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Michael Shirley (cont.)
b. ca1740. Family lived in Virginia and Kentucky

Family Connections to Branch #29, 31
DNA Haplogroup R1b1 (matches Branch 29)
See this Shalle Family pedigree for the likely ancestry of Michael Shirley

1(iv). George Shirley born about 1770; He died at Cooper Co MO

married Betsey Lee on Dec 20, 1797 in Lincoln Co. KY

Known child

2(i). Charles David Shirley born about 1806 KY. He was an early pioneer in Cooper Co. Missouri, settling on Clarks Fork sometime in 1820s. His son William A.J. Shirley was born on the Shirley homestead.

married Susan C. Thomas on Oct 10, 1826 in Madison Co. KY.

children

3(i). George A. T. Shirley born Aug 25, 1828 KY

married Cornelia Ann Baer on Oct 23, 1853. (She was the niece of the wife of Valentine Shirley (branch #20), Catherine Baer).

children

4(i). Samira J. Shirley born Aug 6, 1855; She died 1922

4(ii). Virginia C. Shirley born May 7, 1859; She died 1926

4(iii). Charles Henry Shirley born April 29, 1861; He died 1926

Standing left to right: Adell (and husband), Nellie B., Harry,Everett, Virginai, Lenna (wife of Everette). Avis

Sitting left to right: Charles Henry holding Lewis (son of Adell), wife of Harry, holding child, Mary Ann holding child of Everett's.

married Mary Ann Davis on Dec 15, 1886

children

5(i). Harry Lee Shirley born Nov 27, 1887

5(ii). Avis Mae Shirley born Sept 13, 1889

5(iii). Clarance Everette Shirley born Sept 25, 1893

5(iv). Una Shirley born Sept 21, 1895

5(v). Henry Wilbur Shirley born Aug 3, 1897

5(vi). Nelle Beatrice Shirley born Jan 13, 1900

5(vii). Mary V. Catherine Shirley born Jan 9, 1904

4(iv). Annie Laura Shirley born Aug 23, 1863

4(v). Arthusa Shirley born May 15, 1865 d. 1957

4(vi). John W. Shirley born May 10, 1867 d. 1958 was a bachelor and lived with his brother Emmet in Sedalia, Missouri.

4(vii). Emmet Lee Shirley born March 4, 1869 d. 1947

children

5(i). Irwin Shirley

5(ii). Kenneth Shirley born Sept 15, 1906 d. Jan 20, 1964 m. Evelyn__.   No children.

5(iii). Norbert Shirley born ca. 1911 d. ca. 1920 (?)

4(viii). Andrew Cole Shirley born Jan 11, 1872 d. 1920

m. Pearl White

children

5(i). Alma Shirley born ca. 1904 d. ca. 1982 m. Frank Hilton.   No Children.

5(ii). Frances Shirley born ca. 1919 d. ca. 1989 m. Herman Noles. No children.

4(ix). Elmer Shirley born Oct 17, 1873 d. May 11, 1922

m. Margaret White Jan 1, 1900. She was born Mar 10, 1883 d. April 27, 1956

children

5(i). Francis Paul Shirley born May 31, 1906 d. May 4, 1973 m. Nellie

5(ii). Walter Elmer Shirley

3(ii). Charles Shirley born 1832 MO

3(iii). Syrles Shirley

married Matty Scott

children

4(i). Leslie Shirley died young

4(ii). Edward Shirley lived Boonville, MO

4(iii). Augustus Shirley lived Chicago, IL

3(iv). Symyra Shirley; She died young

3(v). William A. J. Shirley born ca. 1835 on the old family homestead. William Andrew Jackson Shirley and his wife, Harriett Eller, lived on the Shirley homeplace for a few years and then sold it, moving to the Eller place, finally settling on the homestead of 120 acres in Palestine Twp.

married Harriet Melvina Eller in 1872. She was born Dec 24, 1850 on a farm near Boonville. She was the daughter of David and Martha (Oglesby) Eller, David was born in Missouri in 1822 and was killed by the bushwhackers during the Civil War. He was the son of Jacob Eller who was one of the first pioneers to settle in Cooper County Missouri. Jacob was a native of North Carolina.

children

4(i). Charles David Shirley born Mar 2, 1872 d. May 5, 1945

Charles attended the Stony Point School and also the Concord School. After his district school days he studied at Hooper Institute in Clarks Fork Twp. He always followed farming. He purchased his first tract of 116 acres in the fall of 1900 and placed all of the needed improvements on the place. He rented his next farm for two years prior to its purchase in 1905. It was the oldest settled place in Cooper County, known as the Oglesby farm. This tract was entered as Government land by his grandfather Oglesby who gave the farm to Thomas Oglesby, an uncle of Charles David Shirley and from who Charles purchased it. Charles David Shirley was a democrat and a Baptist as was his forefathers.

married Grance Chamberlin Sept 25, 1912.

children

5(i). Charles David Shirley

5(ii). Harriett Elizabeth Shirley

4(ii). Florence Shirley born May 7, 1874 d. Jan 29, 1958 m. Albert Chamberlin Nov 27, 1895

4(iii). William Aubrey Shirley born July 22, 1876 m. Nell Harness Dec 10, 1919

child

5(i). George William Shirley

4(iv). Harry Lee Shirley born Sept 27, 1878 m. Myrtle Alee Dec 16, 1903

children

5(i). Le Allee Shirley

5(ii). Clyde Nicholas Shirley

4(v). Susan Martha Shirley born Mar 28, 1881 d. April 23, 1968

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The Shirley Association has been a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies since 1988		Michael Shirley (cont.) b. ca1740. Family lived in Virginia and Kentucky Family Connections to Branch #29, 31 DNA Haplogroup R1b1 (matches Branch 29) See this Shalle Family pedigree for the likely ancestry of Michael Shirley

