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2(ii). John Shirley born 10 January 1776, son of Robert and Genny
Shirley. Married with young family in the 1800 Fairfield Co SC
census; He lived adjacent to his father-in-law John Gwin in the
Fairfield Co 1810 census, wife and 1 young daughter, 1 teenage
son and 2 young sons in the family at that time. John was given
87 acres in Fairfield Co SC by his father-in-law in 1810. Gwin
died that same year. John Shirley was enumerated in the 1820
census of Fairfield Count with an expanding family of children,
5 sons and 2 daughters remaining unmarried and living in the
household; He purchased 295 accres of land in Fairfield County
from John McWeir/Weir in 1831 and purchased and sold land in
Fairfield County several times in the 1830s, the last being 1838.
The elder John Shirley does not appear in federal census records
in 1840, thus indicating he may have died by that date.
married Mary Gwin on 16 February 1797; She was the daughter of
John Gwin Sr of Fairfield Co SC
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 born 7 December 1797 to John Shirley and wife
Mary Gwin - He was apparently alive in 1845, mentioned in the
will of William Young Sr in Chester Co SC. untraced
3(ii). Robert Shirley born 5 April 1802 to John Shirley and
wife Mary Gwin - He lived Fairfield Co SC in 1850 census, age
46. He died 11 December 1854
married 1) Nancy Weir on 30 September 1828, She was the daughter
of James Weir and Mary Williams. She was born Abt. 1810.
married 2) Mary _________ about 1845. age 26 in 1850 census.
children:
4(i). Caleb Ware Shirley born 10 August 1829, Richland SC; Lived in
Chester Co SC in 1860 census, age 30, occupation: Mill Wright;
Likely the C W Shirley who served with Hampton Shirley and William
Shirley in Co G 24th Regt SC Volunteers CSA; Age 40 in 1870 Fairfield
Co SC census. Lived at Dial, Laurens Co SC in 1880. Lived with
his son Daniel Shurley's family in 1900 census, age 70; He died
February 10, 1909. Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, South
Carolina. (His middle name and place of birth are confirmed
in the birth record of his daughter Emma Cora Shirley)
I am trying to find information on
'"Col" Shirley. He served in the Confederate Army,
1st in the 24th SC INF, CO G and then with AC Earle's Cavalry.
This has been a long-term search for me. I inherited his sword
which was marked as being carried by "Col Shirley".
For years I thought that Col was Colonel and knew that there
was no Colonel Shirley in the 24th. I then realized that his
nickname was Col. It is further complicated by the fact that
he was carried as CW Shirley in the 24th and WC Sherly in the
Cavalry. A BF Sherly also served with him in the Cavalry (He
was carried as BF Shirley in the Infantry) and they may be related.
I'm pretty sure that Col was from the upper part of the state
near Pendleton.
Caleb Weir (Ware) Shirley was my
great grandfather. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery on Cambridge
St in Greenwood, SC. I wondered why his CSA grave stone says
W. C. Shirley, but decided the UDC supplied the marker at a later
date and reversed his initials. His dates were 1829 - 1909. His
wife Sarah Hedgepath Shirley is buried beside him. Do you think
"Col" might be "Cal"? My mother told me he
was called Weir, a miller in Laurens County, but I have not found
any record on him there. He is listed in the Chester County census
several times, but I have not yet seen the actual record. Matilda,
a twin, was my grandmother, one of eight children with seven
living to adulthood.
married Sarah (Sallie) Hedgepath about 1851 in Chester S.C; She was the daughter
of John Hedgepath and Rhoda Grubbs. She was born Feb 1833 and
died September 1906. (Is this death date correct? She was
not enumerated with husband Caleb in son Daniel Shurley's 1900
census household; Caleb was 'widowed'); Buried Greenwood
Cemetery, Greenwood, South Carolina.
children:
5(i). John Shirley born about 1851 SC, age 8 in 1860 census; Not
found in parent's 1870 census household; died young
5(ii). Robert Shirley born about 1858 SC, age 2 in 1860 census; Not
found in parent's 1870 census household; died young
5(iii). Nancy Shirley born about 1859 SC, age 1 in 1860 census; Not
found in parent's 1870 census household; died young
5(iv). Rhoda (Mary Jane) Shirley born 17 March 1861, Greenwood, S.C; Age 9 in
1870 census. She died February 22, 1932, Greenwood, S.C.; She
married Lawrence W. Butler on 14 November 1877.
