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2(iv).
Joseph Shirley
Mar 25,
1793 Huntington Co. PA, Enumerated in Morgan County Ohio in 1830
census; Received BLM warrant in 1834 for 40 acres in Morgan County.
In 1837 they moved to La Porte Co. IN, then to Winnebago IL by
1840. He died Aug 11, 1864 Poyner Twp. Black Hawk Co. Iowa. Buried
Poyner Cemetery, Gilbertville, Black Hawk Co Iowa. Shirleys of Black Hawk
County Iowa
1830 Morgan Co OH Census - Centre Township
Joseph Shirley 0111010000000 - 2010010000000 (age 30-40,
b 1790-1800, 3 sons: Peter age 15, Lewis age 10, Geo B age 9.
So where is Joseph Jr age 15, see below)
married Elizabeth
Keith
Dec 6, 1814 in Washington Co. Ohio. She was born April 11,
1798 Huntington Co. PA and died Oct 5, 1868 Poyner Twp. Black
Hawk Co. Iowa.
children
Who is this? It doesn't appear Joseph
Jr is found in father's 1830 census, unless Joseph is aka Peter
18 June 1834 Morgan County OH Court Minutes Book C page
95 - Joseph Shirley junr aged nineteen years on the eighteenth
day of June instant came into court and made choice of his father
Joseph Shirley as his guardian. Whereupon it is ordered by the
court that the said Joseph Shirley junr [sic] be appointed guardian
of the said Joseph Shirley junr and that he enter into bond with
Absolem Craig as his surety in the sum of two hundred dollars
conditioned as the law directs. This
also implies that the mother is dead.
3(i). Peter
Shirley born June
15, 1815 Morgan Co. Ohio; He bought and sold considerable land
in Dekalb Co Illinois in the 1850s; Lived at Benton, Boone Co
IL in 1850 census, occupation: farmer; 1860 census: Fox Twp,
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa. 1870, Washington Twp, Crawford
County, Kansas.He died Jan 27, 1894 Flora Twp, Boone Co. IL and
buried at Flora Cemetery.
married Catherine Witter on March 29, 1846 in Boone
Co. Illinois
children:
4(i). Emily Shirley born about 1846, age 4 in 1850
4(ii). Huldah Shirley born about 1848, age 2 in 1850
4(iii). Elizabeth Shirley born about 1849, age 1 in
1850 (Adelia in 1860 census)
4(iv). Albert Shirley born about 1852, age 8 in 1860;
Living in Crawford Washington Co Iowa in 1880
4(v). Amelia Shirley born about 1853, age 7 in 1860
4(vi). Winchester Shirley born about 1855, age 5 in
1860; He is living in Pittsburg, Crawford Co Kansas in 1920 and
1930
4(vii). Harriet Shirley born about 1857, age 3 in 1860
4(viii). C. H. Shirley born about 1860, age 4/12 in
1860
3(ii). Nancy
Shirley m.
Jacob Cline
3(iii). Lewis
Shirley
March 1, 1820 Morgan Co. Ohio, died May 13, 1898 Cherry
Valley, Winnebago Co. IL, Shirleys
of Winnebago County Illinois
Lewis Shirley. whose life span covered more than the allotted
three score years and ten, and who in passing away left behind
him the memory of an honored name and an upright career, was
born March I, 1820, in Ohio. His parents were Ioseph S. and Elizabeth
(Keith) Shirley, both of whom were natives of Huntingdon county,
Pennsylvania. The father was born March 25. 1793. and about 1810
accompanied his parents on their removal to Ohio, where he formed
the acquaintance of Miss Keith, whom he married in Morgan county,
Ohio, in 1814. Lewis Shirley spent his early boyhood days in
the Buckeye state and in 1837 accompanied his parents on their
removal to Laporte county, Indiana, where the family home was
maintained for three years. They then again started westward
with teams, driving across the prairies in the fall of 1840 until
they reached Winnebago county, where the father purchased a farm
of one hundred and twenty acres. This was a pioneer region, in
which much of the land was wild and unimproved, and when most
of the houses were little pioneer cabins. The nearest market
of any importance was Chicago, and at one time Lewis Shirley
drove to that place with a load of pork and a load of wheat,
and for the two received only forty dollars. Hardships and privations
fell to the lot of the family, but as the years passed they triumphed
over these and developed a good farm. Lewis Shirley was reared
under the parental roof and throughout his entire business career
followed farming. He opened and improved several hundred acres
of land and was a very prosperous agriculturist. As his financial
resources increased he invested in property, becoming the owner
of fifteen hundred acres in different farms. The old homestead
property comprises five hundred acres of highly improved land
and he erected there a commodious residence in 1878. He also
built good barns and other outbuildings for the shelter of his
grain and stock. In all of his farm work he was progressive,
practical and reliable and he certainly deserved great credit
for the success he achieved. When he came to Winnebago county
he did not have a dollar and yet as the years passed, through
his industry, frugality and judicious investment, he became one
of the extensive landowners of the county, having fifteen hundred
acres. About I889 he sold most of his land and removed to the
village of Cherry Valley, where he lived retired until his death.
