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1(ix).
Delilah Shirley
born ca.
1768. She was the unwed mother of one child, Lewis Shirley. She
ultimately married Benjamin Fleshman and had several children
children: (surname Shirley)
2(i). Lewis
Shirley born 1785 in Virginia, illegitimate son of Delilah
Shirley. He moved from Virginia to Caswell Co North Carolina
by 1818 when he was identified as the owner of the Red House
Tavern; Enumerated there in the 1820 He was involved in horse
racing in North Carolina, in 1819 advertised that he had purchased
the 'imported horse Eagle"; Moved to Kentucky and was enumerated
in Jefferson Co KY in 1830 census, age 40-50 years old;1840 census
and in the 1850 census, married with a very large family, age
57, occupation farmer; He moved to Melissa Collin Co Texas in
1852; Enumerated in Collin Co TX in 1860 census, age 67; He died
there in 1867. Buried at Melissa Cemetery, Collin Co TX
1818 The Red House Tavern, N.E. Caswell
Co. Mar 1818, Lewis Shirley was granted a license to sell spirituous
liquors at Red House.
A tavern account book of Lewis Shirleys
days at the Red House is in the Department of Archives and History.
Call # AB77.1. SHIRLEY Guests: Lewis and James Shirley.
A History of Collin County, Texas
-The Shirley and Sherley Families
Lewis and Pauline Shirley came to Texas from Kentucky in 1851
and settled three miles east of present Melissa. To this union
were born seven children, Rebecca, Tom, Abram Lewis (Jack), Thornton
E.,
Alec, Mrs. T. M. Scott, and Mrs. Anna Graves. Rebecca Shirley
married Albert Sherley [note the two ways of spelling the name]
in 1857 and during the following year they settled one mile west
of Melissa. Later they moved to a farm three miles east of Anna.
During the Civil War he was a member of Ross' regiment of the
Confederate Army. They had eight children, Andrew L., Ben L.,
F. H., Mrs. Laura Bond, Mrs. Tella Watts, Mrs. Anna Lou Cox,
Mrs. G. P. Collins, and Miss Maggie Sherley. Rebecca died in
I905 and Albert died prior to that date. Andrew L. Sherley was
born west of Melissa in 1858. He was the first depot agent at
Melissa and later he was a prominent farmer and businessman at
Anna for forty years. His land holdings included over 4,000 acres
in Collin County and several sections in Parmer County. During
the1920s he was a member of the board of regents of Texas Christian
University, to which institution he made a gift of $100,000.
Ben L. Sherley was born three miles east of Anna in 1860 and
was educated at Anna and at Savoy College in Fannin County. In
October, 1899, he married Arronnah Blackburn. They were the parents
of six children, three of whom survived him. He was a member
of the Fortieth Legislature. Twice he was a candidate for congress,
opposing C. B. Randell in 1928 and Sam Rayburn in 1930. He died
at Anna in 1931. Abram Lewis Shirley, son of Lewis and Pauline
Shirley, was born in Kentucky on November 23, 1842, and came
to Texas with his parents in I851. He was a Confederate soldier
and was wounded and captured at Pea Ridge. In 1865 he married
Louise Pattie. To this union five children were born, T. S.,
D. A., Z. M., W.M. (Mort), and Lewis. Only T. S. and D. A. survived
their parents. Mrs. Shirley died in July, 1923, and her husband
on April 17, 1925. W. M. (Mort) Shirley was at different times
county surveyor, county clerk, and county treasurer of Collin
County. D. A. Shirley was business manager at Texas Christian
Unversity for four years and was registrar and associate dean
at West Texas State Teachers College at Canyon for many years
until his death in 1949. Thornton E. Shirley, son of Lewis and
Pauline, was a large land owner near Melissa. He was prominent
in the affairs of Texas Christian University when that school
was located at Waco. He served as chairman of the board for many
years and devoted much time and energy and donated large sums
of money to promote the welfare of that institution.
married 1) Elizabeth Harris Broaddus; She died between 1827 and 1830.
married 2) Pauline Kellar, married about 1830. She was age 50, born KY
in husband's 1860 census household
children:
3(i). Jane Barsheba Shirley born 30 June 1809 (another source says June
3, 1810). She died 5 January 1882
married John Shirley on 7 June 1825 in Jefferson Co. KY, son of
William Shirley and wife, Eliz Clore, the 1st cousin of
her father Lewis Shirley.
