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MOSES SHIRLEY born
about 1780 NC d. Nov 27, 1861 Hamilton Co. IL Moses had a land
grant in Barren Co. KY in 1799. They left Barren County KY and
are recorded as buying land in Hamilton Co. IL as early as 1818.
They were charter members of the Ten Mile Creek Church when organized
2 Sep 1820.
married Nancy Dale on December
3, 1798 in Warren Co. KY. She died Nov 28, 1862 and was buried
at Ten Mile Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co IL
Children:
1. John Shirley b.___ d. ca. 1828 m. Rosannah Moore Feb.
24, 1824 Hamilton Co. IL
(1). Elena "Gelaney"
Shirley
(2). John Shirley
2. Mary "Polly"
Shirley m. Martin Sims
3. Tillman Shirley b. Aug 11, 1800 KY, d. May 17, 1864,
m. Lavina
children:
(1). James Shirley b Oct 28, 1824 Moores Prairie Twp. Hamilton
Co. IL, died Oct 29, 1900.
James Shirley
(submitted by Janet
Wood, 2011)
married 1) Susan Ward Feb 26,
1846, (8 children),
married 2) Martha A. Turner June
9, 1867 (3 children) and
married 3) Margaret E. Ross Oct
26, 1876 (2 children)
children:
A. Joseph Floyd Shirley b abt 1855 Jefferson Co. IL,
Joseph F. Shirley
and wife Julia Hunt
(submitted by Janet
Wood 2011)
married Julia Hunt
children:
Evan Shirley, Randall
Shirley, John Shirley (brothers)
(Submitted by Janet
Wood, 2011)
(a). Randal Everette Shirley Dec 27, 1894 Jefferson Co. IL
(b). John Shirley
(c). Lillie Shirley
(d). Edith Shirley
(e). Evan Shirley
(f). Jewel Shirley
(g). Opal Shirley
B. William W. Shirley
William W. Shirley
(submitted by Janet
Wood, 2011)
C. Tilman Shirley
D. Robert Henry Shirley
E. Moses Shirley
F. Marietta Shirley
G. Laura N. Shirley
H. James J. Shirley
I. Florence L. Shirley (by 2nd wife)
J. George W. Shirley
K. Rosita Shirley
L. Joyce (or Josie) Shirley
(by 3rd wife)
M. Frank Shirley
(2). Moses Shirley 1829 IL
(3). William Shirley1833 IL, m. Johana McPherson
(4). Nancy J. Shirley 1838 IL
(5). Elizabeth Shirley 1842 IL, m. James Robinson
4. Millie Shirley m. Henry Irvin Dec. 17, 1828 Hamilton
Co. IL. (After Millie died, Henry remarried. He was the father
of 26 children).
5. Ann Eliza Shirley m. John W. Lane Dec. 9, 1837 Hamilton
Co. IL Living in Jefferson Co. in 1850 census.
6. Sarah Shirley m. Milton Cox Dec 22 , 1833
7. Isaac Shirley b. ca. 1805 Barren Co. KY d. 1858 Douglas
Co. Kansas, m. Elizabeth Cox d. 1876
Children: 1850 census
(1). Wilburn Shirley Feb 26, 1828 Shelby Co. IL d. 1880 Jefferson
Co. KS m. Louisa Prather Feb 3, 1848 Lynn Co. MO. She died in
1880.
In 1849 Wilburn joined a wagon
train with his own ox team and went to California where he mined
for gold, quite successfully. Later, he came to Lynn Co. MO.
In 1853, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley and their three children, Margaret,
John Lafayette and Marion Moses came overland by ox team to Lecompton.
Wilburn, like his father, Isaac, was a "free state"
man and was a radical Abolitionist. In 1860, he sold the 160
acres in Lecompton and located in Kaw Township, Jefferson Co.
Kansas. This move in 1860 was the beginning of the "Jefferson
County: Shirleys. After settling in Kaw Twp., Wilburn became
prominent among the citizens. For many years he was a Justice
of the Peace and in politics was a useful member of the Republican
party. His religious belief coincided with that of the Baptist
church but there being no organization of that kind in the community,
he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Both Wilburn and
his wife Louisa died in the fall of 1880, just three weeks apart.
Four of Wilburn's sons lived and farmed in Jefferson Co.
They were John L., Marion Moses, George Thomas "Tom",
and Ennus P.
Children:
A. Margaret Shirley 1848 d. 1916, m. Moses J. Shirley
b. Mar 22, 1850 son of Moses Dale born June 30, 1812 Hart Co.
