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1(ii).
George Shirley  born Sept 15, 1770 PA, died 1824 TN.
Johann George Schalle chr.
Dec 27, 1772 Salem German Reformed Church, Cearfoss, Conocheague
District, Washington Co. MD is believed to be this George Shirley.
m. Elizabeth Polland Nov 23,
1804 Carter Co. TN. They were married by Magin Mawell near
Jonesborrough
in Carter County, East TN. She was born Oct 3, 1783 VA and died
Oct 12, 1858 Fayette Co. IL. She married Jeremiah Evans in 1830
and he died before 1840. Elizabeth is living with her son
John Shirley in Fayette County Illinois in the 1850 census. She
died in Fayette Co., Illinois, on October 12, 1858.
children
2(i). Louisa Anna Shirley born Oct 27, 1805 m. John Lookingbill
2(ii). [Thomas] Luke Shirley
born Dec. 2, 1807 TN, They lived in Woodbury, Cannon Co TN;
d. 1865 Cannon Co. TN,
married 1st Margaret Marcum b.
1809 VA, d. Feb 12, 1858 Cannon Co. TN,
married 2nd Louisa Keel Feb 24,
1859 Cannon Co. TN
children
3(i). Charles Shirley born Jan 11, 1831 Warren Co. TN d. Jan
13, 1863 CSA Port Hudson, LA They lived in Warren Co,.
TN with their four children. He went to war, took the measles
and died. Wife Eliza received his knife and pocket book, but
not permitted to get his body. When she received word of his
death, she got on her horse with her baby and came to her father's
house and spent the night. The next morning she and her
father went about 20 miles in a wagon pulled by oxen to
get the three children at Esquire Warren's, a neighbor, and bring
what was most needed in the wagon. She had to sell the rest of
her belongings as her father was to old to make another trip.
She lived on her father's farm in a rent house and raised her
children.
married Eliza Jane Melton Feb
2, 1852. She was born July 17, 1832
children:
4(i). Benjamin Franklin Shirley
born Nov 3, 1852 Cannon
Co. TN, died Jan 23, 1923 buried Higgins Cemetery, Hurricane
Creek, Cannon. Co. TN,
married 1st Matilda Josephine
Melton Jan 12, 1871 Cannon Co. TN who was born Dec 30,
1855 Cannon Co. TN d. Oct 6, 1903 buried Higgins Cemetery,
married 2nd Jennie Milligan Nov
3, 1905 Cannon Co. TN, born Oct 23, 1880 Hurricane Creek d. Aug
1, 1958 Woodbury TN buried Reed Cemetery
children:
5(i). Robert Lee Shirley lived 1871-1941 m. 1st Edna Gassaway,
m 2nd Perry Bogle, m. 3rd Gusta Armstrong
5(ii). Joe Dee Shirley lived 1874-1954 m. Lena Armstrong
5(iii). Etna V. Shirley lived 1876-1915 m. Eagleton Henry Wiley
Cates Davenport
5(iv). Oscar (Hack) Shirley lived 1879- 1922 m. Mettie Mullinax
5(v). Charles Shirley lived 1881-1883
5(vi). Leota Shirley lived 1883-1971 m. George Allen Davenport
5(vii). Mary Shirley born April 5, 1885 Cannon Co. TN d. May
15, 1922 Nashville, TN
married William Luther Shirley
on Aug 5, 1900
Cannon Co. TN
children:
6(i). Mark Shirley born May 7, 1901 Cannon Co. TN d. Nov
1958 Nashville TN (marriage not given)
6(ii). James Dallas Shirley
born Feb 10, 1904 Cannon
Co. TN died Aug 16, 1968 Nashville TN m. Beatrice Bryant July
23, 1938. She was born July 12, 1900. She was the
dau of Peyton Lee and Virginia Runnels Bryant
6(iii). Welmer Shirley born Sept 21, 1906 Cannon Co. TN m. Carl
Gelke Nov 25, 1933 New Albany, Indiana.
6(iv). Kura Shirley born April 15, 1910 died young
6(v). McBroom Shirley born Feb 15, 1911 Cannon Co. TN m. Ruby
Mae Murphy April 15, 1933 Franklin, Kentucky. She was born Oct
4, 1912 Robertson Co. TN, dau of John Joseph Murphy and Nancy
Eliz. Baltrop.
