MISC INFORMATION FOR JOHN SHIRLEY BRANCH #5

Posted by Julia Frances (BRANNON) COOK on August 20, 2000 at 22:12:40:

Tribble is my great grandfather. He was married first to Mary Mollie L. WEBB (b. 1-15-1869/d. 5-17-1890) married 10-9-1884. They had two children: Mattie (info unknown) and Charles Augustus Shirley (b. 8-14-1885/d. 6-19-1931). Charles Augustus known as Gus is buried with his mother.

Tribble's second wife was Sarah Magdeline WEBB (b. 10-27-1872/d. 8-21-1950). Tribble and Maggie had three children: Joel B. Shirley (info unknown); Vivian  Arzelia and Mamie Lee Shirley. Vivian Arzelia was my grandmother (b.4-7-1896/d. 5/1982) she was married to Floyd Cicero BRANNON (b 1-18-1891 - 7-1982). Mamie Lee Shirley remained unmarried. She was born 3-16-1903/d. 6-6-1986. She is buried with her parents.

All of these people (with the exception of my grandparents) are buried together at Union Hill Baptist Church in Forsyth Co., Georgia.

Benjamin Emaziah's name on his headstone is spelled Sherley. On his wife's headstone is the inscription "wife of B.E. Shirley".

I would be interested in corresponding with anyone having further information on this line of Shirley's back to John and further if that information is available.

Julie jcook03@emory.edu

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W.A. Shirley 'Undertaker' and 'Dealer of Furniture'

Honea Path, South Carolina

Grandson of Obediah Shirley

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Family Stories.....

Archibald Pinckney Shirley, who owned a general merchandise store in Honea Path, went to Charleston to pick up supplies. There he saw something new, glass canning jars. He bought a case and they were the first canning jars in Honea Path. People came by just to take a look at them.

Archibald Shirley served in the Civil War and was wounded in the leg. He was sent to Columbia SC to be examined to see if he should continue fighting or be sent home. The decision was made he should be sent home. He traveled by train for Honea Path and on that train was a shipment of confederate gold. Archibald got off the train in Honea Path and the gold disappeared somewhere between Belton and Anderson and was never found.     

Nathaniel A. Shirley was in Company E and was the only person who had a watch. It had a key and had to be wound with a key. They used it to change guards.

Nathaniel A. Shirley was given a quart of corn meal a day, his only rations. He made mush of it so would last longer.

Salt was scarce to get during the war. While Nathaniel was stationed at Charlestown he would boil ocean water and save the salt and ship it by train to Honea Path. This helped his family to save the meat when they killed hogs. 

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Obediah Shirley's Home in Honea Path, South Carolina