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Robert Clements Shirley 1775–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shirley

Children(s): Joel Junior, William Shirley, Elenor Boyd

Robert Clements Shirley was born in 1775 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Shirley And Rebecca. In 1850, Robert Clements Shirley resided in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Robert Clements Shirley married Elizabeth Posey Shirley, and had children including Elenor Elizabeth Boyd, Joel Shirley Junior, William Cardwell Shirley. Robert Clements Shirley passed away in 1857 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Clements Shirley was born in 1775 in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Shirley And Rebecca.
  • In 1850, Robert Clements Shirley resided in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Robert Clements Shirley married Elizabeth Posey Shirley, and had children including Elenor Elizabeth Boyd, Joel Shirley Junior, William Cardwell Shirley.
  • Robert Clements Shirley passed away in 1857 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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Robert Shirley
1775–1857
Birth Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Robert Shirley's Descendants

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Robert (Clements) Shirley (1775–1857) m. Elizabeth (Posey) Shirley (1789–12 October 1865)
  1. 1. Joel (Shirley) Junior 1789–1850
  2. 2. William (Cardwell) Shirley 1811–1855
  3. 3. Elenor (Elizabeth) Boyd 1850–1932

Robert Shirley's Timeline

3 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Robert Clements Shirley in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 75
Robert Clements Shirley resided here in District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1857
1857
Age 82
Death of Robert Clements Shirley in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 202a
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 202a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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