5(viii). Claude Shirley lived 1888-1975 m. Ella Duggin
5(ix). James Cason Shirley lived 1893-1968 m. Willie May Robinson
5(x). Eliza Era Shirley lived 1897- m. Chester Arthur Gassaway
5(xi). Martha Vera Shirley
lived 1897-1971 twins
, never married
5(xii). Henry Clay Shirley
born Sept 22, 1906 (by
2nd wife) m. Nola Dee Alexander
5(xiii). Ben Hooper Shirley
born Dec 25, 1909 d.
Aug 1976 never married
4(ii). Mary Jan Shirley born Oct 24, 1857 died April 21, 1932
m. Sam D. Milligan
4(iii). Laura Ann Shirley
born March 18,
1859 m. Jim P. Barry
4(iv). Manda A. Shirley born Dec 15, 1861 died Nov 6, 1865
3(ii). Tolbert F. Shirley
born about 1833 in Warren
Co TN d. 1865
married Matilda Josephine Melton
Sept 22, 1852 Cannon Co. TN
3(iii). Newton Jasper Shirley
born July 4, 1835 Warren Co. TN d. June
20, 1895 Brandon, Hill Co. TX. Newton Jasper was ambushed while
riding a horse, by an infuriated boyfriend of his daughter, India.
Newton Jasper Shirley
married Sarah Jane Seal Sept
27, 1855 Cannon Co. TN. She was born Jan 4, 1836 Cannon Co. TN,
d. Sept 7, 1900 Brandon, Hill Co TX. Sarah Jane was injured in
a buggy wreck and never recovered.
children:
4(i). Henderson S. Shirley
born Sept 27, 1856 d.
April 22, 1857
4(ii). Charles Ewing Shirley
born June 6, 1858 d.
May 4, 1916 Brandon, TX
married Mary Alice Witty Aug
7, 1885 Cannon Co. TN. She was born Nov 7, 1864 d. Oct 25, 1940
Funston, Jones Co. TX
children:
5(i). Bertie Shirley born May 12, 1887 TX d. Dec 19, 1972
Anson, TX m. Cliff R. Tarver Dec 5, 1909
5(ii). Lota Shirley born Jan 21, 1889 TX d. Feb 20, 1987
Funston, TX m. Alvie Lee McKeever Dec 23, 1913 Irene, TX
5(iii). Archie Shirley born Nov 9, 1895 TX d. July 23, 1925
Centerpoint, TXm. Margaret Marie Forshaw Dec 22, 1916 Irene,
TX
5(iv). Holbert Shirley born Oct 11, 1904 Navarra Co. TX d. Aug
26, 1969 Portales, New Mexico
4(iii). Calvin C. Shirley born Dec 5, 1860 Cannon Co. TN d. Dec
5, 1941 Lorenzo, TX.
married Mary Neely 1880. She
was born Aug 8, 1860 d. June 25, 1942
children:
5(i). Rene Shirley born Nov 17, 1882 d. Nov 1, 1969 m. Guy
Allen
5(ii). Cleveland Shirley born Mar 6, 1885 d. July 6, 1885 Bell
Co. TX
5(iii). Mayme Shirley born June 12, 1887 d. Dec 3, 1953 m.
Joseph Dewitt Swan
5(iv). Era Shirley born Feb 12, 1890 d. Sept 22, 1892
5(v). Rex Shirley born Dec 13, 1891 d. Mar 1, 1974 m. Katy
Payne
5(vi). Fannie Shirley born Aug 17, 1893 d. May 15, 1962 Lubbock
TX, m. Elmo Arnold
5(vii). Valle Shirley born Dec 19, 1894 d. Mar 31, 1987 Lubbock
TX, m. Carlton Simon
5(viii). Roy Shirley born April 5, 1896 d. Dec 6, 1946 m.
1st. Ethel Sudeth Nov 25, 1915 Crosbyton, TX, m. 2nd Stella Pearl
'Tommie' White
5(ix). Belle Shirley born Mar 24, 1898 d. Mar 24, 1987 m.
Clarence Gunter
5(x) Jerome Shirley born Mar 7, 1903 d. Oct 11, 1945 buried
Corpus Cristi, TX m. Myrtle Wallace
4(iv). Thomas Luke Shirley
born April 3, 1864 Cannon
Co. TN d. April 2, 1948 Irene, TX.
married Ida Merrell Sept 5, 1886.
She was born Nov 2, 1864 d. Aug 10, 1956
children:
5(i). Pauline Frances Shirley
born July 25, 1889 m.
