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John Simpson Shirley, b. Sept 3, 1842, Buchanan Co., MO; d. Sept 7, 1910, Atkinson, KS. m. Margaret Ann Van Scyoc Nov 9, 1867 in Fremont Co., IA, dau of John Van Scyoc and Julia Winters. She was b. between 1846 and 1851 in Missouri.
John enlisted at age 19, against his father's wishes, in 1861 with the Iowa Volunteers. His father came and got him (lucky thing, because the unit he enlisted with was later ambushed and wiped almost completely out!), and John was at home until he became "of age" (which was 20). At age 20, he re-enlisted in Sept. of 1862, joining the 4th Iowa Cavalry, the same unit as his uncles Hiram and James G. Fletcher. After that enlistment ran out, he re-enlisted in the 4th Iowa Veterans Vol. Cavalry in Dec. 1864. He was shot the day the war ended, in Wilson's Cavalry raid, and was hospitalized in Macon, GA. He later received a Federal Pension (Certificate No. 153,446) for gunshot wounds to his left side and head. John was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
After the War, John returned to Plum Hollow, where he worked as a carpenter. Around the year 1880, John and his family, including his parents, moved to Russell County, KS. He is shown as a native of Missouri in the 1880 Census of Fairview Twp, Russell Co., KS. John S. died Sept 7, 1910 at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, in Atkinson, KS, and was buried in the Lucas, KS, town cemetery.
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