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2(v).
Thomas Shirley
born about 1796; He was living in Monroe Co KY by 1830 census;
Named in the 1846 will of his father; Living without his wife
and only with son Jefferson in 1850 Monroe Co KY; He apparently
died in the winter of 1876; In a letter from nephew Richard Shirley
to James Shirley of Hendricks Co. IN in 1877 said, "uncle
Thomas has been dead about 12 months."
married Jennie
P. Bowles;
She was part Indian according to family stories. She
was ?dead prior to the 1850 census.
children
3(i). Zachariah
Shirley
born 9 May 1824 in Kentucky; Living alone in 1860 Monroe Co KY
census; He was a farmer and still owner. Zachariah taught primary
school in Monroe county, and may have some education above 12th
grade. He died 1877. Zachariah was buried in White Cemetery
in Monroe County. Traditional story is that the Shirleys were
moved from the Shirley Cemetery and put in the White cemetery.
Monroe Co
KY Will Book C pg 332 - Last Will and Testament of Zachariah
Shirley - In the name of God amen. I Zachariah Shirley of the
county of Monroe and state of Kentucky being afflicted in body
but sound mind and of disposing memory and knowing it is appointed
unto men once to die make disposition of my property in the following
manner. First. After my decease I desire and will to my beloved
wife Louisa Shirley and her three children (viz) Jane P Johnson
born to me before my marriage with my wife; Frank Smith Shirley
and Thoams Benton Shirley the land contained in the deed made
to me by Andrew and Elizabeth Lee bearing date 17th Nov 1854
also the land contained in the deed made to me by Thomas Shirley
bearing date 28th Oct 1863 also my Mill and Distillery with all
that pertains to each of them and the Elizabeth Kingery land
deeded to me by herself bearing date 20 May 1868; Second I desire
that my wife have control of the Milla nd Distillery and that
she ahve for her interest in the Mill and Distillery one fourth
of the income arising therefrom and the other 3/4ths to be equally
divided among my three children above named. My wife to have
the control and interest named during her widowhood in the Mill
and Distillery. Third. My wife to have her dower in the land
named including the mansion house to be laid off to her and the
residue of the land named to be equally in value divided between
my three children before named. Fourth. I desire that (Willis
Turner borned of Mary Ann Wheate to me out of wedlock now known
by all as Willis Turner Shirley and avowed by me as my son) shall
have the land deeded by William M and Elizabeth Brown to me bearing
date 30 November 1868 by his the said Willis Turner Shirley paying
one hundred and twenty five dollars apeiece to my other three
children as they arrive at the age of twenty one years. Willis
Turner Shirley to have possession of the land at my pleasure
or after my decease adn also I will and give to him to have as
his own one horse, a stallion. Fifth. After my decease I desire
that all of my just debts be paid out of the proceeds of my personal
estate and all the proceeds of the remainder of my estate to
be equally divided between my four children in above named after
my wife shall have her lawful properties set out to her. This
my last will and testament by me made revoking all other wills
heretofore by me made. Given under my hand this 11th day of July
A.D. 1876. <signed> Zachariah Shirley Wit: H B Howard,
Peter Kelley. Proven in court 2 April 1877
married Louisa
Johnson
about 1860; She was born about 1835; She was widowed and living
in Turner, Monroe Co KY in 1880 census, age 39 widowed. She died
1934
children
4(i). Willis
Turner Shirley (born
out of wedlock, mother Mary Ann Wheate named in the Will of Zachariah
Shirley)
born 22 November 1856. Age 15 in 1870 census. He died January
16, 1935 in Tompkinsville, Monroe Co KY, age 79y 1m 16d. (father
named in death cert, mother unknown). Buried in the Old Soldiers
Cemetery in Tompkinsville Monroe Co KY
Email from
Denise May 2023 "...he was born out of wedlock. Zachariah
explains this and claims Willis in his will. Zachariah also explains
in a roundabout way that Willis used the name "Wheat"
until he claimed him and Willis appears in his father's home
in a census. Also, his birth record has his name listed as 'Willis
T. Wheat.'"
married Sarah
Elizabeth Simpson
on 1 Jan 1880 in Monroe Co KY. She was born 18 December 1861,
died 23 May 1942.
