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Kelly Shirley born probably Lenoir or Greene County
NC; The first sighting of Kelly Shirley as an adult is found
in Stokes Co NC where he was taxed on his personal property in
1808. Kelly was residing in Capt Shafer's District, and was taxed
on 100 acres, 1 white poll and 0 black polls, 0 horses; He appeared
in subsequent tax years in Stokes Co NC, in 1809 and in 1810,
owning the same 100 acres as before. In 1810, his residence was
further clarified as lying in the Beaver Island District; Kelly
was enumerated in the 1810 federal census for Stokes Co NC, age
26-45 with two females in the household age 16-26, and 1 young
daughter age 0-10. He was also enumerated in the census owning
4 slaves; Kelly Shirley served as a private in the 5th Regiment,
also known as Atkinson's Regiment, in the North Carolina Militia
during the War of 1812; Kelly was taxed on 225 acres lying in
the Beaver Island District of Stokes County in 1814, 1 white
poll and 1 black poll; Kelly Shirley died on 19 Feb 1815 according
to his military service record; His Estate was probated in 1815
in Stokes Co NC in 1815. Kelly Shirley's wife Tryphenia was taxed
for his 225 acres of land in 1815 and again in 1816. She remarried
in 1816. She was granted a pension in 1818 of $4 per month for
the war service of her deceased husband
1815-1823
Estate
File of Kelly Shirley
of Stokes Co NC (pdf)
married Triphenia
_________ ; She
was administrator of the 1815 estate of Kelly Shirley
in Stokes Co NC; She married 2) David Williams on 1 September
1816 in Stokes Co NC; Triphenia Williams died 27 Feb 1855 likely
in San Joaquin County CA "Tryphena Williams departed this
life on Tuesday February the 27th 1855" (See James
Madison Williams bible record)
children:
(Proven by 1815 estate records
in Stokes Co NC, Another
possible sister is Elizabeth, b. ca 1801, NC, d. July 12
1877, Dent County, MO, m. John Brooks.)
1(i). Thomas Jefferson Shirley
(previously Branch #74) born
about 1810-11 in Stokes Co NC; a minor child of Kelly Shirley
in Sept 1817; died Nov 13, 1859 probably in Tuolumne Co. or possibly
San Joaquin Co. California
View 1817
Guardianship papers for Thomas Jefferson Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
1(ii). Mary Hill Shirley a minor child of
Kelly Shirley in Sept 1817; She may be Mary Shirley, age 50-60
enumerated in 1840 Federal Census for Crawford County, MO.
View 1817
Guardianship papers for Mary Hill Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
1(iii). Jacob Camplin Shirley born
about 1810-1811 probably Stokes County NC, a minor child
of Kelly Shirley as noted in Sept 1817 guardianship records of
Stokes Co NC; Jacob Shirley first appears in records as an adult
in Warren County, TN. In 1834 Jacob was shown owing $8.25 to
Enos Holbert deceased in his estate inventory. In 1834, Jacob
purchased various horses, livestock and a slave girl named Mary
from his brother Thomas J Shirley. They are both enumerated in
the 1836 Tax List for Warren County. Jacob was taxed on 144 acres
and no slaves in that year. He was once again taxed in Warren
County in 1838, but without land. He was taxed for 1 slave in
that year. His brother Thomas had already moved to Missouri by
that date. In 1838, Jacob flips 198 acres, purchasing the land
in May, but then selling it in October - for the same price.
Both Jacob and Thomas were enumerated in the 1840 census of Crawford
County Missouri. Jacob's household consisted of himself and 2
young sons under the age of 5, as welll as one elder female age
50-60, his wife Sophia and 1 young daughter also under age 5.
Note: This area of Crawford County Missouri later became Dent
County in 1851. He and his wife Sophia 80 acres in Crawford Co
to his brother Thomas J Shirley which had been entered by Jacob
in 1838 while still residing in Warren Co Tennessee. Jacob's
wife Sophia died in 1845 and he remarried sometime shortly thereafter
to Lucinda Brooks. Jacob died of fever in Shannon County MO on
2 March 1850 (according to the bible
of James
Madison Williams of Butte Co Calif), and was enumerated
in the 1850 Shannon Co MO Census mortality schedule, age 40;
View 1817
Guardianship papers for Jacob Camplen Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
View 1822
Guardianship papers for Jacob C. Shirley,
minor child of Kelly Shirley of Stokes Co NC (thanks to Gary)
married 1) Sophia ________, She died 18 September 1845 (Williams
bible). [see email at bottom of page regarding this date of
death]
married 2) Lucinda Brooks about 1846 MO. She was widowed and
enumerated with 2 small children in Shannon Co MO in 1850 census.
