JAMES SHURLEY'S GENEALOGY FOR THIS BRANCH
Our Thanks to Jim for all of the family info he has gathered and for letting us post it here.
From James Shurley jshurley@hartcom.net
RICHARD2
SHURLEY (1)
was born 1760.
Child
of Richard Shurley is:
3. WILLIAM STUBLEY3 SHURLEY (RICHARD2, 1) was born August-31-1757 in Georgia, and died October-19-1841 in Warren County. Georgia. He married (2) PHOEBA NANCY PORTER. He married (3) ELIZABETH MAXWELL January-27-1780 in Washington County.
Notes
Served as private Ga Troops (Son of Richard Shurley who came with brother William from Augusta Co. Virginia ans settled in Ga. Married 1780, Washington Co. Ga. Elizabeth Maxwell.
Children of William Shurley are:
4. i. RICHARD CHARLES4 SHURLEY, b. September-25-1781, Washington County, Ga.; d. October-16-1833, Jones County, Georgia. ii. JAMES NATHAN SHURLEY, b. 1783. iii. JOHN SHURLEY, b. 1783. iv. SAMUEL SHURLEY, b. 1783. 5. v. EDWARD SHURLEY, b. 1788, North Carolina. vi. ELIZABETH SHURLEY, b. 1790; m. JOHN GAYLORD BROWN, May-19-1825. 6. vii. WILLIAM SHURLEY, b. 1790, Spartansburg Co. South Carolina; d. 1867, Echols County, Georgia. viii. MAHALEY PARKER SHURLEY, b. Unknown. ix. MARY SHURLEY, b. Unknown. x. THOMAS SHURLEY, b. Unknown.
4. RICHARD CHARLES4 SHURLEY (WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born September-25-1781 in Washington County, Ga., and died October-16-1833 in Jones County, Georgia. He married (1) SARA BROOKS August-05-1804 in Georgia, daughter of John Brooks and Sara. He married (2) NANCY PORTER October-26-1826 in Jones County, Georgia.
Children of Richard Shurley and Sara Brooks are:
i. KEZIAH5 SHURLEY, b. 1805; m. (1) GEORGE COMPTON KING; m. (2) WILLIAM CLEMENCE, August-26-1826. ii. ELIZABETH SHURLEY, b. April-25-1807, Alabama; d. March-23-1866, Tallapossa County, Alabama; m. JOHN GAYLORD BROWN, May-19-1825, Jones County, Georgia. iii. PHOEBE SHURLEY, b. 1809; m. URIAH PORTER, December-23-1823, Jones County, Georgia. 7. iv. THOMAS SHURLEY, b. January-17-1816, Georgia; d. July-02-1899, Alabama. 8. v. NATHANIEL SHURLEY, b. 1819, Jones County, Ga.; d. September-11-1887, Liberty, Lincoln Co. Mississippi. vi. EDWARD N SHURLEY, b. Abt 1825. vii. AARON SHURLEY, b. Unknown; m. NANCY BEARD, January-31-1817, Crawford County, Ga. (Source: Crawford County Marriage Record). viii. JANE MAY SHURLEY, b. Unknown. ix. SIDIE SHURLEY, b. Unknown, Alabama; d. Alabama; m. WILLIAM HAUSE. 5. EDWARD4 SHURLEY (WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born 1788 in North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH.
Children of Edward Shurley and Elizabeth are:
i. KIZIAH5 SHURLEY, b. 1823. 9. ii. BENJAMIN F. SHURLEY, b. 1826; d. 1863, Vicksburg, Miss.. 10. iii. AARON THOMAS SHURLEY, b. May-26-1826, Crawford County, Ga.; d. November-16-1912. iv. LUCINDA SHURLEY, b. 1831. v. RUTH M SHURLEY, b. 1834. 11. vi. EDWARD NATHANIEL SHURLEY, b. 1836; d. June-20-1863, Vicksberg, Miss.. 6. WILLIAM4 SHURLEY (WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born 1790 in Spartansburg Co. South Carolina, and died 1867 in Echols County, Georgia. He married JANE.
