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Kelly Shirley born probably Lenoir or Greene County
NC; Fought in War of 1812; Lived Stokes Co NC; died 19 Feb 1815
according to his military service record; Estate probated in
1815 in that county. New
Finding by Gary!
1815-1823
Estate
File of Kelly Shirley
of Stokes Co NC (pdf)
married Triphenia
_________ ; She
was administrator of the 1815 estate of Kelly Shirley;
married 2) David Williams on 1 September 1816 in Stokes Co NC;
Triphenia Williams died 27 Feb 1855 likely in San Joaquin County
CA "Tryphena Williams departed this life on Tuesday February
the 27th 1855" (See James
Madison Williams bible record)
parents of: (proven by
1815 estate records in Stokes Co NC)
I. Jacob Camplin Shirley (See Branch
#53) b. ca 1810-1811 probably Stokes County NC, a
minor child of Kelly Shirley in Sept 1817; First known location
of Jacob is Warren County, TN, 1830. Departs TN ca 1838 and relocates
to Crawford County, MO. (The area becomes Dent County in 1851).
Jacob not listed in 1850 Census, He applied to purchase federal
land in October 1849. but d Saturday
2 March 1850 Shannon Co MO (according to the bible of James Madison
Williams of Butte Co Calif),
View 1817
Guardianship papers for Jacob Camplen Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
View 1822
Guardianship papers for Jacob C. Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
II. Mary Hill Shirley a minor
child of Kelly Shirley in Sept 1817
View 1817
Guardianship papers for Mary Hill Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
III.
Thomas Jefferson Shirley born abt. 1810-11, probably Stokes County
NC; a minor child of Kelly Shirley in Sept 1817; died Nov 13,
1859 probably in Tuolumne Co. or possibly San Joaquin Co. California
View 1817
Guardianship papers for Thomas Jefferson Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
Stockton Daily Argus Friday, 18 Nov 1859. KILLED by an UNKNOWN
PERSON -- Mr. T.J. SHIRLEY, a farmer and trader near Jamestown,
died on Saturday last from the effects of a blow on the head
from a hatchet, given by some unknown person about 2 weeks since.
No clue has been obtained to the perpetrator of the murderous
attack.
Daily Alta California, Volume 11, Number 319, 17 November
1859. OUR JAMESTOWN CORRESPONDENCE - Jamestown, Nov. 13th,
1859 - Mr. T. J. Shirley, a farmer, near town, was, some two
weeks since, attacked by some unknown person, and severely beaten'
his head was cut as though by a hatchet; Since then he has lingered
between life and death until to-day he died. He leaves a wife
and large family; no clue has been obtained of the perpetrator
of the attack, and Mr. S. was delirious up to his death."
married Mary
Simmons on
Sept 7, 1831, born Nov 25, 1814 VA; died Aug 4, 1894, San
Francisco, buried Hollister. Mary Simmons married a second time
to G. M. MCCONNELL Jul 28, 1875 in Hollister Update: an 1864 Calif
Supreme Court case states that Mary married A. B. Farley after
husband Thomas' death. See San Joaquin County in the member's
section for details.
photo posted by Dee Sardoch to ancientfaces.com in 2001
children:
1. William H. Shirley Oct 6, 1833 died Nov 29, 1836
2. James M. Shirley Oct 18, 1835 TN
3. Dr. Jacob Henry Shirley , Mar 28, 1838 MO
m. Sarah E. Fleming May 10, 1858 Jamestown, CA
Dr. J. H. Shirley,
cancer specialist, Sacramento, was born in St. Louis, Missouri,
March 28, 1838. When fourteen years of age he crossed the plains
with his parents to Sacramento, arriving here in August, 1852;
but he went to Stockton, where he had an uncle, Robert Simmons.
He was married in Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California, to
Miss Sarah E., daughter of George W. Fleming, who had come to
this State in 1852. In 1868 the Doctor went to Alameda County,
engaging in the live-stock business; and it was not until 1884
that he became interested in the specialty for which he has now
become so well know. It was during that year that he made the
acquaintance of Dr. W. W. McCoy, of Stockton, proprietor of “McCoy’s
Tonic and Blood Purifier,” and cancer specialist. After
two years of successful practice with him there, he removed to
this city, establishing himself on Fourth street. He now has
his office on K street, and is enjoying remarkable success in
the treatment of his cases, who come to him from all parts of
the country. Both his parents were from the South. His father,
Thomas Jefferson Shirley, was a native of Richmond, Virginia,
and his mother, Mary nee Simmons, of East Tennessee. He has four
children: Lewella, now Mrs. W. J. Tannehill; Paul, Lucy, and
Emma Dale. Transcribed by Marla Fitzsimmons. An Illustrated
History of Sacramento County, California. By Hon. Win. J. Davis.
Lewis Publishing Company 1890. Page 405-406.
children:
(1). Cyrus
Shirley Jun
26, 1859 d. Feb 26, 1867
(2). Luella
S. Shirley Apr
14, 1861 m. 1st J.W. Tannehill, m. 2nd Judge
M.L. Rawson
(3). Paul Shirley
(4). Lucy
Shirley May
1882
(5). Emma
Shirley m.
__ DALE
4. Vianna
J. Shirley Apr
24, 1840 MO m. Thomas N. Willis July 4, 1855 Tuolumne Co.