5(v). William Daniel Shirley born 3 October 1862; Age 8 in 1870 census.
He was married and lived at Clover York Co SC in 1900 census,
age 32; Lived at Gastonia Gaston Co North Carolina in 1920, age
57; He died 25 December 1942; lived Gaston North Carolina (death
cert, informant: Troy Shirley)
NC Death Cert - 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 on 3 February 1887.
children:
6(i). William H (Willie) Shurley born abt 1889 SC, age 11 in 1900 census, He
and wife Frances lived with his parents in 1920 census, age 31;
He 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 ________ She was age 39 in 1920 census, born New York
6(ii). Jesse L. Shurley born about 1890 SC, age 10 in 1900 census
6(iii). Grace Shurley born about 1892 SC, age 8 in 1900 census
6(iv). Fannie L. Shirley b abt 1895 SC, age 5 in 1900 census
6(v). Fred Dickerson Shirley born 24 Sept 1899 SC (WWI draft registration
card), age 3 in 1900 census, age 21 in 1920 census
6(vi). Gwy H (Lena) Shirley born about 1900 SC, age 0 in 1900 census; Not
in parent's 1920 census household
6(vii). Troy H. Shirley born about 1904 NC, age 16 in 1920 census; Lived
in Gaston NC in 1930
married Florence______
6(viii). Pearl M Shirley born about 1906 NC, age 14 in 1920 census
6(ix). Harry K (Buster) Shirley born about 1910 NC, age 10 in 1920 census
6(x). W D Shirley Jr born about 1914 NC, age 6 in 1920 census
5(vi). Hilliard Ausborn Shirley born 5 December 1865, Laurens, S.C.; Age 6
in 1870 census. He died 5 September 1942, Greenwood, S.C. Edgewood
Cemetary, Greenwood;
married Margaret Adeline Waldrep on 7 November 1886. Burial: 24 September 1943,
Edgewood Cemetary, Greenwood, S.C.
5(vii). Susan A. Shirley, born about 1865 SC, age 5 in 1870 census.
She died about 1891.
5(viii). Wade H[ampton?]. Shirley, born about 1869 SC, age 1 in 1870 census.
He died about 1870. died young
5(ix). James Shirley, born about 1871 S.C. age 9 in 1880 census.
He died about 1880. died young
5(x). Matilda Shirley, born about 1873, Laurens, S.C, age 7 in 1880
census. She died about 1940.
5(xi). Katherine Shirley born about 1873, Laurens, S.C, age 7 in 1880
census.
5(xii). Cora Emma Shirley, born 30 September 1876 in Laurens Co SC (birth
record officially filed in 1940s), age 4 in 1880 census. She
died 4 May 1962 at Anderson Co SC (death cert. Parents named)
She married George Edward Lay
5(xiii). Lilly Shirley, born about 1878, age 2 in 1880 census.
4(ii). William A. Shirley born 10 May 1831. May be the William Shirley
who served with Hampton Shirley in Co G 24th Regt SC Volunteers
CSA untraced
4(iii). Thomas John Shirley born 15 February 1833. untraced
4(iv). Hampton Shirley, born about 1835 SC; Served in Co G 24th Regt
SC Volunteers CSA; He died during the Civil War on 20 February
1865 at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio.
Hampton enlisted in the Confederate
States Army on 15 April 1862 in Webster, Mississippi. He was
mustered as a Private in Company G, 24th South Carolina Infantry.
He was captured near Nashville, Tennessee on 16 December 1864.
He arrived from Louisville, Kentucky at Camp Chase Confederate
Prison near Columbus, Ohio on 4 January 1865. He died as a prisoner
of war of variola at Camp Chase on 26 February 1865.
married Charlotte Boulware.
child:
5(i). William Sheldon Shirley, born 6 August 1858; He lived at Haselville
Twp, Chester Co in 1900 census, age 40; Lived in Union Co SC
in 1910 census, age 52; He died 3 August 1924 (his parents named
in his death cert)
married Julia Amanda Taylor.