Children of William Shurley and Jane are:
12. i. THOMAS5 SHURLEY, b. 1813, South Carolina. ii. MARGARET SHURLEY, b. 1815, South Carolina; m. WILLIAM WETHERINGTON. 13. iii. AMELIA SHURLEY, b. 1820, South Carolina. iv. JESSE G. SHURLEY, b. 1823. v. POLLIE SHURLEY, b. 1828. vi. WILLIAM SHURLEY, b. 1831. 7. THOMAS5 SHURLEY (RICHARD CHARLES4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born January-17-1816 in Georgia, and died July-02-1899 in Alabama. He married AMERICUS WHITE.
Notes
Thomas was blinded in an accident and thereafter carried the nickname "Blind Tom".
Children of Thomas Shurley and Americus White are:
i. DORA6 SHURLEY, b. 1851, Alabama; d. 1866, Alabama. ii. AMERICUS SHURLEY, b. 1855, Choctaw Co. Alabama; d. 1897, Alabama; m. JOHN COLEMAN EZELL. iii. CLEMONA SHURLEY, b. 1861, Alabama; d. 1865, Alabama. 8. NATHANIEL5 SHURLEY (RICHARD CHARLES4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born 1819 in Jones County, Ga., and died September-11-1887 in Liberty, Lincoln Co. Mississippi. He married (1) HARRIET V.D. M. JONES. He married (2) HENRIETTA IRENE TYNES 1861 in Summit, Miss., daughter of Oscar Tynes and Sara Gulledge.
Notes
Obituary 'Southern Hcrald,' September 17, 1887 Dr. Shurley, of Lincoln County, well-known in this section, died one day last week.
Reference: Rostcr of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 by Lillian Henderson, Volume 4, contains the following notation: Co "C" 43d Regt. Ga. Vol. Inf, Army of Tennessee, CSA, Pickens Co., GA. Pickens Volunteers: Nathaniel Shirley--Private, March 1, 1862. Deserted near Dalton, GA. November 28, 1863. (Need to document if this was OUR Nathaniel.)
Contained in my private collection (Yvonne Sutherlin) arc copies of the court records of Nathaniel's divorce from his wife, Harriet, before his marriage to Henrietta Tynes. Other documents are also included. All are listed herein.
1. State of Georgia, Warren County, Last Will and Testament of William Shurley, will dated 19 October 1841, page II 8. Will lists children, -their spouses, his wife, other info. Will recorded May 3, 1841. Inventory ( pages 395-397) of estate also in this document taken 16 May, 1841, date of William Shurley's death. Inventory included livestock, household effects, farming implements, crops stored (corn, wheat, fodder ) furniture, 5 pounds of feathers, and other items. Total value of items listed on inventory is $1174.41. (Haven't been able to place this William Shurley yet, but he should fit in somewhere. More later. ys)
2. Documents: State of Georgia, Jones County, dated 3 March 1834. Bond set for $ 1 000 for John G. Brown, appointed guardian of Nathaniel Shurley, orphan of Richard Shirley. (Richard is our Nathaniel's father. ys.)
3. Alabama Records, Sumter County, page 46, indicate Nathaniel Shurley, bondsman, swore that Sara 0. (A?) Jones, bride of Reuben Parker Vail that she was over 18. Document dated June 12, 1846.
4. Alabama Records, Sumter County, page 70, indicate Will (dated 6 January 1857, probated 4 December 1865, of Pleasant White (his mark, signature listed a daughter, America Shurley. In the probate of the will, it is stated that the petitioners, Thomas Shurley and America Shurley were defendants. (This Thomas is Nathaniel's brother. ys)
5. 1850 Census of Sumter County, Alabama, family #1345, lists Thomas Shurley, age 34, from Georgia as a farmer; America Shurley, age 16, from Alabama, and Sarah Shurley, age 1.
