

2(iii). Mary Bennie Shirley born 1877

2(iv). Maggie Nette Shirley born 1880

2(v). Frederick Wilson Shirley born 1881

married Willie Finch

2(vi). Alonzo Monk Shirley born 9 May 1884 Picken Co AL, age 24 in 1910 Pickens Co AL census, age 35 in Choctaw Co MS, employer of a saw mill; He owned a cobbler shop at Reform, Pickens Co AL in 1930 census; He died in 1943

married Mary Minerva Garrison

married Myrtle Shumaker

children:

3(i). Joseph Roy Shirley, Naval Commander born 7 January 1910, age 3/12 in 1910 census (as Roy), age 10 in 1920 census (as Roy); Enumerated in San Diego in 1940 census, age 31. They lived in San Diego in 1935 according to the census; Lived in Arlington Virginia in 1950 census, occ: armed forces; He apparently died May 1973 in Santa Barbara CA

Smithsonian Interview of Jon A Shirley: JON SHIRLEY: Here we are in the '30s, in the middle of the Depression, and my father was a sailor, and my mother was a social worker, so they had two incomes, so they were actually, compared to most people, doing very well. She'd gone to Occidental College. And one of the things she studied was art—

JON SHIRLEY: So we lived there. We got transferred to Honolulu in early 1941. We got bombed, and we were sent home to Pasadena on the 23rd of December of 1941. My dad was in the war for—on board ships for a couple of years, maybe a year and a half, and then was given a wartime commission, came back, went to OCS, Officer Candidate School, and we were sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

And we lived in Philadelphia in a variety of places, in an apartment building, and then rented a house, and then rented another house. And then the war ended, and everybody came back and wanted their houses back

Dad got—the Navy decided that he should get a master's degree, and they sent him to Harvard Business School. And my dad was someone that had completed high school, had no college whatsoever. And he and another man from the Army Air Corps were the first two people ever to graduate from Harvard Business School with no undergraduate education whatsoever. Dad wanted to go to Stanford, and he applied, and Stanford wouldn't take someone based on experience. So Harvard took the risk and actually took two of them, and they both graduated. And they were in a great class; I think it was the class of '49, and that included the man who went on to lead Xerox. McColough was a friend of Dad's, told him he should have bought some stock—

And from there, we moved—two years there; two years in Washington, D.C. We lived in Virginia; two years in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

12 May 1973 in Lompoc, California - Obituary - Joseph Shirley memorial services for Joseph Roy Shirley 63, retired naval commander and retired vice president of radio corporation of America will be held monday At All saints episcopal Church. Camden drive and Santa Monica Boulevard Beverly Hills the Rev. Kermit Costa lenos will officiate. Private cremation services will be conducted and the ashes buried at sea. Arrangements were handled in Lompoc by Starbuck mortuary. Shirley died thursday in his Home at 4136 Oakwood dr., Vandenberg Village. He was a native of Alabama and had lived in Lompoc Valley for the past 24 years. Among the survivors is his wife Mercedes of Vandenberg Village two sons John A. Shirley Belgium and Joseph g Shirley. New York and one daughter Mary m Shirley. Columbia. South America.

married Mercedes Miller, age 30 in 1940 census, born Montana Note: a Mercedes Shirley was also a notable film actress, but she was nee Shirley, daughter of a Montana Shirley lineage

Contra Costa newspaper - Dec. 23, 1908 Feb. 13, 1997

Mercedes Shirley, a homemaker, died Thursday in Walnut Creek. She was 88.

The native of Anaconda, Mont., lived in Lompoc before moving to Rossmoor 20 years ago. She was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Rossmoor Democrats and St. Luke's Episcopal Church. She enjoyed reading and writing.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Shirley of Virginia; sons, Jon Shirley of Washington and Gary Shirley of Naples, Italy; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Her husband, Joseph Roy Shirley, died in 1973.

children:

4(i). Jon A. Shirley born 12 April 1938 California, age 1 in 1940 census, age 12 in 1950 census. PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MICROSOFT (now retired)

Wikipedia: Shirley was born to Joseph and Mercedes Shirley in San Diego, California, where Joseph was stationed in the US Navy. Jon Shirley attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Smithsonian interview: Yes, I got married. My first wife and I were married a relatively short period of time. My oldest son came from that marriage. It was maybe five years, and then we got a divorce, and that's also when I moved to the West Coast. I actually moved to San Leandro, California.

married 1) _______ divorced

married 2) Mary ______ She died in 2013

Obituary: Besides her husband, Mary Shirley is survived by her children, Erickson Shirley, of Washington and Colorado, Peter Shirley, of Texas, and Mary Shirley, of Florida; and six grandchildren.

