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Submitted by Riley Shirley in Aug 1984
William Shirley was born about
1825 Buckinghamshire England. died Feb 2, 1903 Columbia, Maury
Co. TN. William brought over two brothers, Jonathon
Shirley born Nov 10, 1810 in England and a Riley Shirley.
Shirley, William, 77, died in Columbia,
buried rose Hill, (Columbia Herald, 6 Feb 1903) Mr Shirley of
Columbia says his father fought under Wellington in the battle
of Waterloo. (Columbia Herald and Mail, 22 Jan 1875) William
Shirley has often told me that he cut the eagle which adorns
the finished structure (i.e. the State Capitol in Nashville).
(Maury Democrat 24 May 1894).
Bottom Left: William Shirley - Branch # 60 from
Buckinghamshire England
Bottom Right: Melvin Shirley (Charles' son)
Top Left: Alfred Shirley (William's son)
Top Right: Charles S. Shirley (Alfred's son)
According to Christopher Shirley, Melvin's great-grandson,
who submitted this photo in 2010,
it originates in the possession of Martha Powell (Shirley), Melvin's
daughter. It dates to the 1890's.
married 1) Manerva E. Lambertson, they had six children. She
was born Jan 7, 1825 MA and died Feb 22, 1888 of Heart disease,
buried Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia, TN.
Shirley, Mrs Manervie, 63, died 22 Feb 1888 of heart disease,
wife of William Shirley, buried Rose Hill in Columbia (Maury
Democrat, 1 March 1888)
married 2), Anna Eliz. Morrow in Maury Co. Tennessee. They
were the parents of 5 children.
children: (by 1st wife)
1(i). Samuel T. Shirley born 1861 TN
1(ii). William Nelson Shirley born 1864 Nashville TN;
He died 1937 Columbia, TN buried Rose Hill in Columbia.
Shirley, William, Discoverer of phospahte in Maury buried.
Funeral services were held at Rose Hill Cemetery this afternoon
for William Nelson Shirley, 73 years old stone carver and prospector
and th efirst discoverer of phosphate rock in Maury County. Mr.
Shirley died late yesterday at the King's Daughters Hospital,
where he was taken after he broke his leg in a fall on the icy
streets here the second week of this month. It was in 1878 when
a lad of 14 that Mr. Shirley, who was then learning his father's
trade of stonecutter, did his first prospecting here, seeking
onyx, zinc and other ores. However, nothing came of this discovery
at the time, it being in the last few years of the nineteeth
century before mining was started here and that on new discoveries
of much more valuable deposits near Mt Pleasant. Mr Shirley was
a stone carver for 57 years but was never "in the money"
in his phosphate deals. A man of visionary mind, he was often
planning for new ventures but few of his activities netted him
much profit although until his heath failed he was a hard worker.
He had been aided for years by friends here, including H. Allison
Webster, Sr who had been associated with him in prospecting years
ago. Two years agi he did his last active prospecting for pay,
this being the cutting of the stone on the W. P. Morgan farm
near here, when a veteran's hospital was being sought. Mr. Shirley
was born in Nashville, but came here early in life with his parents.
(Daily Herald, Columbia TN 23 Dec 1937)
married Anna Elizabeth Morrow Shirley, his step-mother, who
was born Sept 26, 1864 and died June 7, 1940.
children:
2(i). Milton Shirley
2(ii). Marion Shirley (twin)
2(iii). Meredith Shirley (twin)
1(iii). Alfred M. Shirley born 1855 Columbia TN; He
died 1902 (Appendicitis), buried Rose Hill Cemetery.
married Mary G. Young Sept 6, 1876, Maury Co. TN. She was
born Feb 10, 1854 and died April 3, 1918.
children:
2(i). Charles S. Shirley born 1878 (see photo)
3(i). Melvin Shirley (see photo)
2(ii). Dasey Shirley born 1879
1(iv). Emily Rose Shirley born 1867 TN; She married
Robert Lee Manor Aug 8, 1887
1(v). Elizabeth Shirley born about 1853; She died 13
Sep 1949 at Nashville, Davidson Co TN, age 96. Married ____Alexander
1(vi). Edith Clymenia Shirley born 13 Oc 1851 at Nashville
TN; died 8 Jul 1924 at Chicago, Cook Co IL at age 73; married
Alexander S. Roberts; According to her death record, she was
the dau of William Shirley who was born in Lankenshire England
(sic) and Minerva Lamberson who was born in Bedford MA
children: by 2nd wife Anna Morrow
1(vii). John A. Shirley born 1880; He died 1954
1(viii). Sarah Ann (Sally) Shirley
1(ix). Riley Pillow Shirley born 1893
(father of Riley Shirley, who submitted the family lineage
to the Shirley Assoc)
1(x). Alexander Shirley
1(xi). Eva May Shirley born 1900
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William Shirley