6. 1860 Census of Pike County, Mississippi (taken July 3, 1860) indicates that N. Shurly (Shurly was spelled in this manner on census) was age 41, a planter, real estate value was $2,000, personal property, $5000. Also, indicated he was born in Georgia abt 1819. Also listed is an initial (could be a H, W, or M) female age 28 years old born about 1832 in Georgia. This is probably Harriett, his second wife, who Nathaniel filed for divorce from, charging abandonment , from in Livingston, Alabama, 10th. November 1856, but then proceedings were dismissed by Nathaniel. May 14, 1857. (I have copies of all of the Court affidavits, motions, et at. Nathaniel's brother Thomas said in his answer to the interrogatories in this case that he knew that Nathaniel and Harriett has lived together as man and wife for some 9 or 10 years but that he knew only by rumor that they were married. Quite juicy! Another witness in the divorce case, Thomas R. Crews, states that he did not know whether or not they were marricd but they passed as man and wife. He also said that he was not disposed to believe that he (Nathaniel) would make an unkind husband. ys) Another female, initial M, age 8, born in Georgia. abt 1852. Appears to be a daughter of Harriett and Nathaniel. (Lillian Shirley Webb Weathersby's letter of May 15, 1975, to her brother, Homer, wherein she writes that "her grandmother Shurley (which would have been Henrietta Tynes Shurley, Nathaniel's third wife) told her that her husband, Nathaniel Shurley, lived in Alabama. He and his brother Tom Shurley had a big store in Alabama and one of them killed a man, and they left Alabama. They changed their names to Shurley, their name was originally "Shirley."
7. Lincoln County, Mississippi, 1880 Census, taken 13 July, 1880, family number 246 by T.R. Willoughby, indicates: N. Shurley, age 61, farmer, could read and write, born in Georgia, both of his parents born in South Carolina. (Note the contrary information on birthplace of his parents. Check more. ys) Henrietta, age 35, wife, occupation - keeping house, could read and write, born in Mississippi, both of her parents born in Mississippi; Hettie, age 17, daughter, keeping house, attended school this year, Could read and write, indicated she was born in Mississippi, her father born in Georgia, and her mother born in Alabama. (Evidently, Henrietta was not her mother but was Nathaniel's daughter by another wife, believed to have been Harriett Jones (more later on this). ys] Florence, age 16, daughter, keeping house, attended school this year, could read and write, indicates she was born in Mississippi, father - in Georgia, mother - Mississippi; Addie, daughter, age 14, keeping house, attended school this year, could reid and write, same birthplaces as Florence; Thomas, son, age 12, born Mississippi; Homer, son, age I 1, born Mississippi; James, son, age 7, born in Mississippi, ( this is James Linfield, our grandfather. ys;) Edward, son, age 4; and William, son, age 2. Also listed is Carrol Urban, age 18, black, male, listed as a servant and a laborer, and as being born in Mississippi.
8. 1850 Census, Gaston Division, Sumter County, Georgia, taken January 14, 1850, M 432 Roll 15, dwelling 1320, family 1350, lists: Nathaniel, age 29,a merchant, real estate $500, born in Georgia; Harriett, age 24, female,born in Florida; female, age 1, Ellen V., born in Alabama. Also, same dwelling lived James W. Hall, male, age 17, a clerk, born in Alabama, and John Porter, male, age 14, born in Georgia. ( Need to research newspapers in Gaston 1857-1859 for into on a man that Nathaniel might have killed. ys) The 1850 Census of Hinds County, Mississippi, Microcopy M-432, Roll #372, Family #1446 lists James L. Shurley, male, age 25, born in Vermont, occupation attorney; and, Harriet Shurlcy, female 24, born in Alabama. (NOTE: James W. Hall, is probably the son of Nathaniel's oldest sister, Florence Lillian Shurley who was married to a James Hall. Haven't figures out who the Porter boy would have been. ys)
9. Abstracts of Pension Records for veterans of the War of 1812 found in the 'Source Records from Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1910 have this entry: February 6, 1887 one N. Shirley of Bogue Chitto wrote Pension Bureau (Washington, D.C.) that John Mayfield died at his home and left a Bounty Land Warrant among his effects. John Mayfield (Edmond) BLWT 71,870.
(This appears to be our great-grandpa as he did not die until September 1887.)
