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Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY 1860–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1860

Birth Location: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, or Ozark, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 11 Aug 1926

Death Location: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States

Father: Daniel SHIRLEY

Mother: Susan RALSTON

Spouse(s): Josie Martin

Children(s): Charles Shirley

Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY was born in 1860 in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, or Ozark, Iowa, United States, the child of Daniel B Shirley And Susan Ralston. Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY married Josie Johanna Martin, and had children including Charles Nelson Shirley. Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY passed away in 1926 in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY was born in 1860 in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, or Ozark, Iowa, United States, the child of Daniel B Shirley And Susan Ralston.
  • Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY married Josie Johanna Martin, and had children including Charles Nelson Shirley.
  • Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY passed away in 1926 in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel SHIRLEY
1831–1917
Birth Location: Berkley Springs, Morgan, Virginia, USA
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Susan RALSTON
1839–1913
Birth Location: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Josie Martin
1869–
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa
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Children(s)

Charles Shirley
1887–1980
Birth Location: Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, USA
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Francois SHIRLEY's Ancestors

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Francois SHIRLEY
1860–1926
Birth Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, or Ozark, Iowa, United States
Parents
Daniel B SHIRLEY
1831–1917
Berkley Springs, Morgan, Virginia, USA
Susan RALSTON
1839–1913
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (RALSTON) Jr
1807–1873
Brady, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy (Agnes) McClane
1814–1905
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francois SHIRLEY's Descendants

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Francois ((Frank) Melvin) SHIRLEY (12 Sep 1860–11 Aug 1926) m. Josie (Johanna) Martin (Abt 1869–)
  1. 1. Charles (Nelson) Shirley 1887–1980 m. Anna (O) Shirley 1886–1973
    1. 1. Marian (Josephine) Pytlik 1913– m. Ray (Jay) Richards 1911–1952 m. Lawrence (Edward) Mayhew 1910–1998
    2. 2. Mildred (Marie) Shirley 1915–1966
    3. 3. Charline (Louise) Shirley 1917–2002
    4. 4. Charles (N) Shirley 1920–
    5. 5. Charles (N Shirley) Jr 1919–2005
    6. 6. Joan (S) Shirley 1925–
    7. 7. William (Otto) Shirley 1921–2002
    8. 8. Leora (Ruth) Shirley 1929–2010

Francois SHIRLEY's Timeline

2 Records

1860
12 Sep 1860
Birth of Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, or Ozark, Iowa, United States
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, or Ozark, Iowa, United States
1926
11 Aug 1926
Age 66
Death of Francois (Frank) Melvin SHIRLEY in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States
Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1860
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, or Ozark, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States
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