3(ii). Capt. Zachariah Madison Shirley born 7 May 1811 Louisa Co. VA, (twin). Enumerated
in Jefferson Co KY in 1860, age 48; He died 18 February 1879
Louisville KY, buried Cave Hill Cemetery. (see extensive biography
in the Miscellaneous link at the top of page)
Zachariah moved to KY at an early age
and became a successful businessman and civic leader; President
of the Louisville and Jeffersonville (IN) Ferry Company; Vice
President of the Henderson Packet Company; principal in the mail
boat line running between Louisville and Cincinnati; trustee
of Kentucky University (now Transylvania University) at Lexington
and of the Medical Department Of the University of Louisville;
trustee also of the Kentucky Institute for the Blind and of the
Young Women's Christian Association; Director and Manager of
The Cave Hill Cemetery Company; one of the founders and Directors
of the Citizen's National Bank, forerunner of the Citizen's Fidelity
Bank and Trust Company of today; aligned with the North during
the Civil War and used his boats without thought of recompense
to forward supplies to the troops in the field; in the fighting
at Pittsburg Landing he was responsible for transporting General
Buell's entire army south by water getting it there in the nick
of time; active church member in his last few years.
Captain Sherley was married three
times. The first wife was, as we have mentioned, Mrs. Taylor,
a member of the celebrated Tarascon family. The second one was
Miss Clara Jewell, of Louisiana; the third, who survives him,
was Miss Susan W. Cromwell, of Fayette County. A single son by
each of these wives survives him. He left a large estate which
was divided among these four heirs. The afflictive illness which
carried him off was cancer of the stomach. This deprived him
of appetite, and during the last twelve months of his life he
rarely felt any disposition to take any kind of food. His mind
was remarkably clear, and he attended to a variety of business
with an unclouded intellect. This was very conspicuous in all
his affairs long after his debility drove him to bed. Indeed,
this was his condition up to near about the time the cancerous
tumor of the stomach ate through his duodenum. At 2:15 o'clock
on the morning of February 18, 1879, his long, beautiful life
closed upon earth, amid a host of sorrowing friends and relatives.
He had become a member of the Presbyterian Church some time before
his death, and his hours of consciousness were, as his life had
been, peaceful and calm. His funeral was attended by a multitude
of his admirers, the Rev Messrs. Simpson, Wilson, Humphrey and
Tyler officiating. His body reposes in the beautiful Cemetery
of Cave Hill, which he did much to adorn and beautify.
married 1) Nannie Tarascon, daughter of John Tarascon of Louisville. She
was the widow of Edmund Taylor.
married 2) Clara Jewel of Louisiana on 18 March 1843
married 3) Susan Wallace Cromwell. She was born 20 August 1831, age 38 in husband's
1860 census household; She was living with son George Douglas
Sherley in 1900 census for Louisville Jefferson Co KY
children:
4(i). Lewis Shirley born about 1839 KY, age 21 in parent's 1860
census household; He died 18 February 1873
married Laura Brannin, b. April 12, 1846, d. Sept 5, 1871, daughter
of Elizabeth Roberts and Abram Owen Brannin who was the son of
Eliz. Owen Brannin.
children:
5(i). Brannin Shirley In the 1880 census, he is listed as b. ca.
1866 and is a patient in the Beechhurst Sanitarium.
married Brite MacDonald
children:
6(i). Elizabeth Shirley born Jan 4, 1888, died July 4, 1944, m. 1st.
Thomas Lee Shevlin of Minneapolis. For three years he was All-America
end at Yale and Captain of undefeated team of 1905.