She was age age 31, born about 1819 NC; She was daughter of John
and Nancy Brooks. Lucinda Brooks Shirley died sometime in the
1850s.
children: by first marriage: [See a page from
the Hodges
Bible showing children's birthdates]
2(i). Elizabeth Shirley born 31 January 1835 TN, age 15
residing in uncle Thomas J Shirley's 1850 census household in
Crawford Co MO
2(ii). William Kelly Shirley
born 18 February
1837 TN, age 16 (sic) residing in uncle Thomas J Shirley's 1850
census household in Crawford Co MO; He was residing along with
his brother and sister in the household of James and Lucinda
Williams in Castoria San Joaquin Co California in 1860 census,
age 22, born Tennessee; Enumerated in the California Great Register
as William Kelley Shirley in 1867 residing at Castoria San Joaquin
Co CA; He was enumerated in the household of his sister Mary
and brother in law James Hodges in Hollister, San Benito Co CA
in 1880 census, age 40, single; He was listed in the California
Great Register on 18 May 1882 as still residing at Hollister
San Benito Co CA; But then by 27 July 1888 he was residing at
Lassen, Tehama Co CA, according to later registers; He was still
residing in that county on 6 August 1892.
2(iii). Charles Calvin or
Carroll Shirley born
24 September 1839, TN (sic), age 10 residing in uncle Thomas
J Shirley's 1850 census household in Crawford Co MO; He was residing
along with his brother and sister in the household of James and
Lucinda Williams in Castoria San Joaquin Co California in 1860
census, age 20, born Tennessee; He was enumerated in the household
of Daniel Sill in Vina Tehama Co CA, age 38 born Tennessee, single,
occupation: Saloon keeper; He was clearly residing with his brother
William throughout most of his adult life, in Lassen Tehama Co
CA in 1888 (as Charles Calvin Shirley) and at Vina Tehama Co
CA in 1892 (as Charles Carroll Shirley); He died on 21 February
1906 at Thermolito, Butte County, CA; His death certificate lists
his date of birth, and age at death: age 66 years, 4 mos, 27
days; He died of Meningitis. He was single.
Posted by Dee Sardoc - Charles
C. Shirley was the nephew of my gr-gr-grandfather, T.J. Shirley.
T.J. and Mary Shirley helped raise their nieces and nephews,
the children of Jacob Shirley, while living in MO and after they
came to CA in 1852. Charles is listed in the San Joaquin Co census
in 1860. He seems to have moved to Jamestown, Tuolumne Co. as
there is a very interesting story in the Sonora newspaper in
1865, where it describes him being shot, though not fatally,
after an argument between his brother-in-law, H.W. Williams and
the man owning the next claim, there on Whisky Hill. This story
is also told in the book, "The Saga of Old Tuolumne."
2(iv). Mary Jane Shirley born 29 March 1842 at Crawford
County, MO, age 8 residing in uncle Thomas J Shirley's 1850 census
household in Crawford Co MO; She was residing along with her
two brothers Charles and William Shirley in the household of
James and Lucinda Williams in Castoria San Joaquin Co California
in the 1860 census, age 18, born Missouri; She married James
Isaac Hodges on 28 November 1860 in San Joaquin Co California;
James was born 30 September 1830 supposedly in Wilson County,
TN; Mary Jane Shirley Hodges died on 25 August 1910 at San Benito
County, CA.
Mary Jane Shirley Hodges
Submitted by Lynn
Hodges (May 2010)
2(v). Margaret Shirley born 2 December 1845 at Crawford
County, MO, age 6 residing in uncle Thomas J Shirley's 1850 census
household in Crawford Co MO. [see email at bottom of page
regarding this date of birth]
Note: In the 1850 U.S. Census
for Crawford County, MO, the above children are found in the
family of Thomas Jefferson Shirley. This merged family then relocates
to CA about 1852; see Family # 74. Other names associated with
these Shirleys are David and Tryphena (Shirley) Williams, John
Lemon, John L. Spear, and Jotham Clark.
children by 2nd
marriage:
2(vi). Alexander Shirley born 6 December 1847 at either
Crawford or Shannon County, MO, age 2 in widowed mother's
1850 census household; Enumerated in Dent Co MO in 1900 census,
age 54, occupation farmer; He died on 17 July 1926 at Dent County,
MO Shirleys
of Dent Co Missouri
Alexander Shirley's family, ca.
