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John Shirley of Darlington Co SC born before 1775; He was first enumerated
in the 1820 census of Darlington Co SC, age above 45 (b before
1775). At some point thereafter, John became a defendant in a
lawsuit in Darlington County brought by John Suggs. Suggs prevailed
in the suit and was granted execution of the obligation. A Sherrif's
sale of John Shirley's land was held and the winning bidder was
Richard Ingram. This Richard Ingram immediately assigned his
right to the land to the children of John's wife Elizabeth on
20 May 1826 (thus Ingram was possibly a relative of John Shirley's
wife Elizabeth); John Shirley is presumed to have died by this
date, as his son Allen Shirley sold his part interest in the
above land in 1832 stating in that deed that his mother Elizabeth
lived on that land at the time, not his father.
A John Shirley appears in the 1830 Wayne
Co MS census (age 50-60) and also the 1840 census (age 60-70)
along with the above John Shirley's sons Allen and David Shirley.
It is tempting to say the above John Shirley is not dead in 1826/1832
and other circumstances led him to move to Wayne Co MS, where
his sons later joined him - say, he abandoned his wife and family
and remarried (with children) in Mississippi. This untraced John
Shirley (presumably a relative of some kind) was enumerated in
the 1830 census with numerous male and female children in the
houshold (or what may be a young wife), The John Shirley of Wayne
Co MS apparently died sometime before 1850.
married Elizabeth ______. Elizabeth Shirley of the correct age is enumerated
as head of household in the 1830 (age 50-60) and the 1840 Darlington
Co census (age 60-70), albeit with unknown males in the household,
possibly farm hands or relatives?
May 20, 1826 Darlington Co SC. DB
M pg 103 Richard Ingram bought at sheriffs sale 230 acres owned
by John Shirley (James Suggs sued John Shirley). Richard Ingram
assigned his rights to the land to the children of Elizabeth
Shirley, Harriet, Allen, Charity, David, Martha and Levinia.
Recorded 15 Feb 1835
children:
1(i). Allen Shirley born about 1805 SC; Named in an 1832 Darlington
Co SC land record as a son of Elizabeth Shirley; This family
appears in Wayne Co MS tax rolls as early as 1835 along with
his ?father
John and brother David Shirley; He is enumerated in the 1840
and 1850 Wayne Co MS census, age 45 and in Wayne County in 1860,
age 52. Some unverified internet claims say his name was Allen
Burrell Shirley who married Nancy Busby. Shirleys of Wayne Co MS
1832 March 8 Darlington Co SC DB
M pg 75 - Allen Sherley of the state and district aforesaid all
my right claim etc in the lands formerly belonged to John Sherley
on which Elizabeth Sherley no (sic) lives containing 223 ac for
which my part calls for 1/6th part of land do sell to Burell
Sherley <s> Allen Sherley Wit John W Segars, A Garland.