10. The'Southern Herald'Liberty, Mississippi, newspaper, dated the week of September 17, 1887, has this notice: 'Dr. Shurley, of Lincoln County, well known in this section, died one day last week.' (NOTE: This is the only source we have found yet, other than family tradition, that gives the the title of doctor. ys)
11. 1820 Georgia Census, Jones County, lists Edward Shurley and Nathaniel Shurley.
12. Nathaniel buried on Ralph Moak farm near Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi. ( We have photographs of his tombstone. ys)
Children of Nathaniel Shurley and Henrietta Tynes are:
i. FLORENCE LILLIAN6 SHURLEY, b. October-27-1863, Mississippi; d. July-12-1910, Mississippi; m. JAMES O. QUITMAN HALL, 1887, Monticello, Miss. ii. ADALINE ESTELLE SHURLEY, b. February-02-1865, Mississippi; d. Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn; m. (1) LLOYD HOLLOWAY; m. (2) JIM BACOT. iii. THOMAS DALTON SHURLEY, b. April-04-1867, Mississippi; m. ADDIE LANKFORD, July-09-1897, Clarksdale Mississippi. iv. HOMER CLIFTON SHURLEY, b. June-22-1871, Lincoln Mississippi; d. September-04-1934, Adams Church Mississippi; m. ARA G. TAYLOR, August-04-1894. 14. v. JAMES LINFIELD SHURLEY, b. July-06-1873, Auburn, Lincoln County Mississippi; d. July-18-1941, Amite County, Mississippi. vi. EDWARD MARVIN SHURLEY, b. April-02-1877, Mississippi; d. February-02-1916; m. HELEN AARON, December-30-1907. 15. vii. WILLIAM ARTHUR SHURLEY, b. April-29-1878, Franklin County Mississippi; d. December-18-1949, Amite County, Mississippi. viii. KATE ETHEL SHURLEY, b. June-21-1880, Mississippi; m. DANIEL WREN JONES, May-06-1899. ix. EUGENE REGINALD SHURLEY, b. May-14-1882, Mississippi; d. January-06-1952; m. HARRIETT GRABLE. 9. BENJAMIN F.5 SHURLEY (EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born 1826, and died 1863 in Vicksburg, Miss.. He married NANCY.
Notes
Shurley, Benjamin F. - (or Shirley) - Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 2nd Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct 14, 1861. Mustered out in1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 57th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862. Wounded at Vicksburg, Miss. June 20, 1863. Died from wounds.
Children of Benjamin Shurley and Nancy are:
i. NANCY E6 SHURLEY, b. 1854. ii. GORGETTE SHURLEY, b. 1856. iii. EDWARD SHURLEY, b. 1850. iv. JEFFERY T SHURLEY, b. 1859. 10. AARON THOMAS5 SHURLEY (EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born May-26-1826 in Crawford County, Ga., and died November-16-1912. He married ELIZABETH JANE MATILDA SPILLERS August-25-1853 in Crawford County, Ga., daughter of John Spillers and Matilda Culver.
Notes
Name is spelled Shirley, Shearley, or Shurley
Shurley, Aaron T. - Private May 3, 1862. Captured at Vicksburg, Miss July 4, 1863. Paroled there July 7, 1863. Exchanged in 1863. Left arm broken in service. Pension records show he was paroled at Macon, Ga, April 1865.
Children of Aaron Shurley and Elizabeth Spillers are:
16. i. JOHN EDWARD6 SHURLEY, b. August-02-1854, Roberta, Ga; d. October-08-1926, Thomaston, Ga.. ii. L. NATHANIEL SHURLEY, b. June-21-1856. 17. iii. RICHARD JASPER SHURLEY, b. July-31-1858; d. April-10-1920. iv. KEZIAH SHURLEY, b. 1860. v. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SHURLEY, b. January-26-1860; m. SUSAN DRAKE, December-20-1890. 18. vi. SARA JANE SHURLEY, b. November-10-1861, Crawford County, Ga.; d. December-27-1930. vii. EDNA ELIZABETH SHURLEY, b. August-17-1864; d. March-31-1940; m. MILTON DUFFIE, June-15-1915. 19. viii. WILLIAM WASHINGTON SHURLEY, b. May-30-1866; d. April-03-1940. ix. WESLEY LAMB SHURLEY, b. March-16-1868. x. ADMIRAL SHURLEY, b. March-16-1868. xi. CARRY BELLE LORA SHURLEY, b. February-11-1870. 20. xii. ANDREW JACKSON SHURLEY, b. December-21-1872. 21. xiii. MARY ELLEN SHURLEY, b. September-19-1875. 22. xiv. LORA LEE SHURLEY, b. September-02-1877, Crawford County, Ga.; d. March-17-1952, Montezuma Macon Co. xv. LAURA SHURLEY, b. Unknown; m. ROWELL. xvi. LILLIE SHURLEY, b. Unknown; m. ALLEN. 11. EDWARD NATHANIEL5 SHURLEY (EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born 1836, and died June-20-1863 in Vicksberg, Miss.. He married MARY A..