1899
Front row: Sarah Jane (Wells) Shirley and Alexander Shirley. Second
row left to right: George Shirley, Elizabeth Shirley, Mary Alby
Shirley and William Franklin Shirley.
married Sarah Jane Wells on 4 March 1869 in Dent County, MO; She
was born on 2 September 1847 in MO daughter of Thomas H. Wells
and Mary Elizabeth Jarvis; Sarah died on 29 November 1923 in
Dent County, MO
children:
3(i). Thomas Jefferson Shirley
born 30 October
1871 in Dent County, MO; He died on 9 September 1945 in Dent
County, MO
married Caroline Miller on 22 February 1893 in Dent County,
MO; She was born on 9 April 1865 in Ohio, daughter of
John and Maria Miller; She died on 14 January 1942 in Dent Co
MO
children:
4(i) Etta F. Shirley She married 1) James W. Eads and 2) Arthur
Hodges
4(ii) Clarence B. Shirley
born 18 April
1894 in Dent County, MO; He died on 15 July 1952 in Dent County,
MO
married Mae Bridget Maledy
4(iii) Inez Blanch Shirley
born 29 November
1895 in Dent County, MO; She married Victor Gilbert Ball on
10 September 1919; Inez Shirley Ball died on 6 January 1985 in
Dent County, MO
4(iv) Ella Virena Shirley
born 20 May 1898
in Dent County, MO; She died 24 December 1898, died young
4(v) Wilma Jane Shirley born 27 July 1905 in Dent County, MO;
She died on 16 July 1917, age 11
3(ii). William Franklin Shirley
born 9 June 1876 (another
source says 1873) in Dent County, MO; He died on 9 January
1962 at Marysville, Yuba County, CA
William Franklin Shirley's family,
ca 1912
Left to right: Delbert F. Shirley, William Franklin
Shirley, Dora Elizabeth (Sherrell) Shirley, Addison Lemuel Shirley
married Dora Elizabeth Sherrell on 23 March 1899 at Dent County, MO;
She was born on 22 November 1881 daughter of Silas Washington
Sherrell and wife Mary Matilda Gill; Dora Shirley died on 12
August 1956 at Great Falls, Cascade County, MT
children:
4(i) Mabel Dean Shirley
4(ii) Delbert F. Shirley born 19 September 1899 at Dent
County, MO
married Anna Alvina Sarzin on 16 June 1926 at Stockett, Cascade
County, MT; She was the daughter of Joseph Sarzin and Alvina
Louise Memke.
4(iii) Addison Lemuel
Shirley born 4
August 1905 at Belt, Cascade County, MT; He died on 16 June 1969
at Seattle, King County, WA
Ancestor of
DNA Kit #8759
married Margaret Milda Connell
on 11 May 1932 at Butte,
Silver Bow County, MT; She was born born on 22 February
1911 at Lewistown, Fergus County, MT, daughter of Timothy Henry
Connell and Agnes Loretta Murphy.; She died on 2 Juney 1975 at
Bellevue, King County, WA
3(iii). Mary Alby Shirley
born 9 April 1878
at Dent County, MO; She married Marion Russell Mowery on 23 February
1899 at Dent County, MO. He was born on 6 February 1871
in Iron County, MO and died on 3 July 1948 at Dent County, MO.