Rec 6 Nov 1834
married Nancy _______ (possibly Busby) She was age 41 in 1860 census
household
children:
2(i). Harriet Shirley born about 1839 MS, age 11 in 1850 census,
not living with parents in 1860
2(ii). Mary Shirley born about 1840 MS, age 10 in 1850 census,
not living with parents in 1860
2(iii). William H Shirley born about 1841 MS, age 9 in 1850 census, not
living with parents in 1860
2(iv). Henry C. Shirley born about 1842 MS, age 8 in 1850 census, not
living with parents in 1860
2(v). Nancy Shirley born about 1844 MS, age 6 in 1850 census; age
21 in 1860 census
2(vi). Burwell Shirley born about 1846 MS; he was oddly skipped in
the 1850 census household, but appears in parent's 1860 Wayne
Co MS census HH. age 19; He was a member of the Gaines Invincibles
46th Miss Infantry, CSA. Enumerated in Wayne Co MS in 1880 census,
and in 1900 census, age 61; He died 27 July 1912 and buried at
Old Shirley Cemetery, Waynesboro MS
married Vina Kelly
3(i). George W. Shirley born 25 July 1866 MS (tombstone), age 14 in
1880 census; died 7 September 1935 and buried at the Yellow Creek
Cem, Waynesboro, Wayne Co MS
married Willie Ann West
3(ii). Ellyn Shirley born about 1867 MS, age 13 in 1880 census
3(iii). Thomas Shirley (m) born about 1871 MS, age 9 in 1880 census;
Named as a child of Burwell Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi
list of 'educaable children, age 20; age 25 in 1900 census
3(iv). C. M. Shirley (f) born about 1872 MS, age 8 in 1880 census;
3(v). Mary Shirley born 26 September 1875 MS (tombstone), age
6 in 1880 census; Named as a child of Burwell Shirley in 1892
Wayne Co Mississippi list of 'educaable children, age 18; She
died 31 December 1929, buried Whitehouse Cemetery Wayne Co MS
(parents named on tombstone). She married William Taylor McLendon
3(vi). Winnie/Quinnie Shirley born about 1876 MS, age 4 in 1880 census; Named
as a child of Burwell Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi list
of 'educaable children, age 13 (as Quinnie)
3(vii). Abel Shirley born about 1877 MS, Named as a child of Burwell
Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi list of 'educaable children,
age 15 (Editor - curiously not identified in 1880 census)
3(viii). Mollie Shirley born about 1878 MS, Named as a child of Burwell
Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi list of 'educaable children,
age 14 (Editor - curiously not identified in 1880 census)
3(ix). W Burwell Shirley (m) born about 1879 MS, age 1 in 1880 census,
Named as a child of Burwell Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi
list of 'educaable children, age 11 (as Burwell); age 21 in 1900
census (as Louie)
3(x). Willie Shirley (f) born about 1885 at Waynesboro MS; Named
as a child of Burwell Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi list
of 'educaable children, age 8, age 14 in 1900 census; She died
3 Mar 1927 age 42 at Mobile Co AL
3(xi). Viney Shirley born about 1885 ; Named as a child of Burwell
Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi list of 'educaable children,
age 7 Not found in parent's 1900 census household
3(xii). Laford Shirley born 15 July 1886; Named as a child of Burwell
Shirley in 1892 Wayne Co Mississippi list of 'educaable children,
age Not found in parent's 1900 census household; He died
16 October 1964; buried Evergreen Cemetery, Harrison Co MS
3(ix). Polly Shirley born about 1888 MS, age 12 in 1900 census
2(vi). Cynthia Shirley born about 1848 MS, age 2 in 1850 census, not
found in parent's 1860 census (unless Cynthia is also named
Mary?)
2(vii). Mary Shirley born about 1850 MS, age 0 in 1850 census (unnamed
infant), age 11 in 1860 census
1(ii). David Shirley born May 22, 1810 SC; Named in an 1826 Darlington
Co SC land record as a son of Elizabeth Shirley; This family
appears in Wayne Co MS tax rolls as early as 1839 along with
his father John and brother Allen Shirley; He is enumerated in
the 1840 Wayne Co MS census. He moved to Caldwell Parish Louisiana
just prior to the 1850 census and was enumerated in that Parish;
He was enumerated in Calcasieu County LA census in 1860, 1870
and in 1880; He died 10 August 1892 Deridder, LA; Buried at Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Imperial Calcasieu Newspaper - SHIRLEYS EARLY BEAUREGARD LOUISIANA HOMESTEADERS
By Nola Mae Wittler Ross,
When David Shirley left South Carolina
a century and a half ago, he went to Wayne County, Mississippi,
where he met his bride-to-be, Drusilla Busby. After they were
married, David tried to wrest a living for his growing family
from the land, but it was almost impossible. So he took his wife
and their sons - Hamilton, Zachariah, Dan, Edward and Alexander
- to Caldwell Parish in Louisiana. Settling in the little community
of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, David bought 80 acres of land,
plus all the buildings on the land, for $150 "in hand".