George Sears Cook Dec 22, 1907
4(v). Oscar Horace Shirley
born Oct 22, 1866
Cannon Co. TN d. 1946 Ft. Worth, TX m. Mattie Douglas
4(vi). Ammon S. Shirley born Feb 1, 1869 d. June 25, 1959 Gatesville,
TX
married Viola Merrell. She was
born April 11, 1872 d. April 6, 1965
children
5(i). Sally Pearl Shirley
born May 12, 1890 m.
Robert C. Dyess
5(ii). Ida Virginia Shirley born July 23, 1892 m. Albert M. McCullough
5(iii). Newton Alexander Shirley
born Oct 26, 1895 m.
Emma J. Morrell
5(iv). Thomas Clayton Shirley,
MD born Jan 18, 1902
d. Jan 29, 1962 Tyler, TX m. Merle Baxton
5(v). Beatrice Lucille Shirley
born Sept 29, 1907 d.
Mar 15, 1909
4(vii). Edward Clarence Shirley
born June 13, 1871 d.
Dec 8, 1956 and buried Brandon, TX
married Sallie Hollandsworth.
She was born Oct 10, 1872 d. April 11, 1966
children:
5(i). Bonnie Shirley born Oct 15, 1891 Honey Flat near Irene
and Brandon, d. Aug 1973 San Marcos, TX
5(ii). Edith Shirley m. Ben Cocek
5(iii). Weldon Shirley born Dec 30, 1908 d. Nov 1, 1956 buried
Brandon TX
4(viii). William Luther Shirley born Oct 30, 1874 Cannon Co. TN, died
Aug 28, 1942 Nashville, TN buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville
TN,
William Luther Shirley born in
Cannon County Tennessee Oct 30, 1874 was the 8th child of Newton
Jasper and Sarah Seal Shirley. His family moved to Hill County
Texas in the 1880's and he alone returned to round up horses
and ship them from Kansas City to Tennessee. His first wife was
Mollie Knight, whom he married in Hillsboro, Texas in 1893. On
August 5, 1900 he married Mary Shirley who was the daughter of
his first cousin. He served as Sheriff of Cannon County Tennessee
from 1910 to 1914. The family lived in Woodbury, the county seat.
William, Mary and their children moved to Nashville in 1919 where
he worked for the State of Tennessee. His official title was
Transportation Officer for the Tennessee State Prison. Unofficially
he was known as a "long chain man". His primary duty
was to travel to other towns and cities and escort prisoners
back to Nashville. At times he was the lone guard for a dozen
or more men. They were joined together by hand cuffs and let
irons and chains and were transported by train. Once on board
the chain had to be stretched out in order for the prisoners
to be seated. William left state employment and worked on the
police force for the powder plant at Old Hickory, TN during WWI.
Later he became a railroad detective for the Louisville to New
Orleans. He retired as Chief Detective. When the government shipped
whiskey by rail during the Prohibition he rode with the shipment
until it was unloaded to prevent a train robbery. He knew Frank
James, brother of the Jesse James, following Frank's release
from prison. He also claimed kin to Belle Starr since she too
was a Shirley. This kinship has not been substantiated. After
the death of his second wife, he took as his 3rd wife Lula Ella
Nalls. William Shirley died in 1942. Mrs. Shirley continued to
live in their home on Elkins Ave in Nashville until 1979.
m. 1st Mary Elizabeth 'Mollie'
Knight March 26, 1893 Hillsboro, Hill Co. Texas, divorced Mar
4, 1898 Hill Co. TX,
m. 2nd Mary Shirley Aug 5, 1900
Cannon Co. TN d. 1922,
m. 3rd Lula Nalls who died July
31, 1979 and is buried Spring Hill Cemetery Nashville, TN.
children:
5(i). Aulsey Boyd 'Dick' Shirley
(by 1st wife) born, April
16, 1896 d. Jan 5, 1970 m. Naida Bessie Warren in 1920
5(ii). Mark Shirley (by 2nd wife) born May 7, 1901
Cannon Co. TN d. Nov 1958 Nashville TN (marriage not given)
5(iii). James Dallas Shirley
born Feb 10, 1904 Cannon
Co. TN died Aug 16, 1968 Nashville TN m. Beatrice Bryant July
23, 1938. She was born July 12, 1900. She
was the dau of Peyton Lee and Virginia Runnels Bryant
5(iv). Welmer Shirley born Sept 21, 1906 Cannon Co. TN m. Carl
Gelke Nov 25, 1933 New Albany, Indiana.
