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1(vi). Robert Lee
Shirley born Aug 20,
1829 Laurens Co. SC, died Oct 13, 1907 Tusc. Co. AL. buried Campground
Cemetery, Tuscaloosa County AL;
Robert enlisted as a private
in Captain S. C. Freeman's Company, B.C. S. Prisons Guards, Tuscaloosa
Alabama. Captain Freeman's Company was organized in Tuscaloosa
Aug 16, 1862 to replace Captain Powell's Company of Prison Guards,
which had been disbanded when the Federal prisoners were removed
from Tuscaloosa. Captain Freeman had been the first sergeant
in Captain Powell's Company. They were soon ordered to duty at
the large prison camp in Salisbury, North Carolina. From the
records on file in Washington, this command must have served
its entire war service in the Salisbury Prison area, as most
of its members were captured on April 12, 1865 at Salisbury.
This
letter was written by Davis Shirley's 2nd wife, Emily, to Robert
Lee Shirley, brother of Davis.
Jan 2nd, 1899 Bryan,
Brazos Co. Texas
Our Robert Shirley,
I will write you a few lines
to let you know we are all well at present, but sorry to tell
you about Mr. Shirleys death. He was taken sick on the 24th of
November and died the 2nd day of Dec at 12 P.M. He had pneumonia
(sic) and lagrippa. all his children was at his side except Annie
and Addie. Jim, Zeak and Melvina live in Bernes Co., Henry lives
in Bureson Co. Eli lives in Robertson Co. We sent a telegram
to them. They all came but Mr. Shirley did not know either of
them when they got here. He did not have his right mind for several
days before he died, but he prayed and talked about the Bible
all the time he was sick. He leaves 12 children and four step
children, two boys and two girls and four little girls and one
boy, the baby five years old. Mr. Shirley received your letter
and answered it while before he was taken sick but we got no
answer. Robert you write your brothers for I don't know their
post office.
It was hard to give him up
but I know he has gone home to rest to wear that shinning crown
that was waiting for him. He has paid his debt we have all got
to pay some time when ever our Master sees fit to call us home.
Let us all be prepared to meet Him when it comes time to go.
One of my sons is married
and lives on the place and the other one is going to live in
the house with me.
I will send a piece that was
written by one of his friends for you to read and you can send
it to your brothers if you want.
Well I will close. Write so
I will know wheather you got the letter or not. Write soon and
so good by.
Emily Cathy Shirley
married 1st Nellie Caroline
Chism Nov 3, 1852 Tusc.
Co. AL. She was born Aug 17, 1836 died Dec 17, 1891 Tusc. Co.
AL, daughter of Lewis David Chism and Marilla Freeman,
married 2nd Mary J. Guin after 1891 as they are listed on the
1900 census of Tusc. Co. AL She died 30 June 1921 at Pickens
Co AL, Her death certificate lists her parents as Alfred Guin
and Martha Lowdermil, She is listed as buried at Double Branches
Church, however her name is found on Robert Shirley's tombstone
at Campground Cemetery in Tuscaloosa Co
children: born Tuscaloosa Co. Alabama (info
from Bettie Simpson)
2(i). Marion Francis Shirley
born Sept 1853 d. 1926,
m. 1st Anna Harkey Dec 23, 1873
m. 2nd Belle L. Hall Dec 31,
1893,
m. 3rd Lillie Corbin
2(ii). Young Neely Shirley
born Oct 24, 1854 d.
May 20, 1914
m. Martha M. Kyzer Dec 16, 1875
Tusc. Co. AL
2(iii). John Mitchell Shirley born June 27, 1856 d. June 9, 1915
m. 1st Mary Ellen Shirley Aug
14, 1877 Tusc Co. AL,
m. 2nd Sarah L. __ in Fayette
AL
2(iv). George W. Shirley born Mar 6, 1858 d. Mar 26, 1882
2(v). Thomas O. Shirley born Dec 10, 1859 New Lexington,
Tusc. Co. AL, d. July 11, 1911
Thomas O. Shirley and wife Martha Jane Cain
m. 1st Martha Jane Cain Nov 27,
1883, daughter of Daniel P. Cain and Mary Jane Gray,
m. 2nd Queen Victoria Cain Sept
3, 1899 Tusc. Co. AL,
m. 3rd Savannah Christian ca.
1908 Tuscaloosa Co. AL,
children: born in Tuscaloosa Co. Alabama
3(i). Vernon L. Shirley born Sept 14, 1884 d. Feb 15, 1966,
m. William Samuel Hysaw Nov 17, 1901 Tusc. Co. AL
3(ii). Sampson Davis Shirley
born Dec 1885
3(iii). Kenneth Webster Shirley born Dec 14, 1887 d. June 9, 1968 m.
Genie Lois Sparks July 23, 1921 Tusc. Co. AL
Ancestor of
DNA Kit #720783
3(iv). Dora Ann Shirley born Feb 21, 1890 d. April 29, 1975,
m. John Richard Cox Nov 13, 1910 Tusc. Co. AL
3(v). Lonnie Cleveland Shirley born Oct 8, 1892 d. Nov 15, 1966, m.
Essie Viola Thompson Aug 19, 1917 Tusc. Co. AL
3(vi). Robert Lee Shirley born Jan 16, 1895 d. Sept 25, 1962,
m. 1st Lillie Bigham Aug 12, 1915 Tusc Co. AL, m. 2nd Lucille
___.
3(vii). Thomas Oliver Shirley born April 11, 1897 d. Mar 17, 1899
Tusc. Co. AL
3(viii). Virgil Hawkins Shirley born Sept 10, 1900 d. July 14, 1947
children by 2nd marriage to
Queen
3(ix). Leonard Cain Shirley born May 16, 1903 m. Emily Mae Bennett
3(x). Vera Victoria Shirley
born Nov 5, 1905 d. July
7, 1907
children by 3rd marriage to
Savannah,
3(xi). Clyde Shirley born ca 1909
2(vi). America Josephine Shirley born April 1861 m. John Hill Jones
2(vii). Robert D Shirley born. ca. 1863
2(viii). Alexander Cameron
Shirley born ca. 1866
d. ca. 1910 Washita Co. OK,
married Rachel C. Cannon Dec
5, 1889
2(ix). Mindora A. Shirley born Nov 1, 1868
2(x) Bolden L. Shirley born Nov 3, 1870 d. Mar 1, 1937
married Brazzie E. Pennington
Jan 28, 1896
2(xi) Lucious L. Shirley born Sept 15, 1873 d. June 7, 1887
2(xii) Emma Shirley born ca. 1875
2(xiii) Edward Marvin Shirley
born April 14,
1879 d. Aug 20, 1965 Calera, Shelby Co. AL
married Ophelia Davis Dec 22,
1901
2(xiv) Samuel Benjamin Shirley born April 1880 d. July 22, 1922
Tusc. Co. AL,
married Nettie Avery
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Eli Shirley