This was in 1849, and Columbia was already a bustling community,
a point-of-landing to which schooners brought supplies up the
Mississippi and the Ouachita rivers. It was also on the wagon
trail used by many emigration wagon trains coming from Virginia,
Alabama and Mississippi. When David and Drusilla Shirley arrived,
Caldwell Parish already had a provincial parish government, with
judges and justices as the governing body. And it had a fine
school, Pine Grove Academy, for the children. The Shirleys remained
in Columbia for about seven years. It was here that their three
daughters, Laura, Jemima and Lizzy were born. It was also the
scene of the tragedy which took the life of the young mother,
Drusilla Shirley. After burying his wife just west of Columbia,
David Shirley took the youngest children and headed southwest,
through the heavy virgin pine forests near Alexandria, and continued
until he reached the Pleasant Hill community, south of the townsite
of DeRidder. In Pleasant Hill, David Shirley met a young lady
named Mahalia Eason, and they were married. Their children included
Azilene, who married Joseph Simmons; David Allen (Little Dave),
who married Ella Holliday; John, who married Mattie Holliday,
Walter, who married Mary Lewis; Susan, who married Carrol Sanders,
and Martha, who married John L. Austin. Patriarch David and Mahalia
Shirley, who lived near the present Morris Road, were among the
charter members and builders of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
which provided a spiritual and social center for the early settlers.
Many of the family members are buried in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
David and his sons were farmers and ranchers, raising sheep and
hogs, growing corn for meal and for livestock feed, and planting
everything needed for the family. Their survival depended on
their own self-sufficiency. "In the summertime," said
Mrs. Rosa Simmons of DeRidder, who at 95 is the oldest descendant
of the first Shirley, "they built a rail fence around a
new patch of ground. Then they'd put some cattle in this pen,
which was called a 'stomping pen'. "In the fall and spring,
they would use this ground, which had been prepared and fertilized
by the cattle, to plant their next gardens". "To get
money, those early farmers would plant extra corn, cotton and
watermelons. But their main source of money came from driving
razorback hogs and cattle to sell in Lake Charles, LeCompte or
Alexandria. These trips would take up to a week."
married 1) Drusilla Busby; She was deceased at the time of the 1860 census
married 2) Mahaley Eason on 6 November 1862 at Deridder, Beauregard
Parish. She was born Oct 1832 MS died 17 May 1911 Deridder, LA
children:
2(i). Hamilton Shirley born Sept 1839 in Mississippi, age 14 in the
1850 census; He was enumerated in Caldwell Parish LA in 1880
census, age 41 and in the 1900 census, age 63
married Nancy Elizabeth Childress on 15 December 1858 at Caldwell Parish LA;
She was age 59 in 1900 census
children:
3(i). Franklin Shirley born about 1860 LA, age 20 in parent's 1880
census household
3(ii). James M. Shirley born about 1865 LA, age 15 in 1880 census
3(iii). John W. Shirley born about 1869 LA, age 11 in 1880 census
3(iv). Robert Lee Shirley born 8 March 1870 LA, age 7 in 1880 census
3(v). Mary Ann Shirley born about 1877 LA, age 3 in 1880 census
2(ii). Daniel/David W. Shirley born Sept 8, 1839 Wayne Co. MS. age 11 in 1850
census; He was enumerated in the 1860 census for Calcasieu Co
LA in his father's household, age 22; Enumerated in Caldwell
Parish LA in 1900 (as David)