Notes
Shurley, Edward M. (or Shirley) - Appointed 4th Sergeant of Co. F, 2nd Regiment, ist Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct 14, 1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 57th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 3, 1862. Wounded at Vicksburg, Miss. June 20, 1863. Died from wounds.
Child of Edward Shurley and Mary A. is:
i. JOHN T6 SHURLEY, b. 1851. 12. THOMAS5 SHURLEY (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born 1813 in South Carolina. He married FANNIE.
Children of Thomas Shurley and Fannie are:
i. THOMAS JEFFERSON6 SHURLEY, b. 1840. ii. CALVIN SHURLEY, b. Unknown. iii. DARLING SHURLEY, b. Unknown. iv. ELIZABETH SHURLEY, b. Unknown. v. JACKSON SHURLEY, b. Unknown. vi. JASPER SHURLEY, b. Unknown. vii. JOHN SHURLEY, b. Unknown; m. ADA CAMILLA HALL, June-29-1891 (Source: Dooly County Marriage Records). viii. JONATHON SHURLEY, b. Unknown. ix. MARY SHURLEY, b. December-12-1840 (Source: Tombstone inscriptions Dooly County, Ga); d. October-15-1926. x. NANCY SHURLEY, b. Unknown; m. PHILLIPS BROOKS, 1794-1806, Warren County. Georgia. xi. NATHAN SHURLEY, b. Unknown; m. MARY BROOKS, May-13-1800 (Source: Crawford County Marriage Record). xii. NEWTON SHURLEY, b. Unknown. xiii. WILLIAM SHURLEY, b. Unknown. 13. AMELIA5 SHURLEY (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born 1820 in South Carolina. She married WILLIAM JOHNSON 1838.
Children of Amelia Shurley and William Johnson are:
i. MARY6 JOHNSON, b. 1840. ii. JOHN JOHNSON, b. 1841. iii. WILLIAM JOHNSON, b. 1842. iv. JESSE JOHNSON, b. 1843, Georgia; m. FRANK GREEN. v. MARTHA JOHNSON, b. 1847; m. WILLIAM HILLERY COWART. vi. JANE JOHNSON, b. 1848, Georgia; m. DAVID COWART. vii. KEZIAH JOHNSON, b. 1850. viii. JAMES JOHNSON, b. 1854, Georgia; m. POLLY ANN COWART. ix. SALLIE JOHNSON, b. 1854; m. G. Q. RODGERS. x. THOMAS JOHNSON, b. 1857, Georgia; d. Georgia; m. (1) ROSETTA WETHERINGTON; m. (2) FRANKIE. xi. LEVI JOHNSON, b. 1859, Georgia; m. MINERVA RODGERS.
14. JAMES LINFIELD6 SHURLEY (NATHANIEL5, RICHARD CHARLES4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born July-06-1873 in Auburn, Lincoln County Mississippi, and died July-18-1941 in Amite County, Mississippi. He married (1) MYRT LAUCHLEY. He married (2) MARTHA JANE NEWMAN August-10-1905 in Amite County, Mississippi, daughter of Minton Newman and Mary Haley.