KY
children:
(a). Elizabeth 1875 d. 1957 never
married
B. John Lafe Shirley1850 d. 1926
Lived Douglas County Kansas until
nearly ten years of ago and attended school in the old-fashioned
log school school houses where the tuition was made by subscriptions.
He remained with his parents, working for his father until he
reached his majority, when he took charge of the farm home and
conducted it until 1877. In Topeka, Mar 4, 1876 he married Plutina
Hodges who was a native of Surrey Co. North Carolina who had
moved to Kansas in 1872 with her parents. After their marriage,
Lafe began his farming operation with forty acres of raw, uncleared
land and by strict attention to business, energy, industry and
perseverance he added to his possessions until he owned and operated
300 acres. A larger home was built along with several barns,
feed lots, etc. He engaged in general farming and stock raising
and in feeding both cattle and hogs. Among the horses were good
grades of Clydesdales. He was active in Masonic work in which
he was faithful and found much pleasure. After his death,
his widow, Plutina, lived with her daughter, Nora, and died at
age 85 from shock after having been struck by a farm truck in
the farmyard at Nora's.
children:
(a). Nora Shirley 1877 d. 1942 m. Walter Beeler
(b). Lue Belle Shirley 1875 d. 1966 n. Fred Romig
(c). James Garfield Shirley
1882 d. 1966 m. Sophia
Stein
children:
1. Mary Shirley living Kansas City, KS
2. Helen Shirley m. ___Seeds of Ft. Worth, Texas
(d). Roll Shirley1886 d. Sept 17, 1960 (emphysema),
m. Grace Duncan Dec 2, 1918, born Sept 21, 1889 Whiting, Kansas
Roll Shirley attended the country
school, spent some time at Kansas State University before going
to Emmet, Idaho where he was with his uncle Birden Hodges for
several months. Upon returning home he joined his father in the
operation of the family farm. Included in the many acres that
they took care of were several pastures. Many days after working
all day in the filed, Roll would load tanks of water on the wagon,
hitch up the horses and haul water to the cattle in the pastures
when the wind had failed to turn the windmills. Farming in those
days was more different that it is today with all the mechanical
equipment available.
Grace Duncan was the daughter
of George and Hattie Duncan. Hattie, her mother, died when Grace
was twelve. She moved to Topeka where she lived and worked in
the Collins boarding House. Later she worked worked in the Fair
Store. About this time she was stricken with rheumatism and was
hospitalized several months and nearly died. This illness left
her with a stiff knee. She then moved to the home of her sister
and brother in law, Kate and Sam Barnes, about 1909, to recuperate.
She worked for the Victor Dinnen Family and during this time
she met Roll Shirley and after a courtship of eight years, they
married. They lived on the Garfield Shirley farm at Thompsonville
until the end of 1920 when they moved into the new little four-room
house built on the Lafe Shirley farm. About 1940 Roll's mother,
Plutina, moved to Grantville to live with Nora. Then Roll and
Grace Shirley moved into the home place. At this time Irene Shirley
and Ralph Nail were married and moved into the little house.
Ralph helped Roll with faming. After Roll's death in 1860 she
continued to live in the home place. She suffered a stroke in
1969 which left her paralyzed on the right side. With therapy
she regained the use of her right hand to the extent she could
write and feed herself. She never left the house after. She had
an heart attack and died November 21, 1872.
children:
1. Gladine Shirley m. ___ Marshalick
2. Irene Shirley m. __Nails
3. Miriam Shirley m. _ Morrow
(e). Theodore Shirley 1897 d. 1934 m. Amelia Matthias
Amelia continued to live at the
family home about 2 1/2 miles east of Grantville, Jefferson Co.
Kansas after the death of her husband, Theodore.
children:
1. Buddy Rovell Shirley
2. Theo Jeannie Shirley
C. Marion Moses "Doc"
Shirley Oct 22, 1852
Lynn Co. MO, d. 1935 m. Elizabeth Givens born 1864 died 1944.
He was a well respected farmer
and stockman. He raised full-blooded Poland China hogs, high
grade shorthorn cattle and horses. In 1887 he established a mean
market in Grantville.