children (thanks to Denise for sending)
5(i). Sherman
R. Shirley
born September 1875 in Kentucky; He died 15 July 1907 in Summer
Shade, Metcalf Co., KY; He married Suvila Bacon 10 Nov 1898 in
Monroe Co., KY
5(ii). Maud
Lou Shirley
born 19 December 1880 in Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY; She died
23 January 1960 in DuPage, IL; She married James Allen Sumner
abt. 1901
5(iii). Walter
Franklin Shirley
born 5 March 1882 in Monroe Co., KY; He died 10 October 1956
in Glasgow, Barren Co., KY; He married Effie Hall on 24 March
1902 in Clay Co., TN; He married Mabel Frances (Parker) Morgan
after 2 July 1956
5(iv). Thomas
"Benton" Shirley
born 1 June 1885 in KY; he died 23 March 1979; He married Ruth
Richardson 11 July 1915 in Clay Co., TN
5(v). Clara
May Shirley
born 7 February 1887 in KY; She died 19 November 1917 in Monroe
Co., KY; She married J. H. Gettings about 1909
5(vi). Bettie
Jane Shirley
born 12 October 1888 in Summer Shade, Metcalf Co., KY; She died
22 January 1971 in Glasgow, Barren Co., KY; She married Osie
Richardson Hall 18 Aug 1907 in Clay Co., TN
5(vii). Annie
Gertrude Shirley
born 6 June 1891 in KY; She died 6 November 1918 in Muhlenberg
Co., KY; She married John Marion Sumner about 1908
5(viii). Kate
Lee Shirley
born September 1892 in KY; She died 30 March 1982 in Petersburg,
Menard Co., IL; She married Robert Lee Johnson 3 January 1910
in Clay Co., TN
5(ix). Minnie
Florence Shirley
born March 1894 in KY; She died after 6 Apr 1950; She married
Samuel Johnson 24 January 1911 in Clay Co., TN
5(x). Willis
Fred Shirley
born 22 November 1895 in Monroe Co., KY; He died 24 February
1934 in Monroe Co., KY; He married Margaret Upchurch about 1926
5(xi). Gelia
"Belle" Shirley
born 13 January 1899 in KY; She died 27 March 1987 in Los Angeles,
CA; She married James "Cecil" Mosier 26 December 1916
in Clay Co., TN; She married Cecil Estes Cooksey between 18 March
1925 and 1 April 1930
4(iii). Jennie
Patie Shirley
born about 1860. Age 11 in 1870 census. She died 1942; she married
a doctor Thomas Bulloch in 1878 and moved to Florida
4(ii). Frank Smith Shirley born about 1863; Age 7 in
1870 census. He was age 18 in 1880 census. He died 1938
married Betty Ann Johnson. They had nine children.
children: (known)
5(i). Zack T. Shirley born Oct 1890
5(ii). Hiram
Zebedee Shirley
born Aug 1892; he died 1947
married Velma
Bailey
5(iii). Lou
E. Shirley
born Oct 1894
5(iv). Earl
D. Shirley
born Oct 1899
4(iv). Thomas
Benton Shirley
born Apr. 1864; age 5 in 1870 census, age 16 in 1880 census.
He died 1915
3(ii). Thomas Jefferson Shirley born 22 Jan 1829 in KY; he was age 23
(sic) living with father in Monroe Co KY in 1850; age 27 in 1860
census; Living in Tompkinsville PO, Monroe Co KY in 1870, age
37; He died 23 June 1876, buried at Shirley Cemetery, Monroe
Co KY next to his 2nd wife Mary.
Monroe Co KY Will Book
C pg 322 - Last Will and Testament of Thomas J. Shirley - Know
all men by these presents that I Thos J Shirley of the state
of Ky and county of Monroe being weak in body but of disposing
mind make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all
other wills and devises by me made. My will and desire is after
my death that all of my just debts be paid. After all my debts
are paid my will and wish is that my wife keep the remainder
of m property for distribution among my children to wit: Lou
Ellen and Hezekiah Shirley to be made equal with thos of my wife's
children. I further will and desire that my wife take charge
of all my property and when the children become of age or marries
that she shall make them all equal in the distribution of my
estate after retaining for herself her lawful part in said estate.
I further will and direct that my wife Mary Issabel Shirley carry
this my will into full effect as heretofore by me directed. Given
under my hand this 20th June 1876 <signed> Thoams J. Shirley
Wit: H B Howard, John W Howard. Proven in court 3 July 1876
married 1) Martha ______; She is enumerated as wife in 1860 census;
?died prior to 1866.
married 2) Mary Issabel Jackson on 8 May 1866 in Monroe Co KY; Named
in the 1876 will of her husband Thomas J. Shirley; She married
2nd Powhatan Martin
children:
4(i).
