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2. Robert SHIRLEY b. ___,
He died in 1813 Barren Co.
married Elizabeth Shirley, daughter of Thomas and Mollie (Grubbs)
Shirley. Robert and Elizabeth were 1st cousins. She married 2nd
Daniel Price and lived in Wisconsin.
Elizabeth Shirley
(Wife of Robert and daughter of Thomas and Mollie Shirley)
children:
(1). James SHIRLEY July 30, 1803 died 1893 Hendrick
Co. IN. James and Caleb Shirley were among the first settlers
of what later was Lincoln Township in Hendricks County, IN. They
settled on Big Creek, 3 miles S.W. of Pittsboro IN about 1830,
and James died there in 1893. James and Deborah were members
of the Big Lick Regular Baptist Church which was organized Oct
12, 1833 at the home of Adam Spicklemire -- with Benjamin Harris
as minister. James was a farmer and, after Deborah's death, was
proprietor, along with his son Francis Marion, of a hardware
store in Brownsburg under the name of Shirley & Son.
married Deborah Presley Dec 13, 1827 Barren Co. KY. They were
married by Ralph Petty, pastor of the Blue Springs Regular Baptist
Church... originally named Mud Camp Church. This was in the part
of Barren Co. that later became Metcalf Co. Joseph Presley signed
the marriage bond as did James Shirley. Deborah was born March
30, 1808 TN and died Aug 20, 1886 in Hendricks Co. Indiana.
children:
A. Robert A. SHIRLEY 1828 Barren Co. KY d. Oct
1874
married Nancy Smith
children: all born in Henricks Co. IN
(a). Caroline F. SHIRLEY 1856 d. May 20, 1906 m. John
R. Randall April 14, 1887. She was
called "Mother of Orphans" because she cared for 48
homeless children in her lifetime.
(b). Elizabeth Katherine SHIRLEY 1858 m. James
B. Keeney Dec 31, 1876
(c). James Willard SHIRLEY or William James 1860 d.
July 6, 1889
(d). Charles N. SHIRLEY 1862 d. Nov 25, 1883
(e). C. Alonzo SHIRLEY 1864 d. 1925
(f). Ettie B. "Hattie" SHIRLEY1866
d. 1895
(g). Robert M. SHIRLEY Oct 16, 1867 d. Dec 2, 1955
m. Maude E. Jenkins June 2, 1897
(h). Harley T. "Harry" SHIRLEY 1870
d. 1957 lived in California
(i). Annie SHIRLEY 1873 d. 1972 (99yrs old) m.
Perry G. Pearcy Feb 28, 1896.
B. Rebecca SHIRLEY
C. John A. SHIRLEY 1835 IN (His son, E.W. (Pete) was
the proprietor of Shirley-Showalter Men's Clothing in Danville,
IN)
D. Louisa F. SHIRLEY 1840 IN
E. Francis Marion SHIRLEY June 21, 1842,
A Portrait and Biographical Record
of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)--page
1067
Francis M. Shirley, farmer and merchant,
of Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Ind., was born June 21,
1842, on the homestead on which he still resides, and is a son
of James and Deborah (Presley) Shirley. The father was born in
Bourbon County, Ky., was among the first settlers of Lincoln
Township, Hendricks County, and is now making his residence with
his son, the subject of this sketch. To Mr. and Mrs. James Shirley
were born eight children, six of whom were reared to maturity
and were named Robert, Rebecca, John, Louisa, Francis M. and
George G.; the remaining two died in infancy. Francis M. Shirley
received a very fair education in the local public school, and
in 1860 he and his brother, George W., engaged in the mercantile
business at Lizton, which they conducted together with profit
for six years, when Francis M. returned to farming, and has since
resided on his neat place of 120 acres. He is connected, however,
with his father in the hardware business at Brownsburg, under
the firm name of Shirley & Son, and this house is now doing
a prosperous trade. In politics Mr. Shirley is a Democrat, and
in religion he is Methodist, belonging to the M.E. congregation
of Brownsburg. He is happily united in wedlock with Emily, daughter
of Lawrence Leak, of Hendricks County, and to this union have
been born the following children: Allie E., Ottie, Beelie E.,
Walter (deceased), Clarence and Luther N.