4(ii). Joseph G Shirley born about 1944 Pennsylvania, age 6 in 1950 census

Occidental Collage: "September temperatures topped 100 degrees and wildfire smoke fouled the air as Frances Shirley administered tests on the blacktop. When she’s home, she sleeps or talks to friends on Zoom. “I haven’t been within six feet of a loved one since this all started,” she says. (Dating back to her grandmother, the late Mercedes Shirley ’32, Frances comes from a large Oxy family, including her parents, Christine Grage ’66 and Gary Shirley ’65; brothers Geoffrey ’88 and Joseph ’90; and her aunt and uncle, Mary Shirley ’66 and Frans Kok ’67.)"

4(iii). Mary M Shirley born about 1945 Pennsyvlania, age 5 in 1950 census

3(ii). Ophelia Shirley born about 1916 AL, age 4 in 1920 census

3(iii). Ben Columbus Shirley born about 1917 AL, age 3 1/12 in 1920 census

3(iv). Lawrence Elman Shirley born 7 February 1921 in Mathiston MS

Obituary - Lawrence “Larry” Elman Shirley, retired mining engineer and geologist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, passed away April 7, 2013, at DCH Regional Medical Center of a protracted respiratory illness.
Larry was born February 7, 1921, in Mathiston, Miss., and grew up in Reform, Ala. He graduated from Pickens County High School in Reform. Thereafter, he attended Athens College in Athens, Ala. before enlisting in the U.S. Navy at the start of World War II. During his service in the Navy, Larry served on two aircraft carriers in the Pacific, the USS Shangri-La and the USS Ticonderoga.

After the war, Larry enrolled in the University of Alabama and graduated in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering and geology. He then furthered his studies in geology at the University of Kentucky towards a master’s degree. During this period, he also worked for the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1948, he married Onzelle Duckworth of Palmetto, Ala. They had two children, a daughter Pamela, and a son Larry Jr.

3(v). Rev. Frederick Oswald Shirley born 3 December 1923 AL

Obituary - The Advocate newspaper - Fred Oswald Shirley was born in Reform, Alabama on December 3, 1923 to Alonzo Monk Shirley and Myrtle Virgie Shumaker Shirley. His paternal grandparents were Columbus Shirley (Confederate veteran) and Ophelia Victoria Howell, both of Gordo, Alabama. Fred's maternal grandparents were Jonathan Allen Shumaker and Ella Williams, both from Reform, Mississippi. Fred was married on May 6, 1946 to Georgia Frances Roberts at the Reform United Methodist Church in Reform, Alabama. Their children were Laura Susan Shirley (1955-1981) and Roger Michael Shirley born November 8, 1956. Roger married Angi Kay Ferguson and they had two daughters, Bridget Kathleen and Rachel Grace Shirley, granddaughters that Fred adored. Fred Shirley was raised in Reform, Pickens County, Alabama, attended school there, and graduated from Pickens County High School in 1942. On October 16, 1943, with World War II raging, he followed his three older brothers (Joseph Roy, Ben Columbus, and Lawrence Elman) and enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as a radioman on the USS Orca (AVP-49) which was a seaplane tender. He participated in the fighting at Leyte Gulf and was honorably discharged on February 24, 1946. After his service to the United States, Fred enrolled in Evanston Collegiate Institute, in Evanston, Illinois, transferred to Emory University in Atlanta, and finished his degree at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951. After graduation from LaGrange, he attended the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He was a Methodist minister for over 40 years serving churches in Louisiana and his home state of Alabama, including churches in New Orleans, Opelousas, and most recently Ingleside UMC in Baton Rouge, the church from which he retired in 1988. In Alabama he served at Southside United Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa and at Duncanville in that same area. Fred was recently honored as a Pastor Emeritus at Broadmoor United Methodist Church, the church he was attending at the time of his death. Fred is survived by son Roger Michael Shirley, granddaughters, Bridget Kathleen and Rachel Grace, brothers Ben Columbus, San Diego, CA, Lawrence Elman Shirley, Tuscaloosa, AL, and Folmar Ray Shirley, Centreville, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Frances Roberts Shirley, daughter, Laura Susan Shirley, brothers Thaddeous Eugene Bolling and Joseph Roy Shirley, and sisters Ophelia Elizabeth Spruill and Patty Shirley Guillot.

