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George Washington Shirley 1836–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1836

Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 10 July 1894

Death Location: Gore, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: AARON *

Mother: ANNA CLEVELAND

Spouse(s): Sultana HoLT

Children(s): Andrew ShIRLEY, Mary Shirley-Rodgers, Cornelia Shirley-McGinnis, John Shirley, James Shirley, Joseph Shirley, Robert Shirley, Nancy Shirley, George DR

George Washington Shirley was born in 1836 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, the child of Aaron Franklin Shirley And Anna Sophronia Cleveland. In 1850, George Washington Shirley resided in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. In 1860, George Washington Shirley resided in Beat 4, Erath, Texas, USA. George Washington Shirley married Sultana Holt, and had children including Andrew Jackson Shirley, Cornelia Nelia Louisa Emaline Shirley Mcginnis, George W Shirley Dr, James Aaron Shirley, John Monroe Shirley, Joseph Allen Shirley, Mary Sultana Eveline Shirley Rodgers, Nancy Elizabeth Shirley, Robert Lee Shirley. George Washington Shirley passed away in 1894 in Gore, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Washington Shirley was born in 1836 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, the child of Aaron Franklin Shirley And Anna Sophronia Cleveland.
  • In 1850, George Washington Shirley resided in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, George Washington Shirley resided in Beat 4, Erath, Texas, USA.
  • George Washington Shirley married Sultana Holt, and had children including Andrew Jackson Shirley, Cornelia Nelia Louisa Emaline Shirley Mcginnis, George W Shirley Dr, James Aaron Shirley, John Monroe Shirley, Joseph Allen Shirley, Mary Sultana Eveline Shirley Rodgers, Nancy Elizabeth Shirley, Robert Lee Shirley.
  • George Washington Shirley passed away in 1894 in Gore, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Shirley's Ancestors

Self
George Shirley
1836–1894
Birth Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Parents
AARON FRANKLIN SHIRLEY *
1810–1884
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
ANNA (SOPHRONIA) CLEVELAND
1816–1883
, Habersham, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
AARON SHIRLEY
1768–1850
,Abbeville,South Carolina,USA
Elizabeth
1778–1850
,,South Carolina,USA
Great-Grandparents
John SR
1738–1816
REBECCA LANGSTON
1747–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN 7GGF
1710–1790
MARY 7GGM
1718–1790

George Shirley's Descendants

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George (Washington) Shirley (22 December 1836–10 July 1894) m. Sultana HoLT (8 February 1838–5 Apr 1905)
  1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) ShIRLEY 1872–1932
  2. 2. Mary (Sultana Eveline) Shirley-Rodgers 1880–1930
  3. 3. Cornelia ("Nelia" Louisa Emaline) Shirley-McGinnis 1867–1959
  4. 4. John (Monroe) Shirley 1870–1940
  5. 5. James (Aaron) Shirley 1876–1955
  6. 6. Joseph (Allen) Shirley 1868–1954
  7. 7. Robert (Lee) Shirley 1874–1962
  8. 8. Nancy (Elizabeth) Shirley 1861–
  9. 9. George (W. Shirley) DR 1863–

George Shirley's Timeline

6 Records

1836
22 December 1836
Birth of George Washington Shirley in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 14
George Washington Shirley resided here in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 24
George Washington Shirley resided here in Beat 4, Erath, Texas, USA
Beat 4, Erath, Texas, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
George Washington Shirley resided here in White, Newton, Arkansas, USA
White, Newton, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
George Washington Shirley resided here in White, Polk, Arkansas, USA
White, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1894
10 July 1894
Age 58
Death of George Washington Shirley in Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1836
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: White, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Page: 538A; Enumeration District: 129
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 203A; Family History Library Film: 545558
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 4, Erath, Texas; Roll: M653_1293; Page: 137; Family History Library Film: 805293
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M432_16; Page: 202A; Image: 131
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M432_16; Page: 202A; Image: 131

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Beat 4, Erath, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 4, Erath, Texas; Roll: M653_1293; Page: 137; Family History Library Film: 805293

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: White, Newton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: White, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 203A; Family History Library Film: 545558

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: White, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: White, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Page: 538A; Enumeration District: 129

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Roll: 1557078

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1894
    Event Place: Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gore, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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