married Emily Maria Leak born
May 1850 IN (see letter at bottom of this page)
children:
(a). Arlie Edgar (Ed) SHIRLEY Oct 16, 1870 IN,
m. Indiana Blanch
(b). Ottie Nelson SHIRLEY April 18, 1872 Hendricks
Co. IN, d. June 22, 1944 m. Bertha Alice Money
children:
1. Walter Luther SHIRLEY Mar 31 1903 IN m. Gladys
Sudbrock 1925 (I had the pleasure
of meeting them in 1985 in Indianapolis IN.. your editor, Betty
Shirley)
2. William Kenneth SHIRLEY 1908 IN m. Beulah
___
3. Walter SHIRLEY d. young
4. Clarence SHIRLEY m. Alma ___ (He
owned a furniture store in Kokomo Indiana)
5. Luther SHIRLEY m. Inez ___ (a
son Bill Shirley 1922 was a singer in Hollywood CA)
(c). Bertie E. SHIRLEY May 1875 m. Laura
Hayes
children
1. Lillian SHIRLEY
2. Elbert SHIRLEY 1905
3. Edwin SHIRLEY 1912
Note: May be other children
(d). Clarance I. SHIRLEY Aug 11, 1886 IN
(e). James Luther SHIRLEY Mar 1890 IN
F. George W. SHIRLEY 1845 IN Sept 24, 1844 d. June
1908
married 1st Molly Wilkinson Feb 5. 1873. She died Sept 9,
1873 Cholera,
married 2nd Martha Rains Sept 20, 1876,
married 3rd Clara B. Miller Jan 26, 1886. (see letter at
bottom of this page)
(2). William SHIRLEY 1805 Barren Co. KY,
married Sarah "Sally" Presley April 1828 Barren
County KY. She was born 1804 Ohio.
children:
A. Lucinda SHIRLEY 1829 KY m. 1st Franklin Carter,
2nd Levi Clark on 1877 Putnam Co. MO
B. Joseph SHIRLEY 1831 KY m. Sarah ___
C. Rebecca SHIRLEY 1836 IN d. 1879 MO m. William Hunter
1860 Putnam Co. MO
D. Samuel SHIRLEY May 10, 1837 Brown, Hendricks Co.
IN d. Sept 22, 1876 Harrison, Mercer Co. MO,
Samuel Shirley
Samuel served in the Union forces of the Civil War and was
discharged from the Army on May 15,1865. While fighting, he contracted
measles and other afflictions. Samuel had respiratory problems
as a result of his Civil War experiences and his difficulty in
breathing at night forced him to sleep outside year-around while
his family slept in a rented house during the winters. The need
for the rented house is what kept them in one place during the
winter. It's been said they wandered far an wide during the summer
going north to Iowa. The wagon was always Samuel's bedroom. While
living in Mercer County, Samuel wintered in Warsaw MO. It was
here his eldest son, William Riley, clerked in a store for several
years during their periodic stays in order to earn money to keep
the family in food. William also won several purses in local
boxing and wrestling matches. A grandchild of William's, Truman
Swingle, who lives in Kirksville MO was a Golden Gloves competitor
before he entered WWII.
m. Mahala Jane Williams Sept 22, 1856 who was born July
24, 1840 d. April 6, 1911 Mercer Co. MO. She m. 2nd Raleigh Slover.
