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1.i Robert SHIRLEY
born about 1736; probably alive in 1810 Fairfield SC census living
in the household of son Elijah Shirley
married 1) Jane_______. Various deeds up through 1811 list
her name as Jennie.
married 2) Marguerite COYLE (note: the proof of
this name is unknown by the Shirley Assoc. at this time)
children: (census indicates Robert Shirley only
had 2 sons and no daughters)
2.i Elijah SHIRLEY b.
ca. 1768, blacksmith living Fairfield Co SC until about 1810
and then Chester Co SC thereafter. Alive abt 1833
married Nancy Gwin
DB T p 287 20 Jun 1810 John Gwin Sr to my son in law Elijah
Sherley 94 ac on Beaver Cr and it being a part of a grant of
640 ac made to me 7 Nov 1785 and by the lands of Jas Murdock,
John Gwin Jr, John Sherley, Moses Hill. Wit Richard Gwen, John
Sherley and John Gwen Jr.
(according to Fairfield Co 1800 and 1810 census)
3.i female born 1790-1800
3.ii female born 1790-1800
3.iii female born 1790-1800
3.iv female born 1790-1800
3.vi female born 1800-1810
3.vii female born 1800-1810
3.viii female born 1800-1810
The 1820 Chester SC census shows 4 sons
children:
3.ix John R. SHIRLEY,
born Nov 24, 1806 in Fairfield Co SC; died April 8 1858.
Bible of John R. Shirley "son of Elijah and Nancy
Shirley his wife, was born on November the 24th 1806"
John R. Sherley departed this life April the 8th in 1858
who has left the shores of time and is now realizing the realities
of an unknown world to those who are still in the land of the
living.
married Sarah _______ on March 1st 1835; living in Fairfield
Co in 1860 as widow
Bible of John R. Shirley "wife of Jno R. Shirley was
born December 13 1806"
children: (according to Bible of John R. Shirley)
4.i Mary E. SHIRLEY 1st daughter of above named parents
was born May 31st 1836
John Dove and Marye Shirley his wife was married November
the 13th [no year listed]
4.ii Nancy E. SHIRLEY 2nd daughter of above named parents
was born May 18 1838
4.iii Sarah A. SHIRLEY 3rd daughter of above named
parents was born June 17 1839
John G Peas and Sarah A. Shirley was joined in wedlock
December the 20th in 1855.
4.iv Susannah R. SHIRLEY 4th daughter of same said
parents was born March 21st 1841; living in mother's HH in 1860
4.v Thomas W. SHIRLEY
son of the same said parents was born Sept 25th 1843; living
in mother's HH in 1860 as "William Shirley", age 17.
No more conclusively known. T.W. Shirley of Chester SC
was killed in the Civil War and may be this person.
4.vi Hester E. SHIRLEY 5th daughter of same said parents
was born April 25th 1846; living in mother's HH in 1860; living
in Rebecca Beam HH in 1870.
4.vii Aljaline R. SHIRLEY 6th daughter of the same
said parents was born April 25th 1848; living in mother's HH
in 1860
3.x Elijah Shirley born about 1815 SC; living Blackstock,
Chester Co SC in 1880 (believed to be
the son of Elijah Shirley, Sr, we are still looking for more
evidence)
married Sallie Weir; she was born about 1825 SC; her death
certificate says born August 1820; She died 16 Feb 1917 at Blackstock,
Chester Co SC, age 97 widowed; daughter of John Weir and Pollly
Williams; She was buried at Bethlehem Church Cem, Blackstock
SC.
children:
4.i Samuel SHIRLEY born 1843; farmer of Chester Co
SC; He died Feb 11 1920 at Fairfield Co SC, age 77; Buried Concord
Cemetery, Woodward SC (death cert)
Confederate Veteran, 1920 Vol 28 p 190 "Samuel
Shirley entered this world on the 22d of February 1842 and having
lived worthily for almost seventy-eight years, he was laid to
rest in Concord Cem at Woodward SC on Feb 12 1920. Responding
to the call of his country, Samuel Shirley entered the Confederate
army on Feb 23 1862 as a member of Co H under Capt J. H. Brooks,
South Carolina Regimetn. He was wounded at Drewry's Bluff and
was in the brigade hospital at the close of the war. Once when
Col U. R. Brooks was badly wounded young Shirley gave him what
assistance he could render. Meeting at a reunion many years afterwards,
Col Brooks gratefully remembered the kindness, and they became
great friends, keeping up correspondence until death intervened.