Mr. Shirley was married twice. On the 6th of January, 1843, he
wedded Miss Lucinda Keith, a daughter of Balser and Lucy (Smith)
Keith. They became the parents of eight children, but lost two
in infancy. The others, three sons and three daughters, are as
follows: Elizabeth A., who was born October 31. 1844, and is
now the wife of Captain William Van Wert, of De Kalb county,
Illinois; Silas W., who was born June 26, I848, and is living
in Cherry Valley; Lucretia E., born January 6, 1850, of Cherry
Valley; Phoeba Jane, who was born April 2, 1852, and is the wife
of VVilliam Thompson, of De Kalb county; Benjamin, who was born
November 28. 1855. and is living in Cherry Valley township, and
Lewis E., who was born March 13, 1861. and is living in Iowa.
After losing his first wife Mr. Shirley was again married in
1893, his second union being with Mrs. Nichols, a native of Canada,
and a daughter of Alexander and Orpha (Smith) Black. Her father
was born in New Brunswick in I810 and her mother in Canada in
1809. Mr. Black removed to Winnebago county in 1852 and purchased
a large farm in Guilford township, but previous to his arrival
here he went to California in 1849 and spent one year on the
Pacific coast. He then made his way to Australia, where he engaged
in mining for a year, being very successful in his search for
the precious metal there. Taking up his abode in this county
in 1852, he was extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising,
and became widely known as an importer of fine horses. He was
once the owner of Prince George, a very fine stallion. He continued
to reside upon his farm until 1877, when he removed to the city
of Rockford, where he lived retired until his death in 1883.
His wife survived him about four years, passing away in 1887.
In their family were six children, all of whom are residents
of Rockford, namely: Hannah B., the wife of John Hutchins, who
is now living retired; Alexander; Rachel, the wife of James Falconer,
living with Mrs. Shirley; Margaret C., who is the widow of Ira
Stafford, and has been an invalid for many years, living with
Mrs. Shirley; Orpha Black, who is also with her sister; and Mrs.
Mary Shirley. In his political views Mr. Shirley was a stalwart
republican, interested in his party and doing all in his power
to promote its growth and insure its upbuilding. He was active
in the work of the Methodist church and favored every movement
that tended to promote public progress. He was a large man, weighing
two hundred and sixty pounds. He displayed many sterling traits
of character, and his genial manner and kindly disposition won
him warm friendships. His wife was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Cherry Valley. Since her husband’s death
she has removed to Rockford, where she owns a beautiful residence,
at No. 229 North Second street, where she is living with her
three sisters. She also owns other property in this city and
a farm of four hundred acres in Cherry Valley township. Because
of the ill health of her sisters, however, she expects soon to
remove to California, hoping that the climate will prove beneficial
to them. Both the Shirley and Black families were established
here in pioneer days and have borne an important part in the
agricultural development of the county.
married 1st Lucinda Keith, Jan 16, 1842,
married 2nd Mrs. Nichols, a native of Canada
and the daughter of Alexander and Orpha (Smith) Black
children:
4(i). Elizabeth A. Shirley born October 31. 1844, married
Captain William Van Wert, of De Kalb county, Illinois;
4(ii). Silas W Shirley born June 26, I848, lived in
Cherry Valley;
4(iii). Lucretia E. Shirley born January 6, 1850, lived
in Cherry Valley;
4(iv). Phoeba Jane Shirley born April 2, 1852, married
William Thompson, of De Kalb county;
4(v). Benjamin Shirley born November 28. 1855. lived
in Cherry Valley township
4(vi). Lewis E. Shirley born March 13, 1861. lived
in Iowa.