Notes
Obituary from "The Southern Herald" Liberty, Mississippi:
LAST RITES HELD FOR J. L. SHURLEY
Funeral scrvices were held from Zion Hill church Saturday afternoon, July 19,(194 1) at 4 o'clock. for Mr. J. L. Shurley, who passed away at his home Friday afternoon, July 18. The services were conducted by Rcv.C.M. Day, pastor of the Liberty Baptist church, and interment followed in the cemetery near Zion Hill church.
Mr. Shurley was born July 6, 1873, thus was slightly, more than 68 years of age at his passing. He had been in failing health for some time and during he past few months had undergone considerable suffering. The deceased farmer was known throughout Amite County as one of its most prominent landowners and citizens. He was a faithful member of the Zion Hill Baptist church and was always outstanding in the conduct of the church and countny affairs. He was married twice, the first time to Miss Myrtis Lauchley who preceded him in death by many years. Two children of this union. Mesdames Murl (sic) Bertrand and Florence Campbell, both of Memphis, Tenn., survive.
In 1905 Mr. Shurley was married to the fomicr Miss Martha Newman, who survives him, as do their following children; Hilton ShurIey, Memphis. Mrs. Mary Aaron, Port Arthur,Texas, Mrs.Eva Adams, Smithdale; Mrs. Rosa Dixon, Liberty Jimmie, Johnnie, and Price Shurley, of Liberty.
Mr. Shurley is also survived by two sisters: Mesdames L.W. Holloway, Memphis, and Wren Jones of Baton Rougc, La. by, two brothers. Dr Reggie Shurley, Quintine, Miss; and W.A. Shurley of near Ford and by nine grandchildren and one greatgrandaughter.
(Note: Who was the great-grandaughter? ys)
Children of James Shurley and Martha Newman are:
i. HILTON NEWMAN7 SHURLEY, b. May-11-1906, Liberty, Mississippi; d. September-16-1963; m. WANDA MOREWOOD, August-05-1944, Memphis, Shelby County Tennessee. 23. ii. MARY CATHERINE SHURLEY, b. November-17-1907, Liberty, Amite County Mississippi; d. January-12-1992, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas. iii. EVA ERNESTINE SHURLEY, b. April-16-1909, Smithdale, Mississippi; d. August-17-1960, Smithdale, Mississippi; m. ROBERT ELLIOTT ADAMS, December-30-1930. iv. ROSA EVELYN SHURLEY, b. December-12-1910, Liberty, Amite County Mississippi; d. February-27-1976, McComb, Mississippi; m. CHARLES HORACE 'BIG BOY' DIXON, 1931, Liberty, Amite County Mississippi. v. JAMES LINFIELS SHURLEY, JR, b. February-16-1916, Liberty, Amite County Mississippi; d. January-01-1953, Liberty, Amite County Mississippi; m. (1) DIXIE BRUMFIELD; m. (2) MINNIE LEE CASTON, February-23-1935, Liberty, Amite County Mississippi. vi. JOHN THOMAS SHURLEY, b. January-14-1918, Liberty, Amite County Mississippi; d. August-09-1954, Philadelphia, Pa; m. BETTY FRED KERBOW, 1944, South Carolina. vii. PRICE EDMOND SHURLEY, b. July-12-1919, Amite County, Mississippi; d. February-13-1976, McComb, Mississippi; m. ALBERTA KIME, Abt 1945. 15. WILLIAM ARTHUR6 SHURLEY (NATHANIEL5, RICHARD CHARLES4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born April-29-1878 in Franklin County Mississippi, and died December-18-1949 in Amite County, Mississippi. He married MARTHA ALAH MCMANUS January-23-1909.
Child of William Shurley and Martha McManus is:
24. i. BILLY7 SHURLEY, b. June-23-1917; d. February-02-1992, Baton Rouge, La.. 16. JOHN EDWARD6 SHURLEY (AARON THOMAS5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born August-02-1854 in Roberta, Ga, and died October-08-1926 in Thomaston, Ga.. He married (1) CARRIE Abt 1878. He married (2) SARA REBECIA KING 1888, daughter of John King and Mary Sauls.
