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Lester Lafayette Shirley 1920–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 August 1920

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 2 August 1994

Death Location: Acworth, Cobb, Georgia, USA

Father: Mosses Shirley

Mother: Emma McCoy

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Tommy Shirley

In 1920, Lester Lafayette Shirley entered the world in Georgia, born to Mosses Lester Lafayett Shirley And Emma Matilda Mccoy. Lester Lafayette Shirley had children including Tommy Ferrell Shirley. Lester Lafayette Shirley passed away in 1994 in Acworth, Cobb, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Lester Lafayette Shirley entered the world in Georgia, born to Mosses Lester Lafayett Shirley And Emma Matilda Mccoy.
  • Lester Lafayette Shirley had children including Tommy Ferrell Shirley.
  • Lester Lafayette Shirley passed away in 1994 in Acworth, Cobb, Georgia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Shirley's Ancestors

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Lester Shirley
1920–1994
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Mosses Lester Lafayett Shirley
1888–1920
Towns, Georgia
Emma (Matilda) McCoy
1889–1938
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Willoughby (Jasper) Shirley
1850–1894
Rabun County, Georgia
Cynthia (Ann) Payton
1850–1906
GA, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Shirley
1827–
Bashaba Jones
1824–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berryman Shirley
1795–1875
Susannah Starnes
1792–1877

Lester Shirley's Descendants

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Lester (Lafayette) Shirley (13 August 1920–2 August 1994)
  1. 1. Tommy (Ferrell) Shirley 1942–2021

Lester Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1920
13 August 1920
Birth of Lester Lafayette Shirley in Georgia
Georgia
1994
2 August 1994
Age 74
Death of Lester Lafayette Shirley in Acworth, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Acworth, Cobb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 August 1920
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1994
    Event Place: Acworth, Cobb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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