3(vi). Folmar Ray Shirley

3(vii). Patty Shirley

2(vii). Cornelia Estelle Shirley born 1886

2(viii). Bessie Lou Shirley born 1888

2(ix). George Thomas Shirley born 1892; He died 11 November 1893, age 1, died young

2(x). Lula Mae Shirley born 1893

1(iv). Thomas S. Shirley born 25 June 1848 Gordo, AL Lived in Pickens Co AL in 1880 census; He died 1918 Gordo, AL. Buried.Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

married Roanne Elmore on 5 February 1880 (odd marriage date)

children:

2(i). Dora Ann Shirley born about 1869 AL, age 11 in 1880 census; She died in 1900.

2(ii). Robert Henry Shirley born 6 February 1872 AL, age 9 in 1880 census; He lived at Pickens Co AL in 1920 census; He died 3 April 1933, Pickens Co AL. Buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetary

Ancestor of DNA Kit #40522

married Minnie G. McAteer on 14 December 1892; She was born 31 August 1875; She died 14 March 1948.

children:

3(i). Armon T Shirley born about 1894 AL, age 26 in parent's 1920 census

3(ii). Robert B Shirley born about 1896 AL, age 24 in parent's 1920 censusb

3(iii). Lee P Shirley born about 1900 AL, age 20 in parent's 1920 census

3(iv). Kittie D Shirley born about 1905 AL, age 15 in parent's 1920 census

3(v). Lummie Hobson Shirley born about 1907 AL, age 13 in parent's 1920 census

3(vi). Luna Ruth Shirley born about 1909 AL, age 11 in parent's 1920 census

3(vii). Mary Ruby Shirley born about 1911 AL, age 9 in parent's 1920 census

3(viii). Dorothy V Shirley born about 1915 AL, age 5 in parent's 1920 census

3(ix). Gennie M Shirley born about 1918 AL, age 2 in parent's 1920 census

3(x). Alice L Shirley born about 1920 AL, age 0 in parent's 1920 census

2(iii). Savannah Georgia Shirley born about 1875, age 5 in 1880 census

2(iv). John Thomas Shirley born 27 August 1876, age 4 in 1880 census; He died 30 December 1937, age 61 at Pickens Co AL; Buried Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Gordo Pickens Co AL

married Willie Sergernia Lancaster

children:

3(i). Lula Mae Shirley born 1900

3(ii). Beulah Shirley born 1902

3(iii). Floyd Shirley born 1904

3(iv). John T Shirley born 1906

3(v). Herman Shirley born 1908

3(vi). James Cecil Shirley born 1913

2(v). Lillie Dale Shirley born about 1878, age 2 in 1880 census

2(vi). Fannie Dee Shirley born about 1880, age 0 in 1880 census (as unnamed infant)

2(vii). Walter Lee Shirley born 10 March 1882, age 18 in 1900 census; He died 22 April 1931, age 49 at Gordo Pickens Co AL; Buried Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL

married Rhoda O'Bryant

children

3(i). Mary Roe Shirley born 1920

3(ii). Thomas W Shirley born 1921

3(iii). Walter Leroy Shirley born 1924

3(iv). Annie Ruth Shirley born 1930

1(v). George Shirley born 30 June 1850 Gordo, AL. He died 7 September 1889 Gordo, AL. Buried Hargrove Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL

married Edinetta (Syney) Jones on 5 February 1880

children:

2(i). Edgar Lee Shirley born 1883

married Mattie Pearl Ligon

2(ii). Lottie H Shirley born 1885

2(iii). Georgia Shirley born 1887

1(vi). Mary Ann Shirley born 19 January 1852 Pickens Co. AL; She died May 25, 1911 Platt City, AL. Married Joel Elmore 10 April 1873 Pickens Co. AL. He was b. 1847 d. 1887 Walker Co. AL. He was the son of John Elmore and Nancy Odom. John Elmore was the son of Elijah Elmore and REBECCA SHIRLEY. (Note: This is a Laurens SC Shirley family)