Elizabeth was an active church
member working particularly in women's organizations of the Methodist
Church.
children:
(a). Leah 1884 d. 1911 of Smallpox
(b). Blanche 1889 d. 1950 m. 1st. Alcott Sage m. 2nd Leslie
Rowles, a veterinarian
D. George Thomas "Tom" Shirley 1855 d. 1937
m. Florence McHenry in 1882, Grantville, KS, born 1860 d. 1959
(99 years of age)
Tom was considered one of the
leading stockmen and farmers of the area. Florence was a devoutly
religious woman and instrumental in the development of the Grantville
Methodist Church. She was also on the Executive Board of the
Methodist Home in Topeka KS for many years.
children:
(a). Effie Mae Shirley 1884-1965 m. Clarence Smyth of Holton
(b). Arch James Shirley 1888-1976 m. Mattie Payne Feb 24, 1920
(c). Harriet B Shirley. 1892-1949 m. William Montgomery
(d). George Thomas Shirley 1900-1973 m. Marie Krigline
E. Ennus P. Shirley 1857
d. 1923
F. Annie Shirley 1860 d. 1921, m. J. O. Givens,
NO children
G. Isaac Newton "Cap"
Shirley 1862 d. 1946
m. Ollie Billings
children:
(a). John A. Shirley 1891-1963 m. Nora Conway and they
lived in California
(b). Gussie Shirley m. 1888-1967 She was a fine dressmaker
and for years owned her own shop in the majestic building in
Topeka. She had the first hem-stitching machine intopeka.
H. Sarah M. Shirley 1868 d. 1931, m. Will Willits
I. William Shirley 1869 d. 1949 never married
J. Belle Shirley 1872 d. 1963 never married. Was
a teacher in the Topeka schools for many years.
See addition items on
the Misc link at top of page
(2). William Shirley 1829 IL Shelby Co. IL
(3). Martha Ann Shirley 1833 Shelby Co. IL d. Mar 26, 1866 Lecompton,
Douglass Kansas, m. Enos Prather Mar 20, 1851 Lynn Co. MO died
July 4, 1863 Helena, AR. His parents were John Prather and Zillah
Howell.
(4). Hannah Shirley 1836 Shelby Co. IL m. William M. Glenn
(5). John M. Shirley 1838 Shelby Co. IL d. 1855
(6). Nancy Jane Shirley 1841 Shelby Co. IL m. Smith Champion
(7). George W. Shirley 1845 Shelby Co. IL d. 1864
(8). Mary E. Shirley 1849 Linn Co. MO
(9). Franklin Pierce Shirley 1853 Lynn Co. MO m. Laura Nelson Pate
8. Elizabeth Shirley d. Jan 28, 1877 m. Alfred Moore June
12, 1828 Hamilton Co. IL. (8 Children)
9. Nancy Shirley born 1808 Barren Co. KY, d. Apr 6, 1872
Hamilton Co. IL m. John Hall Sept. 1, 1824 Hamilton Co.
IL, (14 Children)
10. Moses Dale Shirley
born June 30, 1812 Hart
Co. KY d. Mar. 14, 1905 Harrison Co. MO, married 1st Jerusha
Hancock Dec. 24, 1833 Gallatin Co. IL. She died March 23, 1882
Harrison Co. MO married 2nd Elmina Street Gilpatrick March 15,
1888
Moses lived White Co. IL (now
Hamilton Co) with his parents as early as 1820. He continuously
lived on a farm near Eagleville, Harrison County MO from 1854
until his death in 1905. He served as a private in the company
commanded by Captain James Hall, 3rd Regiment, 1 Brig. Militia
Volunteer during the Indian Wars (Black Hawk War). At the time
of his enlistment in McLeansboro IL May 1832 he claimed he was
20 years old, 5 ft 6 inches in height, blue eyes black hair,
light complexion and was a farmer. He was mustered out Aug 13,
1832 at Fort Hixon.
Children:
(1). Tamsey Jane Shirley Dec 30, 1830
(2). Daniel Campbell Shirley b. Sept. 27, 1835 McCleansboro, IL d.
Nov 17, 1918 Hot Springs, Fall River, SD married Sarah Ann Anderson
Apr 6, 1856 Harrison Co. MO daughter of William Anderson and
Rebecca Dale.
Daniel Campbell Shirley
Sarah Anderson was a distant cousin of Daniel Campbell Shirley.
They lived about 15 years in MO and them moved to Missouri Valley
Iowa. They later moved to the Black Hills of South Dakota, in
1880, settling in a place called Bradley Flats.
Daniel Campbell Shirley served in the Missouri infantry during
the Civil War. He was captured by Confederate forces during the
war, and spent a short time in a prisoner of war camp. He mustered
out in 1865 in Arkansas. In later years, he was a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
In his retirement years, Daniel lived at the State Soldiers Home
in Hot Springs South Dakota. He died at the Home in 1918.