Children of John Shurley and Sara King are:
i. A. EUGENE L.7 SHURLEY, b. November-30-1888; d. September-11-1961, Thomaston Ga; m. (1) MAGGIE CHILDERS; m. (2) LANNIE GERTRUDE. 25. ii. WALTER L. SHURLEY, b. August-31-1890; d. August-12-1976, Thomaston, Georgia. 26. iii. WILLIAM ARTHUR SHURLEY, b. September-01-1892, Crawford County, Ga.; d. June-25-1936, East Thomaston Ga. 27. iv. G. BEN SHURLEY, b. August-05-1894; d. May-30-1966, Thomaston, Ga. 28. v. RICHARD P. SHURLEY, b. March-24-1896; d. June-17-1980, Thomaston Ga. vi. ROBERT SHURLEY, b. April-11-1898; d. October-17-1910. 29. vii. IDA MAE SHURLEY, b. April-10-1900, Roberta, Ga; d. March-02-1993, Sylvesta Ga. 30. viii. LILLIE BELL SHURLEY, b. November-07-1902; d. February-03-1994, Thomaston Ga. ix. LAURA BUFORD SHURLEY, b. May-15-1904; d. January-05-1972, Thomaston Ga; m. EARL BRYANT. 31. x. JAMES ELIJAH SHURLEY, SR., b. March-07-1907, Roberta, Ga; d. October-29-1962, Thomaston, Ga.. 17. RICHARD JASPER6 SHURLEY (AARON THOMAS5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born July-31-1858, and died April-10-1920. He married ELLEN BRYCE June-05-1881 in Crawford County, Ga..
Children of Richard Shurley and Ellen Bryce are:
32. i. CLIFFORD RICHARD7 SHURLEY, b. Abt 1892, Crawford County, Ga.; d. 1947. 33. ii. EULA ESTELLE SHURLEY, b. 1896. 34. iii. CLAUDE C. SHURLEY, b. November-03-1896; d. December-01-1937. 35. iv. HATTIE SHURLEY, b. Unknown. v. WALTER SHURLEY, b. Unknown. 18. SARA JANE6 SHURLEY (AARON THOMAS5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born November-10-1861 in Crawford County, Ga., and died December-27-1930. She married (1) S. J. BAREFOOT. She married (2) JESSE DOCK BARFIELD January-18-1891 in Crawford County, Ga..
Children of Sara Shurley and Jesse Barfield are:
36. i. ADDIE LEE BELL7 BARFIELD, b. November-15-1891. ii. AARON JESSE BARFIELD, b. May-27-1893, Crawford County, Ga.; d. August-22-1894, Crawford County, Ga.; m. ANDREW CUMMINGS, Hawkinsville, Ga.. iii. ANNIE MYRTIS BARFIELD, b. September-02-1895, Crawford County, Ga.; d. October-21-1975, Hawkinsville, Ga.; m. ANDREW BERLYN CUMMINGS, March-13-1911, Crawford County, Ga.. iv. HAROLD CEVELAND BARFIELD, b. October-10-1896, Crawford County, Ga.; d. June-22-1980, Pulaski County Ga; m. (1) BESSIE LANE, Fort Valley, Ga.; m. (2) ATTIC BELL HARPER. v. JENNIE MAUDE BARFIELD, b. July-19-1900, Crawford County, Ga.; d. March-02-1907, Crawford County, Ga. (Source: Burned to death per Bobby F. Stokes). vi. LILLIE DEE BARFIELD, b. March-01-1903, Crawford County, Ga.; d. March-19-1980, Sarasota Co. Fla. 19. WILLIAM WASHINGTON6 SHURLEY (AARON THOMAS5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born May-30-1866 (Source: Tombstone Inscriptions), and died April-03-1940. He married MARY ANN JONES December-26-1897, daughter of James Jones and Sara Duke.