5(v). Kura Shirley born April 15, 1910 died young
5(vi). McBroom Shirley born Feb 15, 1911 Cannon Co. TN
m. Ruby Mae Murphy April 15, 1933 Franklin, Kentucky. She was
born Oct 4, 1912 Robertson Co. TN, dau of John Joseph Murphy
and Nancy Eliz. Baltrop.
5(vii). Laura Luther Shirley
(by 3rd wife), m. Wayne
Hoyal
4(ix). Henry Wylie Shirley born Oct 27, 1876 d. Feb 17, 1914 buried
Roscoe TX, m. Eliza Elkins
4(x). India Frances Shirley
born Feb 9, 1879
d. Feb 2, 1904 buried Brandon TX, m. 1st Tobe Phillips, m. 2nd
Charles Pearson
3(iv). Emily Shirley born 1838 in Cannon Co TN m. David Delong
Mar 15, 1857 Cannon Co. TN
3(v). John W. Shirley born June 4, 1840 (twin) in Cannon Co
TN, Served in the CSA army.
married Margaret E. Bailey Dec
28, 1859 Cannon Co. TN
children:
4(i). John B. Shirley born Nov. 31, 1868 in Warren County,
TN.
married 1st Mollie _____
married 2nd Mary Frances Akers
children:
5(i). Alton Shirley, b. 4/8, 1892
5(ii). William Shirley, b. 3/5, 1895
5(iii). Dalton Shirley, b. 10/8, 1896
5(iv). Nellie Shirley b. 6/11 or 6/12, 1899.
5(v). Paul Shirley (by 2nd wife) born July, 1910, d. March,
1989
5(vi). Bonnie Shirley m. Todd (no children)
5(vii). Margaret Shirley (no children)
3(vi). Mary E. Shirley born June 4, 1850 (twin) in Cannon
Co TN, m. Thomas Todd
3(vii). Laura Jane Shirley
born Nov 28, 1843 in
Cannon Co TN m. George Dallas Hicks Nov 22, 1865
3(viii). Alfred Shirley born Aug 27, 1846 Cannon Co. TN m. Sarah
A. Bailey Jan 30, 1866
children with 2nd wife:
3(ix). Minerva Shirley born 1860
3(x). Jacob L. 'Jake' Shirley
born 1862 m. Jessie Milligan
3(xi). Mary Shirley born 1864 (twin)
3(xii). Martha Shirley born 1864 (twin)
 2(iii).
John Shirley born
Jan 15, 1810 d. Mar. 11, 1885 in Fayette Co IL; buried Evans
Cem. Hagarstown Fayette Co IL
married Semira Karr Nov 19, 1844
Fayette Co. IL. She was b. Dec. 16, 1836 d. Sep. 19, 1869
children
3(i). Susan M. Shirley
3(ii). Sarah C. Shirley
m. Henry Bingaman
Feb 21, 1870
3(iii). Luke L. Shirley b. Oct. 7, 1846 d. Sep. 24, 1869 in Fayette
Co IL; buried Evans Cem. Hagarstown Fayette Co IL
3(iv). Martha Shirley
3(v). Angeline Shirley
2(iv). Frederick Shirley born Dec 23, 1811 d. 1867 Lived Morgan
Co. MO and Kansas. Fredrick worked as an operator and agent in
Southern Kansas on the Santa Fe Railroad.
married Margaret Jane ____.
children
3(i). Alfred Shirley (no info)
3(ii). John William Shirley
born Aug 24, 1851 d.
Sept 19, La Junta, Colorado
married Frances Lane June 2,
1880 Prescott Arizona.
children:
4(i). Katie Lane Muriel Shirley
born May 7, 1881
4(ii). Edna Clair Shirley
born Sept 11, 1893
4(iii). Edith Hope Shirley
born Aug 6, 1886
4(iv). Linea Emily Shirley
born Sept 21, 1888
4(v). Harry De Obert Shirley
born April 27,
1891 Crawford Co. Kansas m. Gladys Marie Brooks Oct 7,
1915 Cowley Co. KS
4(vi). Charles Edwin Shirley
born Oct 31, 1898
4(vii). Frances Genevieve
Shirley born Dec 30,
1902
2(v). Margaret "Peggy"
Hoover Shirley born Dec
3, 1813 Carter Co. TN, d. Dec 22, 1893 Plumas Co. California,
married Andrew J. Hickerson March
23, 1837 Fayette Co. IL. He was born June 21, 1812 Carthage,
TN d. June 7, 1899 Plumas Co. CA.
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Lucas Shirley (cont.)