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Sarah Elizabeth Shirley 1852 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1852

Birth Location: Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1937

Death Location: Lenox, Warren, Illinois

Father: John Shirley

Mother: Clarinda Ray

Spouse(s): Robert Elliott

Children(s): Helen Elliott

In 1852, Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott entered the world in Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA, born to John T. Shirley and Clarinda Jane Ray. Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott married Robert Aten Elliott, and had children including Helen Anna Elliott. Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott passed away in 1937 in Lenox, Warren, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott entered the world in Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA, born to John T. Shirley and Clarinda Jane Ray.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott married Robert Aten Elliott, and had children including Helen Anna Elliott.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott passed away in 1937 in Lenox, Warren, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shirley
1828 – 1868
Birth Location: Lenox Township, Warren County, IL
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Clarinda Ray
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Edmonson Co., Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Robert Elliott
1849 – 1936
Birth Location: Jackson, Ohio
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Children(s)

Helen Elliott
1879 – 1937
Birth Location: Lenox, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Shirley's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Shirley
1852 – 1937
Birth Place: Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA
Parents
John T. Shirley
1828 – 1868
Lenox Township, Warren County, IL
Clarinda (Jane) Ray
1835 – 1907
Edmonson Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
John Shirley
1800 – 1827
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Rosannah Moore
1803 – 1857
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
James (Garland) Ray
1798 – 1881
Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Sarah (“Sallie”) Lee
1795 – 1868
Madison County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Dale
1775 – 1862
Jeremiah Moore
1765 – 1840
Susannah Stone
1765 – 1840
Andrew Rae\Ray
1763 – 1835
HENRIETTA GRUBBS
1764 – 1853
William Lee
1755 – 1816
Frances Dickinson
1758 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Dale
1751 – 1820
Susan Tillman
1751 – 1800
Thomas Moore
1739 – 1833
JASPER STONE
1728 – 1802
Jane Maupin
1738 – 1827
William Grubbs
1720 – 1775

Sarah Shirley's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Shirley (3 Jul 1852 – 30 Apr 1937) m. Robert (Aten) Elliott (8 January 1849 – 26 May 1936)
  1. 1. Helen (Anna) Elliott (07 Mar 1879 – 15 Aug 1937) m. George (Thompson) Brooks (07 Aug 1873 – 07 Aug 1938)
    1. 1. George (L) Brooks (1902 – 1981) m. Mae Snell (March 11 1906 – May 31 1962)
      1. 1. Robert (T) Brooks (1933 – 2006) m. Kay (L.) Anderson (Oct 1936 – 2016)
        1. 1. Michael Brooks (10 Nov 1956 – )
        2. 2. Richard Brooks (1958 – )
        3. 3. Lora Jorgensen (7 Dec 1962 – )

Sarah Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1852
3 Jul 1852
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott in Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA
Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA
1937
30 Apr 1937
Age 85
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Shirley Elliott in Lenox, Warren, Illinois
Lenox, Warren, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Roseville, Warren, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1937
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Rock Island Argus - 30 Apr 1937 - Page 22, Mrs Elliott Obit 30 Apr 1937

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1937
    Event Place: Lenox, Warren, Illinois
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