Children of William Shurley and Mary Jones are:
37. i. RUBY FEROL7 SHURLEY, b. October-31-1898, Crawford County, Ga.; d. September-11-1948, Dallas's Cabin, Thomaston, Ga.. ii. PEARLIE MOLLIE SHURLEY, b. January-07-1900, Crawford County, Ga.; d. September-02-1900. iii. WILLIE BEAUFORD SHURLEY, b. May-20-1901, Crawford County, Ga.; d. April-20-1910. iv. EDDIE ROCHELLE SHURLEY, b. October-18-1902; d. November-02-1970; m. CLAUDE DIXON COSSEY, September-25-1927. v. DOLLIE VICTORIA SHURLEY, b. November-09-1904; d. August-21-1995; m. SHELLY ANDREW BARFIELD. 38. vi. JOEL MCKINLEY SHURLEY, b. November-25-1910; d. April-22-1969, New York. 39. vii. JAMES AARON SHURLEY, b. November-18-1912; d. November-20.
20. ANDREW JACKSON6 SHURLEY (AARON THOMAS5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born December-21-1872. He married MARY ELIZABETH DUKE January-02-1898.
Children of Andrew Shurley and Mary Duke are:
i. E. J.7 SHURLEY, b. 1902; d. 1994. 40. ii. WILLIE FRANK SHURLEY, b. 1907, Dooly County; d. December-14-1977, Sanford Florida. 41. iii. ADEL SHURLEY, b. Unknown. iv. ANNIE LAURA SHURLEY, b. Unknown. v. BILL SHURLEY, b. Unknown. vi. FLORINE SHURLEY, b. Unknown; m. JOHN CARROL. vii. GEORGE A. SHURLEY, b. Unknown. viii. PEARL SHURLEY, b. Unknown. ix. SUZANNAH SHURLEY, b. Unknown. x. WILEY SHURLEY, b. Unknown.
21. MARY ELLEN6 SHURLEY (AARON THOMAS5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born September-19-1875. She married LEE LEWIS HARPER.
Children of Mary Shurley and Lee Harper are:
i. MATTIE BELL7 HARPER, b. Unknown; m. H. C. BARFIELD. ii. LIZZIE BELL HARPER, b. Unknown; m. LUTHER FRAMBO. iii. KATIE MAY HARPER, b. Unknown. iv. RABURN OTTO HARPER, b. Unknown. v. BERTA LOUISE HARPER, b. Unknown; m. ALDRIDGE. vi. LULA ODELL HARPER, b. Unknown; m. TERRELL VISAGE. vii. LEWIS AARON HARPER, b. Unknown; m. ROSEBUD PEACOCK. viii. BERNICE EVELYN HARPER, b. Unknown; m. CAPP FRAMBO. 22. LORA LEE6 SHURLEY (AARON THOMAS5, EDWARD4, WILLIAM STUBLEY3, RICHARD2, 1) was born September-02-1877 in Crawford County, Ga., and died March-17-1952 in Montezuma Macon Co. She married EASTON LANGSTON ROWELL February-07-1897 in Crawford County, Ga..
Children of Lora Shurley and Easton Rowell are:
42. i. JAMES WASHINGTON7 ROWELL, b. January-31-1898, Crawford County, Ga.; d. February-15-1973, Cochran Co Ga. 43. ii. VIRGINIA ELIZABETH ROWELL, b. December-09-1899, Crawford County, Ga.; d. December-15-1978, Crawford County, Ga.. 44. iii. MCKINLEY ROWELL, b. August-23-1901, Crawford County, Ga.; d. September-11-1955, Macon Bibb Co Ga.. 45. iv. WILLIAM DANIEL ROWELL, b. August-02-1904, Crawford County, Ga.; d. May-05-1976, Crawford County, Ga.. 46. v. ANNIE LUCILE ROWELL, b. February-26-1907, Crawford County, Ga.; d. November-30-1967, Macon Bibb Co Ga.. 47. vi. HARRY BROWN ROWELL, b. January-25-1909, Crawford County, Ga.; d. March-31-1977, Macon Bibb Co Ga.. 48. vii. NANCY MATILDA ROWELL, b. February-18-1911, Crawford County, Ga.; d. January-17-1972, Ft Valley Peach Co Ga.. 49. viii. MYRA MAE ROWELL, b. May-02-1913, Crawford County, Ga.. 50. ix. VAN ROWELL, b. November-04-1916, Crawford County, Ga.; d. May-1993, Macon Bibb Co Ga.. 51. x. EASTON LANGSTON ROWEL,JR., b. September-29-1919, Crawford County, Ga..