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Millie Angeline Shirley 1844–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1844

Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Death Date: 07 Sept 1929

Death Location: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Landon Shirley

Mother: Sarah Swafford

Spouse(s): William Kessinger, Aaron Swafford, John Wilson

Children(s): Effie Lanier, John Swafford, Lasford Swafford

Millie Angeline Shirley was born in 1844 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, the child of Landon Jesse Landy Shirley And Sarah Swafford. In 1880, Millie Angeline Shirley resided in Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, USA. Millie Angeline Shirley married Aaron Swafford, John Robert Wilson, William F Kessinger, and had children including Effie E Lanier, John Landy Buster Swafford, Lasford Perry Swafford. Millie Angeline Shirley passed away in 1929 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Millie Angeline Shirley was born in 1844 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, the child of Landon Jesse Landy Shirley And Sarah Swafford.
  • In 1880, Millie Angeline Shirley resided in Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, USA.
  • Millie Angeline Shirley married Aaron Swafford, John Robert Wilson, William F Kessinger, and had children including Effie E Lanier, John Landy Buster Swafford, Lasford Perry Swafford.
  • Millie Angeline Shirley passed away in 1929 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Landon Shirley
1814–1904
Birth Location: Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
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Sarah Swafford
1816–1880
Birth Location: , Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA,
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Spouses(s)

William Kessinger
–1904
Birth Location: Illinois
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Aaron Swafford
1845–1873
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennesse, United States
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John Wilson
1828–1910
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Effie Lanier
1879–1959
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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John Swafford
1868–1933
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Lasford Swafford
1871–
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Millie Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Millie Shirley
1844–1929
Birth Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Parents
Landon Jesse "Landy" Shirley
1814–1904
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Swafford
1816–1880
, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA,
Grandparents
Jesse (Beverly) SHIRLEY
1785–1850
Shirleytown, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Savage) Allen
1785–1840
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Aaron ("Big Aaron") Swafford
1776–1824
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Lucinda) Howard
1780–1863
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Barmore
1743–1825
Peter Swafford
1725–1800
Irene Howard
1730–1815
Anna Portman)
1741–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Swafford
1705–1793
Mary Caldwell
1705–1812
Alexander Howard
1700–1759
Johana Trippels
1707–1764

Millie Shirley's Descendants

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Millie (Angeline) Shirley (12 Apr 1844–07 Sept 1929) m. William (F) Kessinger (–3 Dec 1904) m. Aaron Swafford (1845–1873) m. John (Robert) Wilson (15 March 1828–1910)
  1. 1. Effie (E) Lanier 1879–1959 m. Alfonso (F) Lanier 1871–1961
    1. 1. Arvel (Woodson) Lanier 1902–1966 m. Eula (Bell) South 1906–1997
      1. 1. Richard Lanier 1933–1993 m. Patricia (Elizabeth) Dunsing 1934–2015
    2. 2. Ulma (R 'Tony') LANIER 1905–1956
    3. 3. Thelma (I) LANIER 1911–2000 m. Boyd (James) Powell 1911–2001
  2. 2. John (Landy "Buster") Swafford 1868–1933
  3. 3. Lasford (Perry) Swafford 1871–

Millie Shirley's Timeline

3 Records

1844
12 Apr 1844
Birth of Millie Angeline Shirley in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Bledsoe County, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 36
Millie Angeline Shirley resided here in Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, USA
Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, USA
1929
07 Sept 1929
Age 85
Death of Millie Angeline Shirley in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1844
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 6, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1296; Family History Film: 1255296; Page: 245D; Enumeration District: 027
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 6, Collin, Texas; Roll: 1296; Family History Film: 1255296; Page: 245D; Enumeration District: 027

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Sept 1929
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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