1(vii). Sarah A. (Sallie) Shirley born 13 May 1854 AL; She died 29 January 1928 Gordo, AL. Married Warren D. Howell on 14 December 1876

1(viii). Savannah (Babe) Shirley born 24 October 1856 Gordo, AL; She died 18 March 1907 Gordo, AL. Married J. Simpson Lancaster on 3 January 1884

1(ix). Margaret Shirley born 18 May 1858 Gordo, AL. She died 3 February 1891 Gordo, AL. Married William W. Hall on 19 January 1882

children from John's 2nd marriage to Nancy Carr

1(x). John Clark Shirley born 24 May 1870 AL, age 10 in 1880 census; He died 26 January 1940, age 69 at Bessemer Jefferson Co AL; Buried Center Springs Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL

married Dovie Paralee McAteer

children

2(i). Clara Mae Shirley born 1892

2(ii). Bassie B Shirley born 1895

2(iii). William McCoy Shirley born 1900

2(iv). Verona L Shirley born 1905

2(v). Richard L Shirley born 1907

2(vi). Faye Shirley born 1909

2(vii). Frances Shirley born 1912

1(xi). Henrietta Shirley born about 1873 AL, age 7 in 1880 census; She married C W Holman on 23 July 1890 at Pickens Co AL

1(xii). Viola J. Shirley born about 1877 AL, age 3 in 1880 census; She married H W Fulgham on 17 December 1896 at Pickens Co AL

1(xiii). Wiley Virgin Shirley born about 1879 AL, age 1 in 1880 census

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MDS703@AOL.com James "Mitch" Shirley

Posted by Mitch Shirley on July 04, 1999 at 12:25:16:

I am trying to locate all of the the descendants of John Shirley (b. SC 1818-d. Pickens County, AL 1883) and his two wives. His first wife was Lydia Williams (children Juliet died as a teenager, Julius died in the Civil War, Columbus married Ophelia Victoria Howell, Thomas S. married Roanne Elmore, George married Sydney Jones, Mary Ann married Joel Elmore, Sarah Ermery "Sallie" married Warren Howell, Savannah "Babe" married Joseph Simpson Lancaster, Margarett married Will Hall. His second wife was Nancy Ann Corr (children Ada Loucressa married John Oscar Brown, Emily Ella married Elisha Thomas Hannah, John Clark married Dovie McAteer, Henrietta married Charlie W. Holman, Viola Jane married Henry Fulgham, Willie Mae presumably died young, and Arkie married Lorenzo Dow Fair called "Bud".

I would like to make contact with any descendants of these people. Mitch (James M.) Shirley, 2811 Noble Fir Court, Woodbridge, VA 22192.

Posted by Kim Cantrell on May 31, 1999 at 12:37:22:kimc@fayette.net

My earliest known Shirley ancestor is Eli Shirley who married an Odum. I have no info on this Shirley, except that he had a son John Shirley born May 5, 1818 in South Carolina. John died December 17, 1883 in Alabama. John was married to Lydia Williams first. He then married Nancy Ann Corr. Any info on John's father, Eli, would be greatly appreciated.

