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Lawrence Jay Shirley 1901–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1901

Birth Location: Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 19 May 1950

Death Location: Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Suvilla Bacon

Mother: Sherman Shirley

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The story of Lawrence Jay Shirley began in 1901 in Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States of America. Lawrence Jay Shirley passed away in 1950 in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lawrence Jay Shirley began in 1901 in Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Lawrence Jay Shirley passed away in 1950 in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Lawrence Shirley's Ancestors

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Lawrence Shirley
1901–1950
Birth Place: Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Suvilla Bacon
1878–1907
Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sherman (R) Shirley
1875–1907
Monroe County, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Ota) Bacon
1859–1937
Sulphur Lick, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Gerald
1860–1907
Kentucky
Willis (Turner Wheat) Shirley
1855–1935
Brush, Monroe County, Kentucky
Sarah (Elizabeth) Simpson
1861–1942
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Bacon
1834–1892
Elizabeth Meadows
1832–1880
Jesse Gerald
1839–1923
Caroline Gerald
1838–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bacon
1813–1863
Marenia Fawbush
1819–1898
Ota Meadows
1805–1884
Susan Ferguson
1811–1881

Lawrence Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1901
18 Mar 1901
Birth of Lawrence Jay Shirley in Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
1950
19 May 1950
Age 49
Death of Lawrence Jay Shirley in Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States
Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1950
    Event Place: Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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