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Moses S Shirley 1811–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Father: Robert Shirley

Mother: Rebecca Starnes

Spouse(s): Rebecca Starnes, Elizabeth Watson

Children(s): Lee Shirley, Rutha Shirley, John Shirley

Moses S Shirley was born in 1811 in Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina, the child of Robert Clements Shirley And Rebecca Starnes. Moses S Shirley married Elizabeth Hays Watson, Rebecca Starnes, and had children including John Clark Shirley, Lee Berry Shirley, Rutha Ann Nancy Shirley. Moses S Shirley passed away in 1878 in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Moses S Shirley was born in 1811 in Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina, the child of Robert Clements Shirley And Rebecca Starnes.
  • Moses S Shirley married Elizabeth Hays Watson, Rebecca Starnes, and had children including John Clark Shirley, Lee Berry Shirley, Rutha Ann Nancy Shirley.
  • Moses S Shirley passed away in 1878 in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Moses Shirley's Ancestors

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Moses Shirley
1811–1878
Birth Place: Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina
Parents
Robert Clements Shirley
1775–1857
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca Starnes
1789–1858
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Aaron Starnes
1765–1836
Ninety-Six, South Carolina, USA
Mary
1766–1851
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Starnes
1722–1789
George II
1725–1774
Sarah Bowman
1741–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Shirley's Descendants

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Moses (S) Shirley (1811–1878) m. Rebecca Starnes (circa 1789–March 1858) m. Elizabeth (Hays) Watson (23 Feb 1796–05 Jul 1885)
  1. 1. Lee (Berry) Shirley 1820–1891 m. Martha (M.) Savage 1824–
    1. 1. Joel (Thomas) Shirley 1866–1943 m. Sarah (Ida Curry) Shirley 1873–1961
      1. 1. Maude (Emma Shirley Hudson) Bobo 1898–1984
        1. 1. Fred (Neil) Bobo 1931–2020
  2. 2. Rutha (Ann Nancy) Shirley 1849–1888 m. William (David) Lucas 1848–1929
    1. 1. Obed (Turner) Lucas 1879–1962 m. Annie Carney 1887–1981
      1. 1. Myrta (Vivian) Lucas 1917–1999
  3. 3. John (Clark) Shirley 1818–1883 m. LYDIA WILLIAMS 1823–1863
    1. 1. Margaret (May) Shirley 1858–1901 m. William (W) Hall 1857–1920
      1. 1. James (Columbus) Hall 1890–1928 m. Eulalia (Free) Hall 1896–1994
        1. 1. Maurice (Marguerite) Hall 1917–2001 m. Orville (Troy) Donohoe 1905–

Moses Shirley's Timeline

6 Records

1798
1 Sep 1798
Birth of Moses S Shirley in Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1798
1 Sep 1798
Birth of Moses S Shirley in Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina
Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina
1811
1811
Birth of Moses S Shirley
None
1861
19 Jul 1861
Age 50
Death of Moses S Shirley in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
1861
19 Jul 1861
Age 50
Death of Moses S Shirley in Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1878
1878
Age 67
Death of Moses S Shirley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1798
    Event Place: Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1798
    Event Place: Shirley Town, Laurens, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878

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