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RICHARD IS THOUGHT TO BE THE
SON OF RICHARD SHIRLEY WHO D. IN 1796 SCOTT CO. KY.
Richard Shirley,
Jr. born
___, He died in April 1831 Barren Co. KY
For years, this website has sourced
family lore for the nature of Richard's death - that he committed
suicide by jumping in a well. However, the following contemporaneous
death inquest says he committed suicide by hanging himself inside
his own barn.
GLASGOW, BARREN Co, KY INVENTORY
BOOK-1830 to 1838 Page 155-156 State of Kentucky, Barren Co,
Lot [?] An inquisition taken at the house of Richard Shirley
Dec, in the Co aforesaid, the 27 day of April, the year 1831
before [.....] of the (commonwealth?) for the Co aforesaid duly
commissioned and qualifyed according to Law upon the view of
the body of Richard Shirley late of said Co then and there lying
and upon the oaths of James Cornnius, TC, good and lawful men
of the Co aforesaid who being Sworn and Charged to Enquiser on
the part of said commonweath, When, Where, and How and after
what manner the said Richard Shirley came to his death, do say
upon their Oath that not having the fear of God before his eyes
but being Seduced and moved by the Instigation of the Devil at
said Shirley's own Farm in the Co aforesaid in a certain Barn
standing and being, the said Richard Shirley being then and there
alone with a certain hempen Cord of the value of 3 pence, which
he then and there had and held in his hand and one end then and
there put about his neck and the other end therof tied about
a tie pole in said Barn, himself then and there with the Cord
aforesaid voluntarily and feloniouly and of his malice afore
thought, hanged and suffocated and died. The jurors aforesaid
upon their Oaths of (?) say that the said Richard Shirley then
and there in manner and form aforesaid as a felon of himself,
feloniously, voluntarily, and of his malice afore thought, himself
killed, strangled, and murdered himself against the peace and
dignity of the commonwealth. In witness whereof as the aforesaid
Coroner, as the jurors aforesaid have to the inquisition put
there hands and seal on the day in year aforesaid and at the
place aforesaid. John H. Boles, C. G. Hitch, John Matthus, John
H. Anderson, S. P. Malone, Jos Commins, Thomas Jarnes, Lewis
Burten, David Dewese, Caleb Smith, Joseph Nevills, I. C. Hall
married Elizabeth Dale Aug 17,
1816 Barren Co. KY. She was born July 30, 1799 KY,
daughter of Reuben Dale and Sally Gill.
Children:
1(i). Daniel R. Shirley born July 8, 1817 Barren Co. KY, died
April 11, 1876 Eagelville, Harrison Co. MO, and both are buried
in Shirley Cemetery.
married America E. Dale, b. Aug
22, 1826, daughter of William Dale and Jane "Jeannie"
Shirley, daughter of James and Mary Shirley. William Dale was
the brother of Elizabeth Dale who married Richard Dale. America
died Feb 2, 1877 Eagleville, Harrison Co. MO
Children:
2(ii). Buena Vista Shirley born July 13, 1850, d. Sept 1, 1928
Eagleville, Harrison Co. MO, m. Ezekiel B. Hobbs
2(iii). Lemuel Hutchinson Shirley born Sept 1, 1851 Eagleville, Harrison
Co. MO, d. Aug 31, 1929 Barry Co. MO,
married Elizabeth Blevins Oct
3, 1875 Harrison Co. MO. She was born June 11, 1850 IN d. Nov
22, 1936 Barry Co. MO. (She was married 1st to David Roberts.
Don't have dates.) Elizabeth was the daughter
of Thomas Blevins and Catherine Younce.
Children:
3(i). Daniel Shirley born 1877 MO
3(ii). Margaret Shirley born 1878 MO
3(iii). Leonard Lemuel Shirley born Oct 5, 1881 Harrison Co.
MO d. Oct 26, 1956 (Leonard was killed in
Purdy, Barry Co. MO on Oct 26th 1956 while crossing the street
after visiting with his brother Daniel),
married 1) Sarah E. (Sally) Lane
on March 1st 1905 in Washington Co. AR. She was born Oct 6, 1888
Washington Co. AR, d. July 5, 1923 Kansas City KS and both are
buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City KS. Sarah was the
daughter of William H. Lane and Nancy J. Murray.
married 2) Pearl Gray, 3) Minnie
Steele and 4) Lillie Garrison.
Children:
4(i). Orvan Monroe (Orv) Shirley b. 11-14-1907 d. Jun 1980 m. Clementine
___
4(ii). Gladys Marie Shirley b. 1-26-1914 d. July 2000 Married a
Boman
4(iii). Harold Vernon (Mooch)
Shirley b. 5-27-1922
d. 6-22-1987 Married Emma Schierbaum had 3 children
4(iv). Alice Gertrude Shirley b. 9-27-1911 Gutherie OK d. March 1993
Married Elmer Rose
4(v). Cecil Richard (Gus)
Shirley b. 11-14-1909
d. May 2000 Married Grace ___
4(vi). Kenneth Ed (Slick)
Shirley b. Sept 23, 1913
Kansas City KS. m. 1st. Cleva Charlene Murphy, m. 2nd Laura Vergene
Thompson Burgess
4(vii). Paul Thurman (Nep)
Shirley m. 1st. Gladys
Eye. m. 2nd Marie ___
4(viii). Dorothy Evelyn (Shirley)
m. 1st. Hugh W. Gillespie,
m. 2nd David Gorman
4(ix). Bessie Grace Shirley b Springdale, AR
(info from Kenneth Shirley
and Tamara Scherer)
3(iv). Gertrude Shirley born Nov 1885 KS
3(v). George Shirley born Dec 1891 MO
2(iii). Mariah Shirley born Oct 2, 1853 d. Oct 16, 1914 Eagleville
MO. Never married
2(iv). Reuben M. Shirley born Sept 29, 1855 d. young (?1865)
2(v). Sarah R. Shirley born Aug 25, 1857 d. Oct 27, 1917 Eagleville
MO. Never married
2(vi). Elizabeth E. Shirley
born Mar 29, 1859 d.
Jan 4, 1941 Eagleville MO. Never married
2(vii). Mary A. Shirley born Dec 25, 1860, d 1861
2(viii). George W. Shirley
born Dec 12, 1862 d.
Jan 23, 1922 Eagleville MO. Never married
2(ix). Rutha J. Shirley born Aug 29, 1864 d. March 10, 1871
2(x) William J. Shirley born Dec 31, 1866 d. March 12, 1871
2(xi) infant son Shirley b & d July 17, 1868 d. July 17, 1868
1(ii). Sarah Shirley born 1820 Glasgow, Barren Co. KY., died
Aug 10, 1948 Frankfort IN., married Samuel Lattimore Rennick
1(iii). Mariah Shirley born Oct 14, 1821 Barren Co. KY, d. July
31, 1890, m. George A. Reeves
1(iv). Jemima Shirley
never married
1(v). America Shirley
never married
1(vi). Amy Elizabeth Shirley
born Oct 17, 1829, d.
May 30, 1897, m. James J. Dale Mar 7, 1861
1(vii). Martha Shirley
1(viii). Reuben Shirley
died young
1(ix). Lemuel Shirley died young
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Richard Shirley, Jr.