Children:
A. William Mose Shirley m. Amanda Butcher
B. Mary Alice Shirley 1861 MO m. Joseph Gilcrest
C. Millard M. Shirley 1863 MO
D. Tillmen P. Shirley Jan 25, 1865 MO m. Adeline Newell
Children:
(a). Vesta Shirley
(b). Ruth Shirley
(c). Perry Allen Shirley
E. Emma Shirley 1867 MO
F. Celestia Shirley Nov 9, 1870 Harrison Co. MO d. 1951
Butte SD m. Chester T. Martin Apr 6, 1890 Fall River, SD
G. Samuel Shirley 1876 Iowa
H. Lambert O. Shirley 1878 Iowa
MORE PHOTO AND STORIES ON MISC LINK AT TOP OF PAGE
(3). Artamisa Shirley b. Aug 13, 1837 Iowa d. Apr 26, 1874
Eagleville, MO m. Andrew Jackson Sheets Dec 10, 1854 Harrison
Co. MO
Children: SHEETS
A. Cordela
B. Nancy Emley
C. George Washington, m. Effie Reeves
D. Martha Elnora m. John Scott
Martha Elnora, John Scott and their children
E. Benjamin Franklin
F. John H., m. Mary Belle Jones
G. Samuel Moses m. Ellal Bess Van Hoozer
H. Preston
(4). Lee Francis "Frank"
Shirley b. Sept 5, 1841
m. Amanda Bowles Apr 29, 1866 Harrison Co. MO
Children:
A. Juantha Shirley, m. Willilam C. Graham
B. Cordelia Shirley, m. James P. Turney
(5). Fleming Shirley b. Nov. 22, 1843 d. before 1850
(6). William Riley Shirley
b. May 13, 1845 Hamilton
Co. IL d. Aug 31, 1928 Springfield, Green Co. MO
m. Elmira E. Yocum Feb 11, 1866 Harrison Co. MO born Aug 19,
1849 Brazil, Clay co. IN d. 1921 Denver CO
Children:
A. Elmer Shirley
B. Clara Leota Shirley July 31, 1867 Eagleville, Harrison Co.
MO
C. Charley E. Shirley Feb 15, 1869
D. Edwin Shirley Aug 31, 1871 (twins?)
E. Elbert Shirley Aug 31, 1871 Eagleville, Harrison Co.
MO d. Aug 7, 1944 m. Clara Pentecost
F. William J. Shirley Aug 31, 1873 Hastings, Mills Co. Iowa
G. Marcellus Martin Shirley June 21, 1875 Harrisonville, Cass Co.
MO d. June 23, 1924 La Grande, Union Co. OR m. Stella Lorraine
Rogers
children:
(a). John Lawrence Shirley
1902 OR
(b). Ruby Shirley 1904 WA
(c). Leslie Earnest Shirley 1909 OR
(d). Elmyra Eliz. Shirley 1911 OR
(e). Alfred Benton Shirley 1914 OR
(f). Kenneth Eugene Shirley 1921 OR
H. Bert D. Shirley Aug 13, 1877 Hastings, Mill Co. Iowa
I. Cora May Shirley Sept 8, 1879 Atwood, Rawlins Co. Kansas
J. Carrie Grace Shirley Sept 7, 1889 Atwood, Rawlins Co. Kansas
K. Laurett Gaunt Shirley Feb 2, 1892 Topeka, Shawnee Co. Kansas
(7). John W. Shirley b. April 24, 1848 Iowa m. Mary Ann Patton
Nov 2, 1871 Harrison Co. MO
(8). Moses J. Shirley b. Mar 22, 1850 Iowa m. Margaret Shirley,
dau of Wilburn Shirley
(9). James Shirley b. July 16, 1852 Iowa, m. Eliza E. Barber
Mar 17, 1872 in Harrison Co. MO
(10.) Andrew J. Shirley b. Sept 14, 1854 Harrison Co. MO
(11.) Perry E. Shirley b. Nov 9, 1855 Harrison Co. MO, m. Lizzie
Jordan April 1879 Worth Co. MO
Children:
A. infant daughter Shirley
B. Anna Shirley m. Mr. Hadley
C. Jane Shirley m. Mr. Lloyd
(12.) Nancy Ellis Shirley b. Aug 7, 1857 Harrison Co. MO
(13.) Sarah A. Shirley b. Aug 12, 1860 Harrison Co. MO, d.
Jan 12, 1890 Harrison Co. MO, never married
Family info from: Connie Sheets, Skip Wiest, Howard Shirley and
census records.
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Moses Shirley