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William Luther Shirley 1889–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 16 Aug 1943

Death Location: Creedmore, Travis County, Texas, USA

Father: James Shirley

Mother: Mary Long

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William Luther Shirley was born in 1889 in Alabama, the child of James Monroe Shirley And Mary Ellen Long. William Luther Shirley passed away in 1943 in Creedmore, Travis County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Luther Shirley was born in 1889 in Alabama, the child of James Monroe Shirley And Mary Ellen Long.
  • William Luther Shirley passed away in 1943 in Creedmore, Travis County, Texas, USA.

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William Shirley's Ancestors

Self
William Shirley
1889–1943
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James Monroe Shirley
1847–1931
Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Mary (Ellen) Long
1857–1936
Alabama
Grandparents
John (Malden) Shirley
1827–1881
White County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Emmaline) Malone
1834–1900
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John 1775-1845
1775–1845
Mahala Frost
1784–1840
Ivey Malone
1790–1847
Sarah Fountaine
1807–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Shirley
1748–1796
Dorcas Cullins
1747–1794

William Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1889
14 Mar 1889
Birth of William Luther Shirley in Alabama
Alabama
1943
16 Aug 1943
Age 54
Death of William Luther Shirley in Creedmore, Travis County, Texas, USA
Creedmore, Travis County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Creedmore, Travis County, Texas, USA

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