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Joseph Lester Shirley 1911–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Black Hawk, Iowa

Death Date: 29 Oct 1984

Death Location: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Charles Shirley

Mother: Osa Fierce

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Joseph Lester Shirley was born in 1911 in Black Hawk, Iowa, the child of Charles Oscar Shirley And Osa Frances Fierce. Joseph Lester Shirley passed away in 1984 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lester Shirley was born in 1911 in Black Hawk, Iowa, the child of Charles Oscar Shirley And Osa Frances Fierce.
  • Joseph Lester Shirley passed away in 1984 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States of America.

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Joseph Shirley's Ancestors

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Joseph Shirley
1911–1984
Birth Place: Black Hawk, Iowa
Parents
Charles Oscar Shirley
1875–1914
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Osa (Frances) Fierce
1879–1955
Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
George (Benjamin) SHIRLEY
1821–1907
Morgan, Morgan, Ohio, United States
Hannah (S.) Pierce
1835–1906
Delaware County, New York, USA
Ephraim Fierce
1852–1933
Ethen, OH
Ella McLaren
1860–1937
MT Pleasant, Iowa
Great-Grandparents
Joseph SHIRLEY
1793–1864
Elisabeth Keith
1797–1868
Ephraim Fierce
1818–1890
Lydia Graham
1833–
William McClaren
1820–1887
Mary Dougherty
1823–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1911
11 Jan 1911
Birth of Joseph Lester Shirley in Black Hawk, Iowa
Black Hawk, Iowa
1984
29 Oct 1984
Age 73
Death of Joseph Lester Shirley in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States of America
Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Black Hawk, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1984
    Event Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States of America

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