CA. He was born Mar 8, 1825 GA
children: WILLIS
(1). Eugene Edward
Willis Dec 17, 1857
(2). William
W. Willis Feb 18, 1859
(3). Carrie Willis
Sep 24, 1862
(4). Mary Emma
Willis b abt 1866
(5). Thomas N.
Willis b abt 1869
5. John Y.
Shirley Apr
20, 1843 MO; living in San Joaquin Co California in 1860
census but untraced after that
6. Thomas E. Shirley Oct 20, 1845 MO; listed in the 1860
census of San Joaquin Co Calif. Thomas was listed in the 1870
census in Langworth, Stanislaus Co Calif. and was a witness to
sister Lucy's marriage in Stockton Calif in 1872
7. Edward Nicles Shirley Oct 20, 1845 died Oct 16, 1849
8. Sarahann E. Shirley Dec 18, 1851 MO m. 1st
Lemuel Fletcher Dec 24, 1868 m. 2nd L. H. Edell Dec 25,
1883 in Hollister, CA (see photo above)
children: FLETCHER
(1). Mary Eugenia
Jan 9, 1869
(2). Lucy Lauretta
May 13, 1872
9. Lucy Angeline
Shirley July
17, 1854 Stockton, CA died Nov 29, 1921, San Francisco, CA buried
Olivet Cem., Colma, CA m. 1st. John W. Pepper Sept 3, 1872
Stockton, CA who was born Aug 1, 1837 Marion Co, MO died Sept
29, 1886 Hollister, CA m. 2nd John Irvine Fox Feb 23, 1892
who was born Aug 2,1862 Rockford, IL d. Dec 13, 1895 Delano,
CA they had 1 son (see photo above)
children: PEPPER
(1). Della Luella
Nov 5, 1873 Hollister, CA m. James Leroy Robertson Mar 20, 1894
d. Nov 3, 1963 Los Angeles, California
(2). Mattie Sept
1, 1875 Prescott, AZ died Jun 16, 1957 Napa, buried at
Olivet Cem, Colma, CA; married a Sheldon and a Fred Gamble
(3). Lucy May
8, 1877 Hanford, CA d. Nov 27, 1970 Riverside, CA married Charles
Mecartea May 8, 1895 Delano, CA
(4). Mable Oct
31, 1880 Willows, CA d. Jan 14, 1961 Los Angeles, CA m.
Daniel Gamble May 14, 1899
children: IRVINE
(5). Charles
Irvine Dec 28, 1894 Hanford, CA m. Anna Eugena Melvina Piercy
Jan 4, 1919 Martinez, CA d. Aug 12, 1984 Carmel, CA they
had 1 son, Bennett.
From Dee Sardoch:
I have land records
for T.J. and sons, J.H. and James M. in and around the Jamestown
/ Sonora area of Tuolumne Co. for the 1855 to 1861 time period.
Robert Simmons, brother of Mary Simmons Shirley, was a rancher
in the Big Oak Flat area, as well.
From Dee Sardoch
in 2010
T.J. Shirley,
wife Mary & the kids are in the 1852 California census. I
haven't found Jacob's kids in that census. My thought had always
been that Jacob's kids came out later.
There are a couple
of references to them all going through Texas, possibly even
spending a bit of time there.
I don't really
have any info on them coming out for the gold, but it's a pretty
good assumption being that they ended up in Jamestown. My thinking
is that the older boys had gold-fever & T.J. just wanted
to farm. His farm was along the Sonora road, which was extremely
dangerous in those days, and he was killed while farming in his
fields - at least that's where he was attacked, he didn't die
from his wounds until a week or 2 later.
Yes, Charles
Calvin Shirley, son of Jacob, ended up in the Thermalito area,
spending his last years in the Odd Fellows home there & died
there in 1906. I've never found any indication that he married.
Since finding out about the Williams's nearby, I've wondered
if that is why he chose to end his days in that area. He seemed
to bounce from family member to family member.
I'll have to
double check my info when I get home, but I remember that some
of the Shirley's were in Copperopolis after T.J.'s death. Also
Angel's Camp.
From an email thread with Gary Shirley in 2010:
"Jerald, we are very interested in your research, regarding
Tryphena Shirley. There appears to be a very strong connection
between her and my g g grandfather Jacob Shirley b. ca 1810 most
likely NC and Thomas Jefferson Shirley, presumed to be his brother,
b. ca 1810 NC. David Williams appears with them in Warren County,
TN in the 1830s, in Crawford County, MO in 1840 and both David
and Tryphena are in Shannon County, MO. with Lucinda Shirley,
Jacob's second wife in 1850."
"We don't know what became of Jacob Shirley after 1849
but his children from his first marriage are with Thomas Jefferson
"Sherley" in Crawford County, MO in 1850. Shortly thereafter
this combined family leaves MO for CA. Thomas Jefferson Shirley
is killed in 1859 probably in Tuolumne County, or maybe San Joaquin
County, CA. His widow Mary Simmons Shirley is listed in the 1860
census in Castoria, San Joaquin County, CA. And living next door
to her are James and Lucinda Williams along with some of Jacob
Shirley's children!"
Ron Womack sent this from the James Madison Williams family
bible (Butte Co California) in 2010:
The death Date for Jacob Shirley is March 2, 1850
"Sopha Shirley departed this life on Thursday the 18th
of September 1845".
"Tryphena Williams departed this life on Tuesday February
the 27th 1855." (nee Shirley)
"Tryphena Williams emmigrated from North Carolina to
Tennessee in 1817 from Tennessee to Missouri in 1837."
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