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Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley 1826–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 August 1826

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 March 1893

Death Location: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Mary Brock

Children(s): Masena Fisher, Lucinda Isbell, Florence Potts, Mary Shirley, Thursa Shirley, Lawrence Shirley

Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley was born in 1826 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Riley Shirley And Aseneath Kay. Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley married Mary Ann Brock, and had children including Florence Electa Potts, Lawrence Preston Shirley, Lucinda E Isbell, Mary Elvira Shirley, Masena Cordelia Fisher, Thursa A Shirley. Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley passed away in 1893 in Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America.

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  • Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley was born in 1826 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Riley Shirley And Aseneath Kay.
  • Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley married Mary Ann Brock, and had children including Florence Electa Potts, Lawrence Preston Shirley, Lucinda E Isbell, Mary Elvira Shirley, Masena Cordelia Fisher, Thursa A Shirley.
  • Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley passed away in 1893 in Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Benjamin Shirley
1826–1893
Birth Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Shirley's Descendants

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Benjamin (Thaddeus) Shirley (23 August 1826–2 March 1893) m. Mary (Ann) Brock (1 FEB 1827–MAY 1898)
  1. 1. Masena (Cordelia) Fisher 1846–1929 m. Levi (Branson) Fisher 1840–1915
    1. 1. Hezekiah (Wakefield) Fisher 1866–1892
    2. 2. Effie (Udenia) Fisher 1868–1899
    3. 3. Loomis (Edgar) Fisher 1870–
    4. 4. Idris (Levi) Fisher 1872–
    5. 5. Annie (Cordelia) Fisher 1874–1895
    6. 6. Thomas (Brock) Fisher 1878–1918
    7. 7. Infant Fisher 1876–
    8. 8. Curtis (Eugene) Fisher 1881–
    9. 9. Lois (Eunice) Fisher 1883–
    10. 10. Thomas (Orr) Fisher 1886–1969 m. Bessie (Lois) Ayers 1890–1982
    11. 11. Infant Fisher 1887–
    12. 12. Samuel (Boyce) Fisher 1888–
  2. 2. Lucinda (E) Isbell 1848–1919 m. Benjamin (E.) Isbell 1844–1891
  3. 3. Florence (Electa) Potts 1868–1950
  4. 4. Mary (Elvira) Shirley 1851–
  5. 5. Thursa (A.) Shirley 1854–1947
  6. 6. Lawrence (Preston) Shirley 1856–1947 m. Georgia Pace 1861–
    1. 1. Willie (Estelle) Shiley 1878–1964 m. James (B) Raines 1869–
      1. 1. James (Olin) Rains 1900–
      2. 2. Mamie (L) Raines 1902–
      3. 3. Garland (J) Raines 1905–
      4. 4. Alford (G) Raines 1910–
      5. 5. Mildred Raines 1912–
      6. 6. Homer (S) Rains 1897–1946
    2. 2. Hallie (M) Hodge 1899–1991
    3. 3. Herbert Shirley 1894–
    4. 4. Lois Shirley 1883–
    5. 5. Pearl Shirley 1889–

Benjamin Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1826
23 August 1826
Birth of Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1893
2 March 1893
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Thaddeus Shirley in Apple Valley, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Apple Valley, Jackson County, Georgia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 August 1826
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1893
    Event Place: Apple Valley, Jackson County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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