Dr. J. H. Shirley

Dr. J. H. Shirley, cancer specialist, Sacramento, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, March 28, 1838. When fourteen years of age he crossed the plains with his parents to Sacramento, arriving here in August, 1852; but he went to Stockton, where he had an uncle, Robert Simmons. He was married in Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California, to Miss Sarah E., daughter of George W. Fleming, who had come to this State in 1852. In 1868 the Doctor went to Alameda County, engaging in the live-stock business; and it was not until 1884 that he became interested in the specialty for which he has now become so well know. It was during that year that he made the acquaintance of Dr. W. W. McCoy, of Stockton, proprietor of “McCoy’s Tonic and Blood Purifier,” and cancer specialist. After two years of successful practice with him there, he removed to this city, establishing himself on Fourth street. He now has his office on K street, and is enjoying remarkable success in the treatment of his cases, who come to him from all parts of the country. Both his parents were from the South. His father, Thomas Jefferson Shirley, was a native of Richmond, Virginia, and his mother, Mary nee Simmons, of East Tennessee. He has four children: Lewella, now Mrs. W. J. Tannehill; Paul, Lucy, and Emma Dale.

An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California. By Hon. Win. J. Davis. Lewis Publishing Company 1890. Page 405-406.

1872 Marriage Record: (from Lucy Shirley's family bible) "Certificate: This certifies that the rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between J.W. Peppers of Hollister and Miss Lucy Shirley of Hollister on Tuesday, Sep 3rd 1872 at Stockton by Rev. O.P. Fitzgerald, D.D; witness T.E.Shirley and Mary Farley."

____________________________________

1871
Lucy Shirley moves to Hollister from Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co

1872
Lucy Shirley weds J.W. Peppers in Stockton, San Joaquin, but marriage certificate states that she is of Hollister

1873
Lucy Shirley Pepper gives birth to Della Luella in Hollister, 5 Nov

1875
Mary Simmons Shirley (Lucy's mother) weds G.W. McConnell in Hollister, 28 Jul

1881
San Benito Co History states that the house belonging to J.W. Pepper (and Lucy Shirley Pepper) is used for the first school in Hollister

The T.J. and Mary Shirley family moved to Tuolumne Co for several years, then returned by 1860 to San Joaquin Co. California.

By 1870...Mary and Lucy moved back to Tuolumne Co, in Big Oak Flat, sometime between Mar & Aug of 1870, where they were counted in the 1870 census.