Branch 14 - Margaret Ann Shirley and son William A Shirley

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William A. Shirley was born Sept 17, 1868 in Fremont Co., IA, and died about 1937 in Kansas. He married Elizabeth McDonald Jul 2, 1899 in Sylvan Grove, Lincoln Co., KS. She was b. in Ireland, and died about 1957 in Wichita, KS.

William was a master carpenter. He was also a musician. He traveled sometimes with a group of disabled musicians. He was born without most of the fingers on one hand but became an accomplished violinist, using a specially made strap to help hold the bow.

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