		1(iv). George Shirley born about 1770; He died at Cooper Co MO married Betsey Lee on Dec 20, 1797 in Lincoln Co. KY Known child 2(i). Charles David Shirley born about 1806 KY. He was an early pioneer in Cooper Co. Missouri, settling on Clarks Fork sometime in 1820s. His son William A.J. Shirley was born on the Shirley homestead. married Susan C. Thomas on Oct 10, 1826 in Madison Co. KY. children 3(i). George A. T. Shirley born Aug 25, 1828 KY married Cornelia Ann Baer on Oct 23, 1853. (She was the niece of the wife of Valentine Shirley (branch #20), Catherine Baer). children 4(i). Samira J. Shirley born Aug 6, 1855; She died 1922 4(ii). Virginia C. Shirley born May 7, 1859; She died 1926 4(iii). Charles Henry Shirley born April 29, 1861; He died 1926 Standing left to right: Adell (and husband), Nellie B., Harry,Everett, Virginai, Lenna (wife of Everette). Avis Sitting left to right: Charles Henry holding Lewis (son of Adell), wife of Harry, holding child, Mary Ann holding child of Everett's. married Mary Ann Davis on Dec 15, 1886 children 5(i). Harry Lee Shirley born Nov 27, 1887 5(ii). Avis Mae Shirley born Sept 13, 1889 5(iii). Clarance Everette Shirley born Sept 25, 1893 5(iv). Una Shirley born Sept 21, 1895 5(v). Henry Wilbur Shirley born Aug 3, 1897 5(vi). Nelle Beatrice Shirley born Jan 13, 1900 5(vii). Mary V. Catherine Shirley born Jan 9, 1904 4(iv). Annie Laura Shirley born Aug 23, 1863 4(v). Arthusa Shirley born May 15, 1865 d. 1957 4(vi). John W. Shirley born May 10, 1867 d. 1958 was a bachelor and lived with his brother Emmet in Sedalia, Missouri. 4(vii). Emmet Lee Shirley born March 4, 1869 d. 1947 children 5(i). Irwin Shirley 5(ii). Kenneth Shirley born Sept 15, 1906 d. Jan 20, 1964 m. Evelyn__. No children. 5(iii). Norbert Shirley born ca. 1911 d. ca. 1920 (?) 4(viii). Andrew Cole Shirley born Jan 11, 1872 d. 1920 m. Pearl White children 5(i). Alma Shirley born ca. 1904 d. ca. 1982 m. Frank Hilton. No Children. 5(ii). Frances Shirley born ca. 1919 d. ca. 1989 m. Herman Noles. No children. 4(ix). Elmer Shirley born Oct 17, 1873 d. May 11, 1922 m. Margaret White Jan 1, 1900. She was born Mar 10, 1883 d. April 27, 1956 children 5(i). Francis Paul Shirley born May 31, 1906 d. May 4, 1973 m. Nellie 5(ii). Walter Elmer Shirley 3(ii). Charles Shirley born 1832 MO 3(iii). Syrles Shirley married Matty Scott children 4(i). Leslie Shirley died young 4(ii). Edward Shirley lived Boonville, MO 4(iii). Augustus Shirley lived Chicago, IL 3(iv). Symyra Shirley; She died young 3(v). William A. J. Shirley born ca. 1835 on the old family homestead. William Andrew Jackson Shirley and his wife, Harriett Eller, lived on the Shirley homeplace for a few years and then sold it, moving to the Eller place, finally settling on the homestead of 120 acres in Palestine Twp. married Harriet Melvina Eller in 1872. She was born Dec 24, 1850 on a farm near Boonville. She was the daughter of David and Martha (Oglesby) Eller, David was born in Missouri in 1822 and was killed by the bushwhackers during the Civil War. He was the son of Jacob Eller who was one of the first pioneers to settle in Cooper County Missouri. Jacob was a native of North Carolina. children 4(i). Charles David Shirley born Mar 2, 1872 d. May 5, 1945 Charles attended the Stony Point School and also the Concord School. After his district school days he studied at Hooper Institute in Clarks Fork Twp. He always followed farming. He purchased his first tract of 116 acres in the fall of 1900 and placed all of the needed improvements on the place. He rented his next farm for two years prior to its purchase in 1905. It was the oldest settled place in Cooper County, known as the Oglesby farm. This tract was entered as Government land by his grandfather Oglesby who gave the farm to Thomas Oglesby, an uncle of Charles David Shirley and from who Charles purchased it. Charles David Shirley was a democrat and a Baptist as was his forefathers. married Grance Chamberlin Sept 25, 1912. children 5(i). Charles David Shirley 5(ii). Harriett Elizabeth Shirley 4(ii). Florence Shirley born May 7, 1874 d. Jan 29, 1958 m. Albert Chamberlin Nov 27, 1895 4(iii). William Aubrey Shirley born July 22, 1876 m. Nell Harness Dec 10, 1919 child 5(i). George William Shirley 4(iv). Harry Lee Shirley born Sept 27, 1878 m. Myrtle Alee Dec 16, 1903 children 5(i). Le Allee Shirley 5(ii). Clyde Nicholas Shirley 4(v). Susan Martha Shirley born Mar 28, 1881 d. April 23, 1968
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