6(ii). Thomas Henry Shirley
5(ii). Bettie Shirley born Nov 17, 1869, d. May 3, 1940, m. George
Ewing Nov 12, 1890 Louisville, KY. He was born Sept 6, 1866,
d. June 3, 1919
4(ii). John Colmesneil Shirley born 12 May 1836, age 23 in parent's 1860 census
household; Enumerated with father in law's family in 1870 census,
married with children, age 35; Enumerated at Anchorage Jefferson
Co KY in 1880 census, age 43; He died on 28 July 1912 Jefferson
Co KY, age 76 (death cert),
married Susan Hobbs. She was born 16 December 1845; She died on
7 December 1917.
children:
5(i). Nanine Shirley born 4 November 1866 KY, age 4 in 1870 census,
age 13 in 1880 census; She married 1st T.S. Locke
5(ii). Edward Hobbs Shirley born 19 September 1868 at Anchorage KY, age
2 in 1870 census, age 12 in 1880 census; Enumerated with father
in law in 1900 census, age 34 married; Enumerated in Davidson
Co TN in 1920 census, age 51 works for an insurance company;
He died 24 November 1931 at Nashville Davidson Co TN, buried
at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville Jefferson Co KY
married Elizabeth Snyder
children:
6(i). Elizabeth Goff Shirley born about 1899 KY, age 21 in parent's 1920
census household; She married Mae (sp) Gaut of Davidson Co TN
4(iii). Thomas Huffman Shirley born 31 December 1843, age 17 in parent's 1860
census household; Enumerated in Louisville Jefferson Co KY in
1870 census, age 26, occupation: wholesale liquors, in 1880 census,
age 35, occupation: distiller; Nationally prominent distiller
and President of the Kentucky Distillers Association; He died
29 November 1898
married Ella Swagar May 9, 1864. She was born June 18, 1845, daughter
of Joseph Swagar b. Oct 29, 1792, d. May 22, 1883 of Louisville
KY, and Rachel Moore of Philadephia PA as his 2nd wife. Joseph
Swagar was born in Montgomery Co. PA, emigrated to KY in 1815
and settled in Louisville where he engaged in ship building and
the river trade; first man to sail a steamboat to the mouth of
the Yellowstone; inspector of hulls at Louisville; President
of Franklin Bank; made the trek to California and back in 1849,
died in Louisville and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
children:
5(i) Eva Belle Shirley born about 1865 KY, age 5 in 1870 census, age
15 in 1880 census household; She died in 1940; She married Robert
Lewis
5(ii). Zachary M. Shirley born about 1867 KY, age 3 in 1870 census, age
13 in 1880 census household; Enumerated in Mobile AL in 1930
census, age 60, widowed, a salesman of real estate; He died 20
January 1939 in Mobile Alabama, buried at Cave Hill Cemetery
in Jefferson Co KY
married Caroline C Henricks on 10 September 1906 at Mahoning Co Ohio (parents
named)
5(iii). Clara Moore Shirley born 27 July 1869 KY, age 0 in 1870 census,
age 10 in 1880 census household; She died 14 May 1949; She married
Burt Adams Tower, Professor at University of Hawaii.
5(iv). Congressman Joseph Swagar
Shirley born 28 November 1871
KY, age 8 in 1880 census household; Joseph Swagar was a lawyer
for 16 years, Republican in Congress from Louisville; Chairman
Appropriations Committee in W.W.I.; Director of Finance , U.S.
Railroad Adm. March 1919-Sept 1920; practiced law in Washington
D.C. from 1920 until his death. He died 13 February 1941, He
is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Congressman Joseph Swagar
Sherley and wife Mignon
married Mignon Critten (chr. Mary Winifred) on 21 April 1906 Staten
Island, NY, daughter of DeFrees Critten and Olive Stilwell. The
wedding was covered by many major newspapers including the New
York Times.