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		This Lineage Last Updated April 2023 John Shirley born 3 May 1818 South Carolina. He appeared in Pickens Co AL census in 1850 age 33, and in 1860, age 42, and in 1880 Pickens AL census, age 62; He died 17 December 1883. The newspaper of September 1884 announcing estate land sales indicated John Shirley held large and numerous parcels of land at the time of his death, as well as a functioning grist mill. 2 Jan 1884. Obituary - Mr John Shirley after a long illness of eight days died at his home, near Gordo, Alabama. On Monday night Dec 17th 1883. He was born in Abbeville District South Carolina in May 1818.He has been a citizen of this county for over forty years. He was one of our best citizens. He joined M.E. church south early in life and has been a consistent and useful member yo the day of his death. 27 Feb 1884 - Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian, Wed · Page 4 - Administrator's Sale of personal property. Estate of John Shirley, deceased. By order of the Probate Court of Pickens county, Alabama granted on the 4th day of February 1883, the undersigned administrator of the estate of John Shirley deceased will sell for cash on the premises at public outcry to the highest and best bidder on Thursday the 28th day of February 1884. The following personal to wit: 9 head of cattle, 20 head of hogs, cotton seed, farming tools, blacksmith tools, cultivator, buggy and harness and other articles of personal property appraised and returned to court - Columbus Shirley Administrator Feb 6, 1884 married 1) Lydia Williams She was b. 1824 SC. died April 13, 1863 married 2) Nancy Ann Corr She was b. Aug 18, 1839 d. Sept 3, 1895. children: 1(i). Julett Shirley born 24 August 1843 AL d. Gordo, AL 1(ii). Julius Shirley born 22 June 1845 AL; He died in Atlanta, Georgia, during the battle of Atlanta circa August, 1864 and not in Gordo. This is confirmed by the diary (History of Company B, 40th Alabama Regiment) of Company "B"C.O. (Capt. Willett), 40th Alabama Inf Regt, CSA. 1(iii). Christopher Columbus "Bob" Shirley born 14 April 1847 Gordo, AL; Administrator of his father John Shirley's estate in 1884; He died 1 June 1918 Gordo, AL; Buried at Hargrove Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL married 1) Ophelia Howel married 2) Ada Howell children: 2(i). Julia Nicholson Shirley born 1874 2(ii). Christopher C Shirley born 1875; He died 26 June 1902, age 26; Buried Hargrove Cemetery, Pickens Co AL 2(iii). Mary Bennie Shirley born 1877 2(iv). Maggie Nette Shirley born 1880 2(v). Frederick Wilson Shirley born 1881 married Willie Finch 2(vi). Alonzo Monk Shirley born 9 May 1884 Picken Co AL, age 24 in 1910 Pickens Co AL census, age 35 in Choctaw Co MS, employer of a saw mill; He owned a cobbler shop at Reform, Pickens Co AL in 1930 census; He died in 1943 married Mary Minerva Garrison married Myrtle Shumaker children: 3(i). Joseph Roy Shirley, Naval Commander born 7 January 1910, age 3/12 in 1910 census (as Roy), age 10 in 1920 census (as Roy); Enumerated in San Diego in 1940 census, age 31. They lived in San Diego in 1935 according to the census; Lived in Arlington Virginia in 1950 census, occ: armed forces; He apparently died May 1973 in Santa Barbara CA Smithsonian Interview of Jon A Shirley: JON SHIRLEY: Here we are in the '30s, in the middle of the Depression, and my father was a sailor, and my mother was a social worker, so they had two incomes, so they were actually, compared to most people, doing very well. She'd gone to Occidental College. And one of the things she studied was art— JON SHIRLEY: So we lived there. We got transferred to Honolulu in early 1941. We got bombed, and we were sent home to Pasadena on the 23rd of December of 1941. My dad was in the war for—on board ships for a couple of years, maybe a year and a half, and then was given a wartime commission, came back, went to OCS, Officer Candidate School, and we were sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And we lived in Philadelphia in a variety of places, in an apartment building, and then rented a house, and then rented another house. And then the war ended, and everybody came back and wanted their houses back Dad got—the Navy decided that he should get a master's degree, and they sent him to Harvard Business School. And my dad was someone that had completed high school, had no college whatsoever. And he and another man from the Army Air Corps were the first two people ever to graduate from Harvard Business School with no undergraduate education whatsoever. Dad wanted to