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Dorothy Louise Shirley 1927–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1927

Birth Location: Wilmington, NC

Death Date: 1 Aug 2013

Death Location: Greenwood, SC

Father: Aiken Shirley

Mother: Willie Kernells

Spouse(s): Jesse Timms

Children(s): Samuel Timms

The story of Dorothy Louise Shirley began in 1927 in Wilmington, NC. In 1930, Dorothy Louise Shirley resided in Wilmington, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolin. In 1950, Dorothy Louise Shirley resided in Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. Dorothy Louise Shirley married Jesse Clarence Timms, and had children including Joseph Patrick Timms, Michael Barnett Timms, Samuel Jarod Timms. Dorothy Louise Shirley passed away in 2013 in Greenwood, SC.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Louise Shirley began in 1927 in Wilmington, NC.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Louise Shirley resided in Wilmington, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolin.
  • In 1950, Dorothy Louise Shirley resided in Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
  • Dorothy Louise Shirley married Jesse Clarence Timms, and had children including Joseph Patrick Timms, Michael Barnett Timms, Samuel Jarod Timms.
  • Dorothy Louise Shirley passed away in 2013 in Greenwood, SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Shirley's Ancestors

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Dorothy Shirley
1927–2013
Birth Place: Wilmington, NC
Parents
Aiken Shirley
1896–1936
Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Willie (Mae) Kernells
1908–1988
Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Albert (Lee) Kernells
1882–1959
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Lee) Davenport
1889–1961
Laurens, Laurens, SC, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Davenport
1857–1920
Sarah Crawford
1854–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davenport
1822–1900
Hulda Coker
1822–1908
John Crawford
1826–1894
Lucinda Davis
1826–1867

Dorothy Shirley's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Louise) Shirley (abt 1927–1 Aug 2013) m. Jesse (Clarence) Timms (23 April 1926–29 January 2007)
  1. 1. Samuel (Jarod) Timms 1947–2020

Dorothy Shirley's Timeline

4 Records

1927
abt 1927
Birth of Dorothy Louise Shirley in Wilmington, NC
Wilmington, NC
1930
1930
Age 3
Dorothy Louise Shirley resided here in Wilmington, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Wilmington, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Dorothy Louise Shirley resided here in Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
2013
1 Aug 2013
Age 86
Death of Dorothy Louise Shirley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1927
    Event Place: Wilmington, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 3 Aug 2013; Publication Place: Florence, South Carolina, USA; pid=166192934
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] South Carolina, U.S., County Marriage Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC, USA; Country Marriage Records; County: Greenwood
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll: 5297; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 20-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wilmington, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll: 5297; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 20-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Darlington, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 3 Aug 2013; Publication Place: Florence, South Carolina, USA; pid=166192934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 2013
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 3 Aug 2013; Publication Place: Florence, South Carolina, USA; pid=166192934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwood, SC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 3 Aug 2013; Publication Place: Florence, South Carolina, USA; pid=166192934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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