3(iv). George Benjamin
Shirley
Dec 22, 1821 Morgan Co. Ohio; He lived at East Waterloo
Twp in Black Hawk Co Iowa in 1860 census; He died May 27, 1901
Poyner Twp. Black Hawk Co. Iowa,
GEO. SHIRLEY PASSES AWAY - Pioneer of Poyner Township Passes
to the Beyond. He Came to Black Hawk County Iowa in 1858. George
Shirley, a pioneer settler of Black Hawk county Iowa, passed
away at 6 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, five miles east
of this city, at the age of 85 years. The funeral will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the house and burial will
be in Poyner cemetery. The funeral is held from the home because
of the ill health of Mrs. Shirley, who has been very frail since
last December. The pall bearers will be chosen from among the
pioneers of this part of the county. Mr. Shirley came to Black
Hawk county in 1858, settling on a farm of 800 acres east of
this city, to which was later added 200 acres. He was born in
Morgan Co., OH., Dec. 22,1821. He came here with his parents
bringing his household effects in wagons overland. He drove four
horses and eleven head of cows, making the journey without mishap
or inconvenience, although the country was filled with Indians.
Mr. Shirley by his industry and improved methods of farming brought
his big farm under an ideal state of cultivation. The buildings
were abundant and built for the comfort of the stock and the
convenience of those who cared for them. The Shirley farm has
long been known as an ideal country home, with orchards and shade
trees in abundance and with all of the improvements which comfort
and convenience could suggest. Mr. Shirley was twice married.
His first wife was Louisa Clogston, who died in Illinois, leaving
one son, George, who is a resident of Oregon. On May 21, 1857,
Mr. Shirley married Hannah S. Pierce, who was born in Delaware
Co., N. Y., and reared in Pennsylvania. The children of the second
marriage were Elizabeth A., Joseph, Bird, B., Abbie, Della and
Dora (twins), and Charles. Joseph lives on the home place; Bird
B. has been a teamster in Waterloo, Alvin A. a farmer in Barclay,
Abbie is the widow of Charles Kimble, of Knox Co., Neb., Della
is the wife of William Prangley of Hancock, S. D.; Dora is the
wife of Edward Engle of Sioux Falls, S. D., and Charles is a
private in the United States army, belonging to the 32nd regiment
coast artillery, stationed at Ft. Baker, Calif. Mr. Shirley was
a member of the Methodist church and was a devoted Christian.
married 1st. Louisa Clogson on 18 Nov 1845 in Winnebego
Co IL
married 2nd Hannah Pierce on 21 May 1857 in Dekalb
Co IL
children:
4(i). Pecilia Shirley born about 1849, age 11 in 1860;
untraced
4(ii). George Shirley Jr. born about 1855, age 5 in
1860; He supposedly moved to Oregon, but appears in Spokane Washington
in 1900, single, occupation: teacher.
4(iii). Elizabeth Shirley born about 1858, age 2 in
1860
4(iv). Joseph Shirley born Oct. 31, 1860; He lived
on the family home place; He died Aug. 31, 1930; Buried Poyner
Cemetery, Gilbertville, Black Hawk Co Iowa.
4(v). Abbie A Shirley born about 1863, age 17 in 1880
married Charles Kimble of Knox Co NE
4(vi). Bird B Shirley born about 1864, age 16 in 1880;
was a teamster in Waterloo Iowa
4(vii). Elvin A Shirley born about 1868, age 12 in
1880; He was a farmer in Barclay Iowa
4(viii). Dora Shirley born about 1873, age 7 in 1880
married Edward Engle of Sioux Falls, S. D.
4(ix). Della Shirley born about 1873, age 7 in 1880
married William Prangley of Hancock, S. D
4(x). Charles Shirley born about 1877, age 3 in 1880;
became a private in the United States army, belonging to the
32nd regiment coast artillery, stationed at Ft. Baker, Calif.
3(v). Ruhama
Shirley m. William B. Mervin Oct 3, 1844 Winnebago
Co. IL
3(vi). Julia Ann
Shirley
b March 10, 1825 Morgan Co. Ohio, d. Jan 6, 1911, m. William
Witter Nov 18, 1845.
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John Shirley (continued)