go to Stanford, and he applied, and Stanford wouldn't take someone based on experience. So Harvard took the risk and actually took two of them, and they both graduated. And they were in a great class; I think it was the class of '49, and that included the man who went on to lead Xerox. McColough was a friend of Dad's, told him he should have bought some stock— And from there, we moved—two years there; two years in Washington, D.C. We lived in Virginia; two years in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 12 May 1973 in Lompoc, California - Obituary - Joseph Shirley memorial services for Joseph Roy Shirley 63, retired naval commander and retired vice president of radio corporation of America will be held monday At All saints episcopal Church. Camden drive and Santa Monica Boulevard Beverly Hills the Rev. Kermit Costa lenos will officiate. Private cremation services will be conducted and the ashes buried at sea. Arrangements were handled in Lompoc by Starbuck mortuary. Shirley died thursday in his Home at 4136 Oakwood dr., Vandenberg Village. He was a native of Alabama and had lived in Lompoc Valley for the past 24 years. Among the survivors is his wife Mercedes of Vandenberg Village two sons John A. Shirley Belgium and Joseph g Shirley. New York and one daughter Mary m Shirley. Columbia. South America. married Mercedes Miller, age 30 in 1940 census, born Montana Note: a Mercedes Shirley was also a notable film actress, but she was nee Shirley, daughter of a Montana Shirley lineage Contra Costa newspaper - Dec. 23, 1908 Feb. 13, 1997 Mercedes Shirley, a homemaker, died Thursday in Walnut Creek. She was 88. The native of Anaconda, Mont., lived in Lompoc before moving to Rossmoor 20 years ago. She was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Rossmoor Democrats and St. Luke's Episcopal Church. She enjoyed reading and writing. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Shirley of Virginia; sons, Jon Shirley of Washington and Gary Shirley of Naples, Italy; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Her husband, Joseph Roy Shirley, died in 1973. children: 4(i). Jon A. Shirley born 12 April 1938 California, age 1 in 1940 census, age 12 in 1950 census. PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MICROSOFT (now retired) Wikipedia: Shirley was born to Joseph and Mercedes Shirley in San Diego, California, where Joseph was stationed in the US Navy. Jon Shirley attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Smithsonian interview: Yes, I got married. My first wife and I were married a relatively short period of time. My oldest son came from that marriage. It was maybe five years, and then we got a divorce, and that's also when I moved to the West Coast. I actually moved to San Leandro, California. married 1) _______ divorced married 2) Mary ______ She died in 2013 Obituary: Besides her husband, Mary Shirley is survived by her children, Erickson Shirley, of Washington and Colorado, Peter Shirley, of Texas, and Mary Shirley, of Florida; and six grandchildren. 4(ii). Joseph G Shirley born about 1944 Pennsylvania, age 6 in 1950 census Occidental Collage: "September temperatures topped 100 degrees and wildfire smoke fouled the air as Frances Shirley administered tests on the blacktop. When she’s home, she sleeps or talks to friends on Zoom. “I haven’t been within six feet of a loved one since this all started,” she says. (Dating back to her grandmother, the late Mercedes Shirley ’32, Frances comes from a large Oxy family, including her parents, Christine Grage ’66 and Gary Shirley ’65; brothers Geoffrey ’88 and Joseph ’90; and her aunt and uncle, Mary Shirley ’66 and Frans Kok ’67.)" 4(iii). Mary M Shirley born about 1945 Pennsyvlania, age 5 in 1950 census 3(ii). Ophelia Shirley born about 1916 AL, age 4 in 1920 census 3(iii). Ben Columbus Shirley born about 1917 AL, age 3 1/12 in 1920 census 3(iv). Lawrence Elman Shirley born 7 February 1921 in Mathiston MS Obituary - Lawrence “Larry” Elman Shirley, retired mining engineer and geologist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, passed away April 7, 2013, at DCH Regional Medical Center of a protracted respiratory illness. Larry was born February 7, 1921, in Mathiston, Miss., and grew up in Reform, Ala. He graduated from Pickens County High School in Reform. Thereafter, he attended Athens College in Athens, Ala. before enlisting in the U.S. Navy at the start of World War II. During his service in the Navy, Larry served on two aircraft carriers in the Pacific, the USS Shangri-La and the USS Ticonderoga. After the war, Larry