Thomas J. Shirley born about 1853, age 5 in 1860 census,
age 17 in 1870 census
4(ii).
Hezekiah "Toby" Shirley born about 1855, age 3
in 1860 census, age 15 in 1870 censusHe
lived near Tomkinsville, Monroe Co KY in 1880 census; occupation:
farmer; He died about 1883 in Ford Co Kansas (source: Gerald
lineage at bottom of page)
Email 2005
- My grandfather's name was Cleo Shirley Born near Tomkinsville,
Kentucky July 27th 1883 He Married Savannah(Vannie) Coffey @
Summershade K.Y. Cleo's parents Toby and Brocket (Geralds) Shirley
My Great grandparents. Cleo Shirley lived in a town named Seymour
Il. Most of his life.Thats all we know.
married Sarah Brocket Geralds on 14 March 1877 in Monroe Co KY; She
married 2nd to Benjamin Howard. See her lineage at the bottom
of the page
Monroe Co KY Marriages: Hezekiah
Sherley m. Sarah L. B. Gerald Mar 14, 1877
children:
5(i). Bettie E. Shirley born about 1879 in Monroe Co KY, age
1 in 1880 census
5(ii). Ida L Shirley
born Dec 1881 Monroe Co KY; She married Hugh B Turner (source:
Geralds lineage at bottom of page)
5(iii). Cleo Shirley born 27 July 1883 near Tomkinsville Monroe
Co KY. In 1900 census, he was employed as a servant (age 17)
in the household of William Hawker in Linden Town, Montgomery
Co IN; He was married and lived in Seymour, Champaign Co IL at
time of WWI draft registration (white, blue eyes, brown hair);
lived at Colfax Champaign Co IL in 1920 census; lived in Scott
Township, Champaign Co IL in 1940 -
Ancestor
of DNA Kit #42730
married Savanna (Vanna) Coffey at Summers Shade Metcalf Co KY; She
was enumerated as Phoebe Shirley in 1910 census household. Her
birth date was listed as 25 December 1888 in her SSDI listing,
having died May 1977 at Seymour Champaign Co IL
children:
6(i). Howard Shirley born 17 November 1912 IL, age
17 in 1930 census; He died 15 July 1997 at Champaign, Champaign
Co IL (SSDI)
6(ii). Harvey "Cotton" Shirley born 20 March
1915 IL, age 15 in 1930 census; He died 10 November 1994 Champaign,
Champaign IL (SSDI). Buried at Grandview Memorial Gardens
News-Gazette Obituary. Harvey was the son of Cleo and Vannie
Coffee Shirley. He married Vivian Rambo on Aug 19 1937 at Covington
Ind. She survives. Also surviving are a son Harvey "Ron"
Shirley of Champaign Il. Two grandchildren: one brother Howard
Shirley of Champaign Il one sister Ruth Shirley of Seymour Ill.
He was preceded in death by a brother. Mr shirley graduated from
Champaign High School in 1933. He was captain of the school cross
country team. He worked for the railroad and on the farm until
1937, then ran a gas station with his brother Howard at Sixth
Street and University Ave. in Champaign Il. He worked at the
Jacksonville State Hospital from 1938 to 1940, then operated
a tavern in Mahomet until 1943. He enlisted in the army in 1943
and served in the 3rd Infantry division and was awarde the combat
infantryman's badge, two bronze stars and the French Croix de
Guerre. Mr Shirley joined the Champaign police department in
1946 and was named chief in 1959 afer the death of chief Mark
O'Neill. He was chief for 15 years until retiring in 1974....
6(iii). Lawrence "Tag" Shirley born about
1917 IL, age 13 in 1930 census
6 (iv). Helen Ruth Shirley born 16 June 1922 (source:
SSDI), age 7 in 1930 census, age 17 in 1940 parents' census household;
She apparently never married, and died 5 May 2011 at Savoy, Champaign
Co IL; Buried East Lawn Cemetery in Urbana Champaign Co IL
Helen Ruth Shirley, 88, of Savoy, formerly of Seymour,
passed away at 8:03 a.m. on Thursday (May 5, 2011) at the Champaign-Urbana
Rehab Center in Savoy. She was born on June 15, 1922 in Seymour
to Cleo and Vanie Coffey Shirley. She was preceded in death by
her parents and three brothers, Harvey "Cotton" Shirley;
"Tag" Shirley and Howard Shirley. Survivors include
longtime friend and companion, Vincent Early of rural Seymour
and several nieces and nephews.