Returning to his home and devasted State after the surrender,
Mr Shirley took up farming as his life work. A momentous event
in his life occurred on St Valentine's Day of 1867 when he and
Miss Peggie Dunbar united their hearts as one. now their children
and children's [sic] rise up to call them blessed. He was a consistent
member of the Baptist Church. Ever loyal to the cause for which
he fought, he loved the Confederate Veteran, and as long
as he was able to see he read and reread each copy and had said
that he doubted whether any other subscriber came as near reading
every word in it as he did." [submitted by Miss Ella Sterling,
Blackstock, SC]
4.ii Jane SHIRLEY born about 1846 SC; appears in the
family's 1860 census household
4.iii John SHIRLEY born about 1848 SC; appears in the
family's 1860 census household
4.iv Mary SHIRLEY born about 1850 SC; appears in the
family's 1860 census household
4.v James SHIRLEY born about 1852 SC; appears in the
family's 1860 census household
4.vi Deborah SHIRLEY born about 1853 SC; appears in
the family's 1860 census household
4.vii David SHIRLEY born about 1852. farmer He died
20 Apr 1920 at Blacstock Chester SC, age 68 (death cert says
'single'); Buried at Bethlehem Cemetery at Blackstock SC.
4.viii [Saml?] SHIRLEY born about 1856; appears in
the family's 1860 census household
4. Thomas S. SHIRLEY born about 1857; Mill operator;
died 19 Mar 1920 at Chester, Chester Co SC, age 60 (death cert
says married). Buried Evergreen Cemetery Chester SC
4.i Elizabeth SHIRLEY born about 1860; She died 1939
at Bethlehem community, Chester Co SC
Rock Hill Herald Aug 10 1939 - Miss Lizzie Shirley
of Near Chester Dies. Funeral services were conducted today at
11am at Bethlehem Methodist church for Miss Lizzie Shirley, 78
who died yesterday afternoon at the hom of her nephew Robert
Shirley in the Halsellville section of Chester county of heart
trouble. The pastor the Rev Geo W. Burke officieated the interment
was made in the church cemetery. Mrs Shirleywas a native of the
Bethlehem community, a daughter of the late Elijah Shirley and
the late mrs Sallie Weir Shirley. Mrs Shirley was a member of
the Bethlehem church. She was the last member of the prominent
Shirley family.
2.ii John W. SHIRLEY b.
Jan 10, 1776
married Mary GWIN Feb 16, 1797
DB T p 286. 20 Jun 1810. John Gwin Sr to my son in law
John Sherley deed of gift 87 ac of land adj to the lands of Elijah
Sherley, Moses Hill, Wm Jones, John Gwin Jr and situate on Beaver
Cr and it being part of an original grant of 640 ac made to me
7 Nov 1785. Wit Richard Gwen, Elijah Sherley and John Gwin Jr.
children:
3.i Miner SHIRLEY Dec 7, 1797 - nothing more known.
3.ii Robert SHIRLEY
Apr 5, 1802 d. Dec 11, 1854
(source for this family: Roberta Penny Shirley)
Robert married 1) Nancy WEIR September 30, 1828, daughter
of James WEIR and Mary WILLIAMS. She was born Abt. 1810.
children:
4.i Caleb Ware SHIRLEY,
b. August 10, 1829, Chester, Fairfield Co., S.C.; d. February
10, 1909, Greenwood, South Carolina.
married Sarah (Sallie) HEDGEPATH Abt. 1851 in Chester S.C.,
daughter of John HEDGEPATH and Rhoda GRUBBS
children:
5.i Robert SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1857; d. Abt. 1859.
5.ii Nancy SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1858, Chester, Chester
Co., S.C.; d. Abt. 1859.
5.iii John SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1859, Chester, Fairfield
Co., S.C.; d. Abt. 1860, Chester, Fairfield Co., S.C.
