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John Shirley 1800 – 1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 16 Jul 1827

Death Location: McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA

Father: Moses Shirley

Mother: Nancy Dale

Spouse(s): Rosannah Ray

Children(s): John Shirley

The story of John Shirley began in 1800 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States. John Shirley married Rosannah Moore Shirley Murphy Ray, and had children including John Shirley. John Shirley passed away in 1827 in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Shirley began in 1800 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States.
  • John Shirley married Rosannah Moore Shirley Murphy Ray, and had children including John Shirley.
  • John Shirley passed away in 1827 in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Shirley
1777 – 1861
Birth Location: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina
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Nancy Dale
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Rosannah Ray
1803 – 1857
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

John Shirley
1826 – 1868
Birth Location: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA
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John Shirley's Ancestors

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John Shirley
1800 – 1827
Birth Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Moses Shirley
1777 – 1861
Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina
Nancy Dale
Grandparents
JAMES Shirley
1745 – 1801
St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland Co., VA
Mary (Polly) McMeekin
1751 – 1835
South Carolina, USA
ISAAC (M) Dale
1751 – 1820
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Susan (Eleanor) Tillman
1751 – 1800
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shirley
1713 – 1768
Martha (Rives)
1720 – 1756
James McMACKIN
1727 – 1799
Priscilla Taylor
1725 – 1756
REUBEN DALE
1720 – 1768
Hannah Phillips
1725 – 1800
John Tillman
1734 – 1811
Mary Simmons
1738 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shirley
1671 – 1738
Jane Price
1684 – 1738
John Rives
1698 – 1782
Elizabeth Saunders
1698 – 1734
John McMahan+,
1708 – 1776
Margaret Carey
1710 – 1756
Abraham Dale
1693 – 1740
Winifred Southern
1693 – 1763
Tobias Phillips
1687 – 1740
John Tillman
1682 – 1738
Margaret Harrison
1698 – 1738

John Shirley's Descendants

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John Shirley (1800 – 16 Jul 1827) m. Rosannah (Moore Shirley Murphy) Ray (5 Jan 1803 – 13 Jun 1857)
  1. 1. John Shirley (01 Jan 1826 – 11 Jul 1868) m. Clarinda (Jane Ray Shirley) Pickard (16 Apr 1832 – 08 Sep 1907)
    1. 1. Sarah Shirley (abt 1853 – ) m. Robert (A) Elliott (8 January 1849 – 26 May 1936)
      1. 1. Anna (H) Elliott (7 March 1879 – 17 August 1937) m. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 07 Aug 1938)
        1. 1. George (L) Brooks (1902 – 1981) m. Mae Snell (1906 – 1962)

John Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of John Shirley in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
1827
16 Jul 1827
Age 27
Death of John Shirley in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA
McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1827
    Event Place: McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA
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