children:
(a). William Riley SHIRLEY Nov 28, 1857 Albany, Gentry
MO, d. Oct 7, 1939 Mercer Co. MO,
m. Margaret Loretta Slover Feb 22, 1890, born Nov 27, 1858
Mercer Co. MO d. July 19, 1943
children (born Mercer Co. MO)
1. Albert Bertram SHIRLEY Jan 3, 1881 d. Mar 9, 1907
2. Lillian Blanche SHIRLEY Dec 1, 1882 m. Oscar
Woods Sept 20, 1908 Cainsville, MO
3. Ethel Pearle SHIRLEY Dec 4, 1884 Princeton
MO d. Jan 27, 1966
4. Stella Maude SHIRLEY May 30, 1887 d. Sept 26, 1888
m. Ross Newton Hagon Sept 3, 1907
5. Minnie Mae SHIRLEY Oct 28, 1889 d. Nov 13, 1889
6. Grace Edith SHIRLEY May 10, 1891 m. Maurice A. Swingle
Feb 22, 1911 Princeton, Mercer Co. MO
7. Elsie Gertrude SHIRLEY Jan 15, 1894
8. William Glenn SHIRLEY Sept 28, 1899 d. June 1, 1972
m. Rose Zelma Gallatin Feb 22, 1923 Princeton, Mercer Co. MO
(b). Mary F. SHIRLEY Aug 11, 1860 IN d. 1884 MO
(c). Nancy SHIRLEY 1861 Breck, Putnam Co. IN
(d). Erastis Harvey SHIRLEY Sept 1862 IN d. 1920
CO
(e). Lovey Alice SHIRLEY April 4, 1866 Putnam Co. MO
d. 1907 MO
(f). John Thomas SHIRLEY 1870 Putnam Co. MO
(g) Jemima Ellen SHIRLEY Jan 19, 1873 Putnam Co. MO
d. 1881 MO
(h). Rosa E. SHIRLEY May 17, 1875 Harrison, Mercer
Co. MO d. 1881 MO
E. Sarah Ann SHIRLEY 1847. See letter to her cousin
Marion Shirley at bottom of page
F. Evaline SHIRLEY 1850 IN See letter to her cousin
George Shirley at bottom of page
(3). Mary SHIRLEY 1806 died Sept 17, 1858
married James Shirley Mar 5, 1825, son
of Richard and Nancy Shirley. Mary and James were double
2nd cousins. (ancestors of the country
music group... the Kentucky Headhunters).
children:
A. George Washington SHIRLEY 1826 KY
B. Martha E. SHIRLEY 1828 KY
C. Albert E. SHIRLEY 1831 KY
D. Robert L. SHIRLEY 1833 KY
E. Lucinda SHIRLEY 1839 KY
F. Mary J. SHIRLEY 1841 KY
G. Richard SHIRLEY 1845 KY
(4). Letticia SHIRLEY
married Reuben SHIRLEY (son of Richard and Nancy Green Shirley) Dec 13, 1826. Lived Monroe Co. KY See
info for Lettctia and Reuben who were double first cousins
under Thomas and Mollie Grubbs Shirley branch #7 page.
Children:
A. Elizabeth SHIRLEY 1827 m. 1st Will _____, 2nd Jack
Nichols
B. Nancy Green SHIRLEY 1830 (named for Reuben's mother)
m. Absalom "Ebb" Payne
C. James (Jim) Robert SHIRLEY 1835 d 1877 (letter from
Richard to James of Hendricks Co. See Branch #7)
D. Anderson SHIRLEY
(5). Thomas SHIRLEY 1812 KY
married Martha Piper July 15, 1830 Barren Co. KY
children: (updated Oct 2008)
A. Robert SHIRLEY Nov 11, 1830 d. Jan 15, 1913
m. Artema Moss Mar 8, 1857
Robert Shirley 1830 - 1913
children:
(a). Mary Elizabeth SHIRLEY
(b). William H. SHIRLEY
(c). Medora Ellen SHIRLEY
(d). James Underwood SHIRLEY b 2/13/1865 d. 11/11/1930
m. Anna Haverson Feb 18, 1903
children:
1. Toy Robert SHIRLEY died as a toddler in Ft. Worth
TX about 1904
2. Marshall SHIRLEY, died as a toddler in Ft. Worth,
TX
3. Margaret SHIRLEY
4. Harvey Underwood SHIRLEY born 6/26/1913, Ft. Worth,
TX; died 2/19/1996, Cotter, AR (1st Shirley Assoc President Betty
Shirley had the priviledge to know him and his lovely wife. They
have been to her home more than once).
5. Clifford Nathanial SHIRLEY. born 10/31/1919 Ft.
Worth, TX died 11/15/2001 Joshua, TX
6. Cornelius Marshall SHIRLEY still living (2008)
7. Julius Ceasar SHIRLEY. born 10/15/1921 Ft. Worth,
died May 11, 2003 Santa Clara, CA
married Mary Nell Smith 5/9/1950 Spartanburg, SC (Deceased)
(e). Minnie Belle SHIRLEY m. Tom Hale
B. James SHIRLEY 1834 KY
C. Nimrod SHIRLEY 1836 KY
D. Willaim SHIRLEY 1839 KY
E. Elizabeth SHIRLEY 1841 m. ___ Lobb
F. Newton SHIRLEY 1848
April 10 1862
Letter from Sarah Ann Shirley to her cousin Marion Shirley and
Eveline Shirley to George Shirley
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James Shirley