4(iii).
Jefferson D Shirley born about 1868, age 2 in 1870 census
4(iv).
William Smith Shirley born March 1870, age 2/12 in 1870 census,
age 10 in 1880 census, as stepson in Powhattan Martin's household,
age 40 in 1930 census. Lived in Monroe Co KY in 1940 census,
widowed, age 70, living with son Fred Shirley and family.
married Betty J. _______ age 36 in 1910 census
1893 Monroe County Court Records File 311, no file date.
William S SHIRLEY vs Bettie J SHIRLEY. Married Sept 1888, separated
July 1893. She charged with lascivious [s] conduct - she left
him. Three children: a girl about 3 named Ella; a boy named Cloy
about 2 and a boy named Hezekiah-no age shown. Asks for divorce.
No resolution found in rescued file.
children:
5(i). Ella Shirley born about 1890 in Kentucky, age
20 in 1910 census
5(ii). Cloy Shirley born about 1892 in Kentucky, age
18 in 1910 census
5(iii). Hezekiah Shirley born about 1893, age 17 in
1910 census
5(iv). Smith Shirley Jr. born about 1898 in Kentucky
(age 12 in 1910 census, age 32 in 1930 census). The family lived
in Monroe Co KY in 1920 and 1940 census. They were enumerated
in Croawfordsville, Montgomery Co Indiana in 1930.
married Nora Russell
children:
6(i). Wilson Shirley born about 1918 in Kentucky, age
12 in 1930 census.
6(ii). Boyd Shirley born 5 October 1921 in Tompkinsville
Monroe Co KY. Lived with his parents in 1940 census, age 17.
He was a resident of Louisville KY at the time of his marriage.
Ancestor of DNA participant 207183
6(iii). Nellie Shirley born about 1927 in Indiana,
age 3 in 1930 census, age 12 in 1940 census
married Elizabeth M Burba on 3 April 1943 in Clark
Co Indiana
6(iv). Phyllis J Shirley born about 1934, age 6 in
1940 census.
5(v). Levy Shirley born about 1899, age 11 in 1910
census. His name is Evert in 1900 census.
5(vi).
Fred Shirley born about 1901, age 9 in 1910 census
4(v).
Elnora Shirley born 1872 in Monroe County, KY
4(vi).
Samuel Shirley born 18 August 1876 in Monroe County, KY
Descendants of George Fitzgeralds (online
source)
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Sarah T "Brocket" Geralds b: 23 Jan 1860 Monroe Co,KY
d: 26 May
1897 Monroe Co,KY Burial: White Cem,Sulphur Lick,Monroe Co,KY
m Hezekiah Shirley b: c1855 KY m: 14 Mar 1877 Monroe Co,KY
d:
c1883 Ford Co,KS
5 Bettie E Shirley b: Aug 1878 Monroe Co,KY
m Joseph Grundy Gentry b: 27 Jul 1871 Monroe Co,KY m: 25 Jun
1896
Mud Lick,Monroe Co,KY Father: Edward B Gentry Mother: Louvisa
E
White
6 Herschel Harley Gentry b: 25 Aug 1897 Sulphur Lick,Monroe Co,KY
6 Herman Edward Gentry b: 21 Feb 1899 Sulphur Lick,Monroe Co,KY
6 Madie Gentry b: 15 Aug 1901 Sulphur Lick,Monroe Co,KY
6 Demie Gentry b: 23 Apr 1905 Sulphur Lick,Monroe Co,KY
6 Louvisa Geneva Gentry b: 12 Oct 1912 Pawnee,Pawnee Co,OK
5 Ida L Shirley b: Dec 1881 Monroe Co,KY
m Hugh B Turner b: Dec 1879 Monroe Co,KY m: 01 Feb 1900 Monroe
Co,KY Father: Leroy Turner Mother: Sarah A Smith
*2nd Husband of Sarah T "Brocket" Geralds:
m John Benjamin (Ben) Howard b: 07 Jun 1864 Monroe Co,KY m: 18
Nov
1888 Monroe Co,KY d: 27 Sep 1915 Monroe Co,KY Burial: White Cem,
Sulphur Lick,Monroe Co,KY Father: John Webster Howard Mother:
Elizabeth Robertson
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Thomas Shirley (cont.)