children:
6(i). Olive Shirley born about 1908 KY, age 22 in parent's 1930
census household
6(ii). Mignon Shirley born about 1911 KY, age 19 in parent's 1930
census household
6(iii). Swager Shirley Jr born 25 May 1913 Jefferson Co KY, baptised
14 June 1914 in Jefferson Co KY (parents named), age 16 in parent's
1930 census household
6(iv). Thomas H. Shirley born about 1918 KY, age 12 in parent's 1930
census household
6(v). Margie Shirley born about 1919 KY, age 11 in parent's 1930
census household
5(v). Minnie L Shirley born about 1878 KY, age 2 in 1880 census household;
She died in 1944; She married Fulton Mandeville
4(iv). Benjamin Jewel Shirley born 8 November 1845, age 15 in 1860 census
household; He died 19 October 1863, age 18
4(v). George Douglas Shirley born about 1857 KY, age 3 in 1860 census household
(listed out of birth order); Lived with mother Susan Sherley
in 1900 census for Jefferson Co KY, unmarried, age 43, occupation:
author; They employed a cook and a coachman as servants; He died
in 1917 unmarried
3(iii). Thomas Jefferson Shirley born 7 May 1811 Drowned in the Mississippi
when young. Twin of Zachariah Madison died young
3(iv). Mary Ann Shirley born 13 July 1813; She died 16 April 1884; She
married Alfred Herr on 7 December 1830 in Jefferson Co KY
3(v). Martha S. Shirley born 25 April 1815; She died about 1856; She
married Col. Stephen Ormsby Jr. on 1 February 1831 at Jefferson
Co KY
3(vi). Robert Pope Shirley born 22 May 1818 North Carolina; Enumerated
in Louisville Jefferson Co KY in 1860 census (Indexed as Shersley)
in the household of Jacob Laval, distiller, occupation: store
keeper , age 52; Living with nephew Thomas H Sherley family in
Louisville Jefferson Co KY in 1880 census, age 60; He died 9
March 1897 unmarried?
3(vii). Harriet Louise Shirley born 27 May 1820; She died 27 March 1871; She
married Wm. D. Scott on 23 March 1843 in Jefferson Co KY
3(viii). Warner Lewis Shirley born 12 November 1822 d.s.p.
3(ix). Agnes Glen Shirley born 1 January 1824; She died in 1884; She married
Dr. Abijah Samuel Frederick of Shelby Co. KY on 27 May 1841 in
Jefferson Co KY
3(x). William Malborn Shirley born 26 January 1826 Jefferson Co. KY; He died
12 February 1856, buried Melissa Cemetery, Collin Co. TX
married Sophronia Gist on 8 August 1849 at Jefferson Co KY
children:
4(i) Lollie Shirley born 8 December 1851 at Jefferson Co KY dau
of William Shirley and Sophronia Gist (death cert); She died
3 August 1936, buried Elizabethtown KY. She married Orlando Stealey
4(ii) Agnes Shirley born 19 December 1855 in Texas, dau of William
Shirley and Sophronia Gist (death cert); She died 20 October
1933, buried Elizabethtown KY; She married R. B. Park
possibly 2 other daughters Willie
and Mattie (source: findagrave)
3(xi). Eliz. Matilda Shirley born 13 August 1827 KY, age 22 in parent's 1850
census household (as Matilda). She died 19 May 1922; She married
Thomas Morton Scott (brother of Wm. D. Scott).
3(xii). Alexander Henderson Shirley born 5 June 1830 KY, age 19 in 1850 census;
Enumerated in Collin Co TX in 1870, married with children, age
39, occupation: miller; An Alexander Sherley age 15 b TX was
living in the household; Lived at Denison Grayson Co TX in 1880
census, age 48, and in 1900 census, age 70; He died 1902 TX.
married 1) Louisa Watson in 1852 and they had no children.
married 2) Mary Lora Burns on 9 May 1878; She was age 45 in 1900 census
children:
4(i). Lewis Thornton Shirley born 12 September 1880 (tombstone); He died
25 January 1884; Buried Shannon Cemetery, Grayson Co TX, age
3
4(ii). Jerusha Maude Shirley born about 1882 TX, age 18 in 1900 census;
She married Thomas Allen Brown
4(iii). Louetta Shirley born about 1885 TX, age 15 in 1900 census;
She married Walter Ellis Floyd
4(iv). Ashel Henderson Shirley born about 1888 TX, age 12 in 1900 census
4(v). Thomas Earl Shirley born about 1895 Indian Territory, age 5 in 1900
census
3(xiii). Rebecca Kellar Shirley born 27 February 1837 Jefferson Co. KY; She
died 24 April 1905 TX
married Albert Gallatin Shirley, her cousin on 26 January 1856 in Collin Co.
