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Blanche Shirley 1887–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1887

Birth Location: Boon, Missouri

Death Date: 27 Aug 1951

Death Location: Rucker, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Francis White

Mother: Susan Dorsey

Spouse(s): Benjamin Clayton, Charlie Shirley

Children(s): Mary Lewis, Pauline Shirley

The story of Blanche Shirley began in 1887 in Boon, Missouri. Blanche Shirley married Benjamin Clark Clayton, Charlie Shirley, and had children including Mary Ethelyn Lewis, Pauline Shirley. Blanche Shirley passed away in 1951 in Rucker, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Blanche Shirley began in 1887 in Boon, Missouri.
  • Blanche Shirley married Benjamin Clark Clayton, Charlie Shirley, and had children including Mary Ethelyn Lewis, Pauline Shirley.
  • Blanche Shirley passed away in 1951 in Rucker, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis White
1849–1917
Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri, United States of America
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Susan Dorsey
1854–1939
Birth Location: Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri, USA
SD

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Clayton
1885–1973
Birth Location: Missouri, United States of America
BC
Charlie Shirley
1885–1921
Birth Location: Missouri
CS

Children(s)

Mary Lewis
1908–1991
Birth Location: Missouri
ML
Pauline Shirley
1913–2002
Birth Location: Missouri
PS

Blanche Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Blanche Shirley
1887–1951
Birth Place: Boon, Missouri
Parents
Francis Marion White
1849–1917
Boone County, Missouri, United States of America
Susan (Mary) Dorsey
1854–1939
Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William (Cearly) White
1812–1875
Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
Louvicy Morrow
1814–1872
Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John White
1787–1842
Mary Bradley
1795–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bradley
1773–1845
Rachel Roberts
1772–1845

Blanche Shirley's Descendants

1.
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Blanche Shirley (22 Oct 1887–27 Aug 1951) m. Benjamin (Clark) Clayton (25 April 1885–7 January 1973) m. Charlie Shirley (10 Nov 1885–16 Dec 1921)
  1. 1. Mary (Ethelyn) Lewis 1908–1991 m. Henry (Martin) Lewis 1902–1980
    1. 1. Alberta (Frances) Lewis 1929–2016 m. Donald (Eugene) Spurling 1928–1991
  2. 2. Pauline Shirley 1913–2002 m. William (Warren) Gulick 1904–1976
    1. 1. Shirly (Jean) Gulick 1934–2013 m. Calvin (Lavern) Keith 1933–2016
    2. 2. William (Warren) Gulick 1936–2007

Blanche Shirley's Timeline

11 Records

1887
22 October 1887
Birth of Blanche Shirley in Missouri
Missouri
1887
22 Oct 1887
Birth of Blanche Shirley in Boon, Missouri
Boon, Missouri
1888
abt 1888
Age 1
Birth of Blanche Shirley in Missouri
Missouri
1900
1900
Age 13
Blanche Shirley resided here in Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA
Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 23
Blanche Shirley resided here in Prairie, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Prairie, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 33
Blanche Shirley resided here in Prairie, Randolph, Missouri, USA
Prairie, Randolph, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Blanche Shirley resided here in Bourbon, Bourbon, Boone, Missouri, USA
Bourbon, Bourbon, Boone, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 48
Blanche Shirley resided here in Bourbon, Boone, Missouri
Bourbon, Boone, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 53
Blanche Shirley resided here in Bourbon, Bourbon, Boone, Missouri, USA
Bourbon, Bourbon, Boone, Missouri, USA
1951
27 August 1951
Age 64
Death of Blanche Shirley
None
1951
27 Aug 1951
Age 64
Death of Blanche Shirley in Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA
Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 October 1887
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1888
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1887
    Event Place: Boon, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Perche, Boone, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Prairie, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Prairie, Randolph, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bourbon, Bourbon, Boone, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bourbon, Boone, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bourbon, Bourbon, Boone, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1951
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1951
    Event Place: Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rucker, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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