Mary Shirley Mowery died on 21 February 1953 at Dent County,
MO
3(iv). Elizabeth Shirley born June 1881 MO according
to 1900 census, age 18 in parent's household; She married a man
named Hill and supposedly moved to Montana, nothing more known
3(v). George W. Shirley born about April 1885
MO according to 1900 census, age 15 in parent's household; He
married and was enumerated in Sinking Township Dent Co in 1910
census; Living in Detroit, Wayne Co MI in 1920 census, age 35
Supposedly moved to Yucca Valley, San Bernadino Co CA (supposedly
wife Bertha)
married Jane ______ She was age 35, born Missouri in husband's
1920 census household (as Jennie)
children:
4(i). Hazel Shirley born about 1904 MO, age 6 in 1910 census,
age 14 in parent's 1920 census household
2(vii). Sarah Jane Shirley
born 15 January
1849 in either Crawford or Shannon County, MO; She married William
Sparks on 4 November 1875 in Dent County, MO; He was born 10
October 1846 in Wilkes County, NC son of Rubin Sparks and Belindah
Gray; Sarah Shirley Sparks died on 19 February 1917 Dent County,
MO
William Sparks, a wealthy
agriculturist and stock raiser of Dent Co., Mo., has resided
on his present fine farm of 440 acres since his marriage, which
took place in 1875. He has 120 acres under cultivationand is
now completing a large, two story frame residence at a cost of
$1,500. He has a thrifty orchard of 700 trees, and is considered
one of the successful farmers of the county. He was born in Wilkes
County, N.C., in 1846, and when twenty-nine years of age was
married to Miss Sarah J. Shirley, who was born in Dent County,
Mo., January 15, 1849, a daughter of Jacob and Lucinda Shirley,
both of whom died when Mrs. Sparks was quite young. She is the
mother of six children, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Mr. Sparks has always been a Democrat in politics and
is a son of Reuben and Blineld (Gray) Sparks, who were born in
Wilkes County, N.C., about 1812 and 1829, respectively. The father
was of German descent, a farmer by occupation, and in 1868 immigrated
with his family to Dent County, Mo., where he died in 1881. He
and wife became the parents of ten children, eight of whom are
living. Six reside in Dent County, one in Douglas County, and
one in Kansas. - "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster,
Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri"
The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889.
From an email thread with Gary Shirley in 2010:
"Jerald, we are very interested in your research, regarding
Tryphena Shirley. There appears to be a very strong connection
between her and my g g grandfather Jacob Shirley b. ca 1810 most
likely NC and Thomas Jefferson Shirley, presumed to be his brother,
b. ca 1810 NC. David Williams appears with them in Warren County,
TN in the 1830s, in Crawford County, MO in 1840 and both David
and Tryphena are in Shannon County, MO. with Lucinda Shirley,
Jacob's second wife in 1850."
"We don't know what became of Jacob Shirley after 1849
but his children from his first marriage are with Thomas Jefferson
"Sherley" in Crawford County, MO in 1850. Shortly thereafter
this combined family leaves MO for CA. Thomas Jefferson Shirley
is killed in 1859 probably in Tuolumne County, or maybe San Joaquin
County, CA. His widow Mary Simmons Shirley is listed in the 1860
census in Castoria, San Joaquin County, CA. And living next door
to her are James and Lucinda Williams along with some of Jacob
Shirley's children!"
Ron Womack, a Butte Co California historian, sent this from
the James
Madison Williams family bible (Butte Co California) in 2010:
The death Date for Jacob Shirley is March 2, 1850
"Sopha Shirley departed this life on Thursday the 18th
of September 1845".
"Tryphena Williams departed this life on Tuesday February
the 27th 1855." (nee Shirley)
"Tryphena Williams emmigrated from North Carolina to
Tennessee in 1817 from Tennessee to Missouri in 1837."
Email May 2010 from VOLTAGE888@aol.com
I am currently working on my husband's family tree. His Shirley
family connection is from his great-great grandmother who was
Mary Jane Shirley, daughter of Jacob (Branch #53) and Sophia
Shirley. She was born 3/29/1842 in Crawford Co., MO and married
James Isaac Hodges.
The question I have concerns the date of death of Mary Jane's
mother Sophia. Until the 4/10/2010 posting of the Williams' family
Bible, Sophia's date of death was unknown. I see that someone
has read her date of death as September 18, 1845 from the Bible
record. However, I am not sure if anyone has noticed that there
is a problem with that date, since Sophia and Jacob's youngest
daughter, Margaret, was born in December 1845. If Sophia died
in Sep 1845, it would have been impossible for Margaret to have
been born 3 months later.
It is my belief that Margaret's birthdate is correct and was
December 1845 (as stated on the Branch #53 page) since I have
a copy of the Hodges' family Bible in which someone (I am assuming
that it was Mary Jane herself judging by the ink and style of
handwriting used) has listed the birthdates of Jacob and Sophia's
children and it shows that Margaret was born on December 2, 1845.
Additionally, I enlarged the photo that is on the website of
the Williams' Bible and if you look closely, it looks like the
left side of the number actually has ink completing the circle,
which would make it a "6", not open as in a "5"
and her date of death should be 1846, which would agree with
Margaret's birth of Dec. 1845 (she would have been 9 mos old
at the time of her mother's death).
Thank you for your help with this.
Best regards,
Lynne Hodges
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