5.iv Rhoda (Mary Jane) SHIRLEY, b. March 17, 1861,
Greenwood, S.C.; d. February 22, 1932, Greenwood, S.C.; m. Lawrence
W. BUTLER, November 14, 1877.
5.v William Daniel SHIRLEY,
b. October 03, 1862; d. December 25, 1942; lived Gaston North
Carolina
Note: the death certificate for William
Daniel Shirley conflicts with several parts of this lineage from
Roberta Penny Shirley: Informant was his son Troy Shirley
Birth Date: 3 Dec 1860
Birth Place: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Death Date: 25 Dec 1940
Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston
Spouse's Name: Mrs. Maude Shirley
Father's Name: W K Shirley
Mother's Name: Sallie Anne Ware
Residence: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
married Virginia Cora Maude TURNER, February 03, 1887.
children:
6.i William H SHIRLEY b abt 1889 (age 31 in 1920); served in WWI
NC Death Certificate
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1889
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
Death Date: 25 Dec 1952
Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston
Father's Name: Daniel Shirley
Mother's Name: Maude Turner
Residence: Bessemer City, Gaston, North Carolina
married Frances ________
6.ii Jesse L. SHIRLEY b abt 1891
6.iii Fannie L. SHIRLEY b abt 1896
6.iv Fred Dickerson SHIRLEY b 24 Sept 1899; WWI draft registration card
6.v Gwy H SHIRLEY b abt 1900
6.vi Troy H. SHIRLEY b abt 1903; married Florence; lived in Gaston
NC in 1930
6.vii Pearl M SHIRLEY b abt 1906
6.viii Harry K (Buster) SHIRLEY b abt 1910
6.ix W D SHIRLEY b abt 1914
5.vi Hilliard Ausborn SHIRLEY, b. December 05, 1865,
Laurens, S.C.; d. September 05, 1942, Greenwood, S.C. Edgewood
Cemetary, Greenwood; m. Margaret Adeline WALDREP, November 07,
1886.Burial: September 24, 1943, Edgewood Cemetary, Greenwood,
S.C.
5.vii Susan A. SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1866; d. Abt. 1891.
5.viii Wade H. SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1869; d. Abt. 1870.
5.ix James SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1871, Fairfield Co. S.C.;
d. Abt. 1880.
5.x Matilda SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1873, Laurens, S.C.; d.
Abt. 1940.
5.xi Katherine SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1873.
5.xii Cora Emma SHIRLEY, b. September 30, 1876.
5.xiii Lilly SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1878.
4.ii William A. SHIRLEY, b. May 10, 1831.
4.iii Thomas John SHIRLEY, b. February 15, 1833.
4.iv Hampton SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1835, Fairfield Co. S.C.;
d. February 20, 1865, Columbus, Ohio.
married Charlotte BOULWARE.
child:
5.i William Sheldon SHIRLEY, b. August 06, 1858; d.
August 03, 1924; m. Julia Amanda TAYLOR.
Robert married 2) MARY _________ Abt. 1845. She was born September
30, 1828.
children:
4.v Arthur SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1846.
4.vi MARTHA SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1847.
4.vii SARAH SHIRLEY, b. Abt. 1849.
4.viii Richard SHIRLEY born about 1843; Residence Chester
Co SC, farmer; Died of pellagra Oct 14 1916, age 73 at the State
Hospital for the Insane (7 days there); His death certificate
names his parents Robert and Mary Shirley
3.iii Sarah SHIRLEY Oct 10, 1807 m. Mr.
Beam
3.iv Elijah SHIRLEY Nov 3, 1809
3.v John W. SHIRLEY Sept 28, 1811
3.vi Caleb SHIRLEY July 28, 1814 died Oct 27,
1892,
Caleb married 1) Elizabeth Price Sept 14, 1834
children:
4.i Julianne SHIRLEY Feb 14, 1836
4.ii Mary Elinor SHIRLEY Aug 15, 1838
4.iii Caleb SHIRLEY Jan 27, 1841
4.iv Dorcas E. SHIRLEY Jan 28, 1843
4.v Ephream F. SHIRLEY Dec 27, 1844
4.vi William Price SHIRLEY May 7, 1848; He was a cotton
mill worker; he died June 12, 1923 at Limestone township, Cherokee
Co SC, age 76; buried Oakland Cem Gaffney SC; He was widowed
at time of death.
Caleb married 2) Mary Curry Sept 20, 1849
children:
4.vii Stafford SHIRLEY Apr 17, 1851
3.vii Mary SHIRLEY June 4, 1816
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