married 1) Mary Jane Busby on 3 February 1881, deceased prior to 1900
census
married 2) Mary Jane McDonald she was age 40 in 1900 census
children:
3(i). Mary Shirley
3(ii). Tally Shirley
3(iii). Armindy S. Shirley born 23 April 1881 LA
3(iv). Oscar Shirley born 1882 LA, age 18 in 1900 census
3(v). Thomas McDonald Shirley born May 18, 1887 LA, age 13 in 1900 census
3(vi). Charity Dyentha Shirley born about 1890 LA, age 10 in 1900 census
3(vii). Francis Shirley born 23 October 1892 LA, age 8 in 1900 census
3(viii). Cansadie Shirley born 23 September 1896, age 4 in 1900 census
2(iii). Zacharia H Shirley born about 1842 MS, age 8 in 1850 census; He
was taxed in Calcasieu Co LA in 1865 tax list. Enumerated in
Caldwell Parish LA in 1880 census
married Meranda M McDonald (nee ______) on 22 Janaury 1867 in Caldwell
Parish LA; Her stepdaughter Mary age 23 lived with the family
in 1880 census;
children:
3(i). David Shirley born about 1867 LA, age 13 in 1880 census
3(ii). Unity C Shirley born about 1869 LA, age 11 in 1880 census
3(iii). Driscilla Shirley born about 1877 LA, age 3 in 1880 census
2(iv). Feeby (Elizabeth?) Shirley
born about 1844 MS, age 6 in
1850 census; Elizabeth Spikes age 35 was enumerated as 'sister'
in the 1880 census housheold of Hamilton Shirley
2(v). Edward Shirley born 8 January 1845 Wayne Co. MS, age 4 in
1850 census. age 15 in 1860 census; Enumerated in Calcasieu Co
LA in 1880 census, age 33; He died 25 December 1918 Deridder,
Beauregard, LA,
Southwest Louisiana Historical and
Biographical by William Henry Perrin, printed 1891 - E. SHERLEY,
Sugartown.- E. Sherley is a native of Mississippi, born in 1845.
He came to Calcasieu with his parents when a small boy, and has
resided here ever since. His parents were both natives of Mississippi,
where they were married. Since coming to Louisiana, his father
has been engaged in planting in this parish. Our subject's mother
died when he was eleven years of age. E. Sherley has given his
chief attention to farming and stock raising, and in this he
has met with fair success. He served during the whole of the
war. Mr. Sherley married in 1870 Miss Sarah Cole. They are the
parents of seven children, all of whom are living.
married Sara Cole in 1870
children:
3(i). Edward Jackson Shirley born June 1869 Deridder, LA, age 10 in 1880
census
Ancestor of DNA Participant Kit
#16565
3(ii). Clementine Shirley born 20 October 1872 , age 5 in 1880 census
(as Sarah J)
3(iii). Marion A. Shirley born 5 February 1877, age 3 in 1880 census,
age 23 in 1900 census
3(iv). Daniel Richard Shirley born 14 October 1879, age 1 in 1880 census,
age 21 in 1900 census
Ancestor of DNA Participant Kit
#292768
3(v). Nancy Elizabeth Shirley born 16 January 1882. age 18 in 1900 census
3(vi). Erastus Shirley born 1 November 1884, age 16 in 1900 census
3(vii). Oscar David Shirley born 7 October 1887 Deridder, LA, age 13 in
1900 census
2(vi). Alexander Shirley born 8 May 1848 Wayne Co. MS, age 2 in 1850
census. age 13 in 1860 census; Enumerated in Calcasieu Co LA
in 1880 census, age 32 and in 1900 census, age 52; He died 17
August 1911
married Martha Simmons on 14 October 1869; Her brother James Simmons
lived with the family in 1880 census
children:
3(i). Calvin Calley Shirley born 16 March 1871 Calcasieu Parish, LA, age
10 in 1880 census
Ancestor of DNA Participant Kit
#18950
3(ii). Joseph David Shirley born 31 August 1873 Deridder, LA, age 7 in
1880 census
3(iii). Warren Hamiton Shirley born 24 February 1876 Deridder, LA, age 4 in
1880 census
3(iv). James Edward Shirley born 31 August 1878 Derrider, LA. age 22 in
1900 census
3(v). Mirian Colbert Shirley (m) born 7 February 1882 Derrider, LA, age