TX
3(xiv). Thomas Meridith Shirley born about 1840 KY, age 10 in 1850 census, age
20 in parent's 1860 census household (out of order)
married Louise Van Alstyne
3(xv). Abram Lewis (Jack) Shirley born 23 (or 25) November 1842 in Kentucky,
age 18 in parent's 1860 census household; He died 18 April 1925
at McKinney, Collin Co Texas, age 84y 4m 25d. Buried at Melissa
Cemetery
Ancestor of DNA participant Kit #64897
married Susan Louise Patty on 27 December 1864
children:
4(i). Hon. Zachary M Shirley born 30 November 1865. He was identified as
a McKinney TX lawyer, deceased in the 1920 obituary of his brother
William Morton Shirley. He died 22 June 1895. Buried Pecan Grove
Cemetery, McKinney, Collin Co Texas
married Anna Throckmorton Bailey
4(ii). William Morton Shirley born 11 August 1868 in Texas. He died 19 October
1920 in Collin Co Texas. He was Collin County Treasurer and his
long obituary was published on the front page of the Weekly Democrat-Gazette
newspaper on 21 October.
married Iva M. Slaughter on 14 January 1897. She was a graduate of Mary
Nash College and a daughter of Matthew Slaughter
4(iii). Thorton S. Shirley born 30 July 1870 in Texas. He died 10 August
1865 at Houston, Harris Co Texas. He was a furniture salesman.
Buried at Melissa Cemetery, Collin Co Texas
married Allie M _____
4(iv). Lewis Edgar Shirley born 8 October 1876. He died 6 September 1903,
about age 27. Buried Melissa Cemetery, Collin Co Texas
4(v). Prof. Douglass Alfred Shirley
born 29 June 1883 at Melissa
Collin Co Texas. He was Assistant Dean of the State Normal College
at Canyon Texas at the time of his brother William Morton Shirley's
death. He died 22 December 1949 at Canyon, Randall Co Texas.
Buried Dreamland Cemetery, Randall Co TX
married Willena M Hannaford
3(xvi). Dianna Shirley born 27 August 1846 KY, age 13 in parent's
1860 census household; She died 21 April 1927; She married Albert
Goodwin Graves on 30 May 1865
3(xvii). Thornton Edgar Shirley born 16 July 1849 KY, age 12 in parent's 1860
census household. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
what would later to become Texas Christian University in Texas.
He died on 22 June 1938 at Phoenix Arizona. Buried at Melissa
Cemetery, Collin Co TX
Thornton Edgar Shirley
AT TOP OF THIS PAGE, CLICK
ON LINK "MISC INFO FOR THIS BRANCH". THERE IS AN
ARTICLE ON THAT PAGE ABOUT THORNTON EDGAR SHERLEY.
married Virginia H. Bean on 12 February 1885.
children:
4(i). Pauline Shirley born about 1885, age 15 in 1900 census
4(ii). Carl Shirley born about 1889, age 11 in 1900 census
4(iii). Hattie Shirley born about 1891, age 9 in 1900 census
The following
are Delilah Shirley's legitimate Fleshman children
2(ii). Joshua
Fleshman
2(iii). James
Fleshman
2(iv). Allen
S. Fleshman
2(v). Jane
Fleshman. She
m. 1st George Price Mar 13, 1820 in Madison Co. VA m. 2nd James
Powell from whom she divorced.
2(vi). Ruth
Ann Fleshman.
She m. Nelson Gillespie Dec 2, 1830 in Louisa Co. VA
2(vii). Absolom
Fleshman
2(viii). Noah
Fleshman
m. ___Overton
2(ix). Polly
Fleshman.
She m. Archey Brown
2(x) Mildred Fleshman.
She m.
Barnett Grimsley
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James Shirley
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