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James Erskine Shirley 1831–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1831

Birth Location: , Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

Father: AARON *

Mother: ANNA CLEVELAND

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In 1831, James Erskine Shirley entered the world in , Laurens, South Carolina, USA, born to Aaron Franklin Shirley And Anna Sophronia Cleveland. James Erskine Shirley passed away in 1870 in Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, James Erskine Shirley entered the world in , Laurens, South Carolina, USA, born to Aaron Franklin Shirley And Anna Sophronia Cleveland.
  • James Erskine Shirley passed away in 1870 in Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.

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James Shirley's Ancestors

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James Shirley
1831–1870
Birth Place: , Laurens, South Carolina, 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

James Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1831
31 Jul 1831
Birth of James Erskine Shirley in , Laurens, South Carolina, USA
, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Death of James Erskine Shirley in Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1831
    Event Place: , Laurens, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

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