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John Shirley 1826 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1826

Birth Location: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 1868

Death Location: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA

Father: John Shirley

Mother: Rosannah Ray

Spouse(s): Clarinda Pickard

Children(s): Sarah Shirley

In 1826, John Shirley Jr entered the world in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA, born to John Shirley and Rosannah Moore Shirley Murphy Ray. John Shirley Jr married Clarinda Jane Ray Shirley Pickard, and had children including Sarah Shirley. John Shirley Jr passed away in 1868 in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1826, John Shirley Jr entered the world in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA, born to John Shirley and Rosannah Moore Shirley Murphy Ray.
  • John Shirley Jr married Clarinda Jane Ray Shirley Pickard, and had children including Sarah Shirley.
  • John Shirley Jr passed away in 1868 in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shirley
1800 – 1827
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
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Rosannah Ray
1803 – 1857
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clarinda Pickard
1832 – 1907
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Shirley
1853 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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John Shirley's Ancestors

Self
John Shirley
1826 – 1868
Birth Place: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Shirley
1800 – 1827
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Rosannah (Moore Shirley Murphy) Ray
1803 – 1857
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Moses Shirley
1777 – 1861
Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina
Nancy Dale
Jeremiah Moore
1765 – 1840
, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Susannah Stone
1765 – 1840
Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
JAMES Shirley
1745 – 1801
Mary McMeekin
1751 – 1835
ISAAC Dale
1751 – 1820
Susan Tillman
1751 – 1800
Thomas Moore
1739 – 1833
Rosannah Fowler
1747 – 1833
JASPER STONE
1728 – 1802
Grace Goddard
1736 – 1815
2nd-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
Thomas Moore
1708 – 1780
Mary Worrall
1712 – 1748
Richard Fowler
1725 – 1790
Debby
1727 – 1795
Lieut. Stone
1697 – 1776
Elizabeth Brown
1707 – 1792
Benjamin Goddard
1704 – 1754
Grace Fiske
1714 – 1803

John Shirley's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Robert (T) Brooks (1933 – 2006) m. Kay (L.) Anderson (Oct 1936 – 2016)

John Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1826
01 Jan 1826
Birth of John Shirley Jr in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA
Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA
1868
11 Jul 1868
Age 42
Death of John Shirley Jr in Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA
Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1826
    Event Place: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1868
    Event Place: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA
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