enrolled in the University of Alabama and graduated in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering and geology. He then furthered his studies in geology at the University of Kentucky towards a master’s degree. During this period, he also worked for the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1948, he married Onzelle Duckworth of Palmetto, Ala. They had two children, a daughter Pamela, and a son Larry Jr. 3(v). Rev. Frederick Oswald Shirley born 3 December 1923 AL Obituary - The Advocate newspaper - Fred Oswald Shirley was born in Reform, Alabama on December 3, 1923 to Alonzo Monk Shirley and Myrtle Virgie Shumaker Shirley. His paternal grandparents were Columbus Shirley (Confederate veteran) and Ophelia Victoria Howell, both of Gordo, Alabama. Fred's maternal grandparents were Jonathan Allen Shumaker and Ella Williams, both from Reform, Mississippi. Fred was married on May 6, 1946 to Georgia Frances Roberts at the Reform United Methodist Church in Reform, Alabama. Their children were Laura Susan Shirley (1955-1981) and Roger Michael Shirley born November 8, 1956. Roger married Angi Kay Ferguson and they had two daughters, Bridget Kathleen and Rachel Grace Shirley, granddaughters that Fred adored. Fred Shirley was raised in Reform, Pickens County, Alabama, attended school there, and graduated from Pickens County High School in 1942. On October 16, 1943, with World War II raging, he followed his three older brothers (Joseph Roy, Ben Columbus, and Lawrence Elman) and enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as a radioman on the USS Orca (AVP-49) which was a seaplane tender. He participated in the fighting at Leyte Gulf and was honorably discharged on February 24, 1946. After his service to the United States, Fred enrolled in Evanston Collegiate Institute, in Evanston, Illinois, transferred to Emory University in Atlanta, and finished his degree at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951. After graduation from LaGrange, he attended the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He was a Methodist minister for over 40 years serving churches in Louisiana and his home state of Alabama, including churches in New Orleans, Opelousas, and most recently Ingleside UMC in Baton Rouge, the church from which he retired in 1988. In Alabama he served at Southside United Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa and at Duncanville in that same area. Fred was recently honored as a Pastor Emeritus at Broadmoor United Methodist Church, the church he was attending at the time of his death. Fred is survived by son Roger Michael Shirley, granddaughters, Bridget Kathleen and Rachel Grace, brothers Ben Columbus, San Diego, CA, Lawrence Elman Shirley, Tuscaloosa, AL, and Folmar Ray Shirley, Centreville, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Frances Roberts Shirley, daughter, Laura Susan Shirley, brothers Thaddeous Eugene Bolling and Joseph Roy Shirley, and sisters Ophelia Elizabeth Spruill and Patty Shirley Guillot. 3(vi). Folmar Ray Shirley 3(vii). Patty Shirley 2(vii). Cornelia Estelle Shirley born 1886 2(viii). Bessie Lou Shirley born 1888 2(ix). George Thomas Shirley born 1892; He died 11 November 1893, age 1, died young 2(x). Lula Mae Shirley born 1893 1(iv). Thomas S. Shirley born 25 June 1848 Gordo, AL Lived in Pickens Co AL in 1880 census; He died 1918 Gordo, AL. Buried.Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. married Roanne Elmore on 5 February 1880 (odd marriage date) children: 2(i). Dora Ann Shirley born about 1869 AL, age 11 in 1880 census; She died in 1900. 2(ii). Robert Henry Shirley born 6 February 1872 AL, age 9 in 1880 census; He lived at Pickens Co AL in 1920 census; He died 3 April 1933, Pickens Co AL. Buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetary Ancestor of DNA Kit #40522 married Minnie G. McAteer on 14 December 1892; She was born 31 August 1875; She died 14 March 1948. children: 3(i). Armon T Shirley born about 1894 AL, age 26 in parent's 1920 census 3(ii). Robert B Shirley born about 1896 AL, age 24 in parent's 1920 censusb 3(iii). Lee P Shirley born about 1900 AL, age 20 in parent's 1920 census 3(iv). Kittie D Shirley born about 1905 AL, age 15 in parent's 1920 census 3(v). Lummie Hobson Shirley born about 1907 AL, age 13 in parent's 1920 census 3(vi). Luna Ruth Shirley born about 1909 AL, age 11 in parent's 1920 census 3(vii). Mary Ruby Shirley born about 1911 AL, age 9 in parent's 1920 census 3(viii). Dorothy V Shirley born about 1915 AL, age 5 in parent's 1920 census 3(ix). Gennie M Shirley born