18 in 1900 census
3(vi). Drisilla Shirley born 21 December 1884 Derrider, LA, not
found in parent's 1900 census
3(vii). Florentine Shirley born 16 November 1887 Derrider, LA, age 13
in 1900 census
3(viii). Lucretia Shirley born 12 November 1893, age 7 in 1900 census
2(vii). Laura Shirley born about 1855 LA, age 5 in 1860 census, age
16 in 1870 census
2(viii). Martha Louisa Shirley born 20 July 1860 LA, age 6 in 1870 census (out
of order), age 18 in 1880 census
2(ix). Mary Azilene Shirley
born about 1864 LA, age 6 in
1870 census (out of order), age 16 in 1880 census
2(x) David Allen Shirley born about 1867 Calcasieu Parish, LA, age 3
in 1870 census, age 13 in 1880 census
2(xi) John T. Shirley born 19 March 1869, age 0 in 1870 census (as
Joseph), age 10 in 1880 census; Enumerated in Beauregard Parish
LA in 1920 census; He died 26 April 1948
married Martha Clemantine Holiday on 25 March 1895
children:
3(i). Nita Irene Shirley
3(ii). Earnest Shirley born about 1898 LA, age 22 in 1920 census
3(iii). Lawrence L. Shirley
3(iv). Daisy Shirley born 18 October 1900 Beauregard Parish, LA,
age 19 in 1920 census
3(v). Iris Shirley born about 1903 LA, age 17 in 1920 census
3(vi). Floyd Shirley born about 1906 Beauregard Parish, LA, age
14 in 1920 census
3(vii). Melanie Shirley born about 1914 LA, age 6 in 1920 census
3(viii). Annie A. Shirley born about 1917, age 3
in 1920 census
2(xii). Susan L. Shirley born about 1875 LA, age 5 in 1880 census
2(xiii). Walter D. Shirley born 29 January 1878 LA, age 2 in 1880 census;
He died on 26 April 1959
married Mary E. Lewis
children:
3(i). Disston S. Shirley born 4 March 1902
3(ii). Bessie Shirley born Nov 21, 1904 Beaurgard Parish, LA
3(iii). Teddie Shirley born about 1912 Beaurgard Parish, LA
3(iv). Tessie Shirley born about 1912 Beaurgard Parish, LA
1(iii). Harriet Shirley Named in an 1826 Darlington Co SC land record
as a daughter of Elizabeth Shirley;
1(iv). Charity/Charlotte Shirley
born about 1812; Named in an
1826 Darlington Co SC land record as a daughter of Elizabeth
Shirley; She died 20 August 1889 at Wayne Co. MS; She married
Edward Gatlin
1(v). Martha Shirley Named in an 1826 Darlington Co SC land record
as a daughter of Elizabeth Shirley;
1(vi). Levinia Shirley Named in an 1826 Darlington Co SC land record
as a daughter of Elizabeth Shirley;
Wayne Co MS Marriages
Shirley, E. M. - Gates, Julia - 22 Jun
1881
Shirley, Elias M. - Yates, Julia - 22 Jun 1881
Shirley, Elisa - Riley, W. T. - 10 Nov 1881
Shirley, G. M. - Newsom, Maggie - 02 Sep 1900
Shirley, J. S. - Duke, Mary - 01 Jan 1880
Shirley, James A. - Duke, Mary - 01 Jan 1880
Shirley, Lizzie - Jackson, Jessie - 17 Apr 1888
Shirley, Love - Albritton, Mina - 29 May 1900
Shirley, Quinne - Snipes, John - 18 Dec 1899
EMAIL QUERY JAN 2021 - Can anyone assist?
1. Can you help identify where David
Shirley's Columbia, Caldwell Parish, LA, property was specifically
located? I can find land records for other Shirleys in Caldwell
Parish land records, but none for David. I find him later in
Beauregard Parish land records.
2. Do you have any specifics on what
caused the death of Drusilla Busby Shirley?
3. Do you have any specific idea as
to where Drusilla was buried, whether on their Columbia Caldwell
Parish homestead, or at a church?
4. Was there a Baptist church existing
at the time of Drusilla's death? Were they of the Baptist faith?
David and his second wife were apparently founding members of
a Baptist church in DeRidder.
5. Do you have any record of them being
associated with a church in Columbia?
Stacy
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