Children:
6(i). Lottie Shirley born about 1886 SC, age 14 in 1900 census
6(ii). Belton Shirley born about 1888 SC, age 12 in 1900 census
6(iii). Janie Shirley born about 1893 SC, age 7 in 1900 census
6(iv). Oscar Shirley born about 1892 SC, age 8 in 1900 census
6(v). Lilian Shirley born about 1894 SC, age 6 in 1900 census, age
16 in 1910 census (Mattie)
6(vi). Florence Shirley born about 1895 SC, age 5 in 1900 census, age
14 in 1910 census
6(vii). Frazer Shirley born about 1897 SC, age 3 in 1900 census, age
12 in 1910 census
6(viii). Vergie Shirley born about 1899 SC, age 1 in 1900 census, age
10 in 1910 census (Julia V.)
6(ix). Jones Shirley born about 1902 SC, age 8 in 1910 census
6(x). Annie Shirley born about 1905 SC, age 5 in 1910 census
6(xi). Olivia Shirley born about 1907 SC, age 3 in 1910 census
children of Robert and Mary Shirley:
4(v). 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 (not found in family's 1850 census household)
4(vi). Arthur Shirley, born about 1846, age 4 in 1850 census (indexed
as Andrew Shirley) untraced
4(vii). Martha Shirley, born about 1847, age 3 in 1850 census
4(viii). Sarah Shirley, born about 1850, age 0 in 1850 census
3(iii). Sarah Shirley born 10 October 1807 to John Shirley and wife
Mary Gwin - She married _____ Beam
14 Apr 1838 DB MM p 547. John Shirley
Sr to Sarah Beam the 125 ac of land including the house wherin
I know reside. And it being part of a 250 ac grant to Robert
Coleman on Beaver Cr. Wit: Henry A Coleman, David A Coleman,
and Jacob Feaster J.P.
3(iv). Elijah Shirley born 3 November 1809 to John Shirley and wife
Mary Gwin untraced
3(v). John W. Shirley born 28 September 1811 to John Shirley and
wife Mary Gwin untraced
He may be the John W. Shirley who died
1847 in Randolph Co AL. Married Ann Elizabeth Melton (dau of
Michael and Rebecca Melton) and had 3 children in SC before migrating
to AL with his wife's parents and prior to John's death there.
The 1840 Fairfield Co census profile for J. W. Shurley fits the
Alabama family perfectly (place of births, ages)
3(vi). Caleb Shirley born 28 July 1814 to John Shirley and wife
Mary Gwin - Lived Chester Co in 1850 census and in 1860 and at
Halselville, Chester Co in 1880 census. Identified as a wagonmaker
in 1860 census. He died 27 October 1892,
married 1) Elizabeth Price on 14 September 1834.
married 2) Mary Curry on 20 September 1849
children:
4(i). Julianne Shirley born 14 February 1836, age 14 in 1850
census
4(ii). Mary Elinor Shirley born 15 August 1838, age 12 in 1850 census
4(iii). Caleb A (J). Shirley born 27 January 1841, age 10 in 1850 census,
age 19 in 1860 census (middle initial J) untraced
4(iv). Dorcas E. Shirley born 28 January 1843, age 8 in 1850 census,
age 17 in 1860 census
4(v). Ephraim F. Shirley born 27 December 1844 Chester District, age
5 in 1850 census, age 15 in 1860 census; He served as a private
in Co B 17th Regiment of SC Volunteers CSA; He died of typhoid
fever on 25 November 1863 at Wayside Hospital, Charleston SC;
His name appears on a register of effects of "deceased soldier"
turned over to the Quartermasters of the CSA army, receipt filed
1864. died about age 20
4(vi). William Price Shirley born 7 May 1848, age 2 in 1850 census, age
12 in 1860 census; 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.
married _______
children of Caleb and Mary Shirley:
4(vii). Stafford Shirley born 17 April 1851, not found in parent's 1860
census household, likely died young
3(vii). Mary Shirley born 4 June 1816 to John Shirley and wife Mary
Gwin
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