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Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley 1861–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 24, 1861

Birth Location: St. Clair County, Alabama

Death Date: December 24, 1942

Death Location: Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama

Father: Aaron Shirley

Mother: Mary Bearden

Spouse(s): Louisa Clements

Children(s):

Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley was born in 1861 in St. Clair County, Alabama, the child of Aaron Franklin Shirley And Mary Polly Bearden. Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley married Louisa Clements. Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley passed away in 1942 in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley was born in 1861 in St. Clair County, Alabama, the child of Aaron Franklin Shirley And Mary Polly Bearden.
  • Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley married Louisa Clements.
  • Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley passed away in 1942 in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.

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Lewis Shirley's Ancestors

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Lewis Shirley
1861–1942
Birth Place: St. Clair County, Alabama
Parents
Aaron Franklin Shirley
1834–1862
St. Clair County, Alabama
Mary ("Polly") Bearden
1836–1910
St. Clair County, Alabama
Grandparents
Lewis Shirley
1802–1867
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1861
February 24, 1861
Birth of Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley in St. Clair County, Alabama
St. Clair County, Alabama
1942
December 24, 1942
Age 81
Death of Lewis Benjamin Franklin Shirley in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama
Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 24, 1861
    Event Place: St. Clair County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 24, 1942
    Event Place: Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama

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