about 1918 AL, age 2 in parent's 1920 census 3(x). Alice L Shirley born about 1920 AL, age 0 in parent's 1920 census 2(iii). Savannah Georgia Shirley born about 1875, age 5 in 1880 census 2(iv). John Thomas Shirley born 27 August 1876, age 4 in 1880 census; He died 30 December 1937, age 61 at Pickens Co AL; Buried Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Gordo Pickens Co AL married Willie Sergernia Lancaster children: 3(i). Lula Mae Shirley born 1900 3(ii). Beulah Shirley born 1902 3(iii). Floyd Shirley born 1904 3(iv). John T Shirley born 1906 3(v). Herman Shirley born 1908 3(vi). James Cecil Shirley born 1913 2(v). Lillie Dale Shirley born about 1878, age 2 in 1880 census 2(vi). Fannie Dee Shirley born about 1880, age 0 in 1880 census (as unnamed infant) 2(vii). Walter Lee Shirley born 10 March 1882, age 18 in 1900 census; He died 22 April 1931, age 49 at Gordo Pickens Co AL; Buried Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL married Rhoda O'Bryant children 3(i). Mary Roe Shirley born 1920 3(ii). Thomas W Shirley born 1921 3(iii). Walter Leroy Shirley born 1924 3(iv). Annie Ruth Shirley born 1930 1(v). George Shirley born 30 June 1850 Gordo, AL. He died 7 September 1889 Gordo, AL. Buried Hargrove Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL married Edinetta (Syney) Jones on 5 February 1880 children: 2(i). Edgar Lee Shirley born 1883 married Mattie Pearl Ligon 2(ii). Lottie H Shirley born 1885 2(iii). Georgia Shirley born 1887 1(vi). Mary Ann Shirley born 19 January 1852 Pickens Co. AL; She died May 25, 1911 Platt City, AL. Married Joel Elmore 10 April 1873 Pickens Co. AL. He was b. 1847 d. 1887 Walker Co. AL. He was the son of John Elmore and Nancy Odom. John Elmore was the son of Elijah Elmore and REBECCA SHIRLEY. (Note: This is a Laurens SC Shirley family) 1(vii). Sarah A. (Sallie) Shirley born 13 May 1854 AL; She died 29 January 1928 Gordo, AL. Married Warren D. Howell on 14 December 1876 1(viii). Savannah (Babe) Shirley born 24 October 1856 Gordo, AL; She died 18 March 1907 Gordo, AL. Married J. Simpson Lancaster on 3 January 1884 1(ix). Margaret Shirley born 18 May 1858 Gordo, AL. She died 3 February 1891 Gordo, AL. Married William W. Hall on 19 January 1882 children from John's 2nd marriage to Nancy Carr 1(x). John Clark Shirley born 24 May 1870 AL, age 10 in 1880 census; He died 26 January 1940, age 69 at Bessemer Jefferson Co AL; Buried Center Springs Cemetery, Gordo, Pickens Co AL married Dovie Paralee McAteer children 2(i). Clara Mae Shirley born 1892 2(ii). Bassie B Shirley born 1895 2(iii). William McCoy Shirley born 1900 2(iv). Verona L Shirley born 1905 2(v). Richard L Shirley born 1907 2(vi). Faye Shirley born 1909 2(vii). Frances Shirley born 1912 1(xi). Henrietta Shirley born about 1873 AL, age 7 in 1880 census; She married C W Holman on 23 July 1890 at Pickens Co AL 1(xii). Viola J. Shirley born about 1877 AL, age 3 in 1880 census; She married H W Fulgham on 17 December 1896 at Pickens Co AL 1(xiii). Wiley Virgin Shirley born about 1879 AL, age 1 in 1880 census Email addresses of those of this branch... MDS703@AOL.com James "Mitch" Shirley Posted by Mitch Shirley on July 04, 1999 at 12:25:16: I am trying to locate all of the the descendants of John Shirley (b. SC 1818-d. Pickens County, AL 1883) and his two wives. His first wife was Lydia Williams (children Juliet died as a teenager, Julius died in the Civil War, Columbus married Ophelia Victoria Howell, Thomas S. married Roanne Elmore, George married Sydney Jones, Mary Ann married Joel Elmore, Sarah Ermery "Sallie" married Warren Howell, Savannah "Babe" married Joseph Simpson Lancaster, Margarett married Will Hall. His second wife was Nancy Ann Corr (children Ada Loucressa married John Oscar Brown, Emily Ella married Elisha Thomas Hannah, John Clark married Dovie McAteer, Henrietta married Charlie W. Holman, Viola Jane married Henry Fulgham, Willie Mae presumably died young, and Arkie married Lorenzo Dow Fair called "Bud". I would like to make contact with any descendants of these people. Mitch (James M.) Shirley, 2811 Noble Fir Court, Woodbridge, VA 22192. Posted by Kim Cantrell on May 31, 1999 at 12:37:22:kimc@fayette.net My earliest known Shirley ancestor is Eli Shirley who married an Odum. I have no info on this Shirley, except that he had a son John Shirley born May 5, 1818 in South Carolina. John died December 17, 1883 in Alabama. John was married to Lydia Williams first. He then married Nancy Ann Corr. Any info on John's father, Eli, would be greatly appreciated.
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