This page is a collection of some of the original records relating to my SHIRLEY ancestors and their families. Some are scanned images, some are transcriptions or other pieces of info. I've posted them here as a convenience to other researchers who may also be working on the same lines.
Unless otherwise noted, images on this website have not been retouched or modified in any way, except to increase the readability of the records. They are accurate copies of the records in my possession, which are mostly photocopies from microfilmed records(that accounts for the less than desirable quality some images show).
If you'd like to donate materials to this archive, I'd certainly love to hear from you! Please contact me to make arrangements prior to sending me any image files, though. I'd like to avoid jamming my email box with a lot of image attachments. If'd you'd like to contribute documents or photographs in paper form, I'll be happy to scan them in and include them on the site! Also, if you're related to any of these people or just want to talk about SHIRLEY family research, feel free to drop me a line. I can be reached at david@biancorama.com.
For a boatload of other information relating to the SHIRLEY family, check out The SHIRLEY Association. They cover all SHIRLEY families everywhere in the world, not just the branch I'm researching, so they have quite a lot of interesting information.
| SHIRLEY | Born | Records | Notes |
| SHIRLEY, Eva Mae | 14 July 1885 | Death Certificate, Amended Death Certificate | The original death certificate states that she was buried in "Dirt Creek", IN. The amended certificate corrects this to "Deer Creek", where she was born. You'll need both files for a complete, accurate record. |
| SHIRLEY | Spouse | Marriage Date | Record | Notes |
| SHIRLEY, Harold E. | AVERY, Helen | 31 March 1918 | Her Marriage
Application His Marriage Application Marriage License Marriage Certificate | |
| SHIRLEY, Embly P. | YOUNG, Mariah | 5 August 1885 | Marriage License/Certificate | Mariah may have been married before (she was certainly married after, to Allen Coons). She appears in various sources as Mariah Lisher, Mariah Lisher Young and even Mariah Young Lisher. I am of the personal opinion that Lisher was her maiden name and that she was married to a YOUNG before she married Embly. |
| SHIRLEY, Eva Mae | McCLAIN, Joseph William | 22 October 1904 | Marriage License/Certificate | |
| SHIRLEY, Flora | RAGAN, Frank | 31 August 1918 | Her marriage application His Marriage Application Marriage License Marriage Certificate | |
| SHIRLEY, Oliver Perry Morton | ESHELMAN, Navada | 23 November 1884 | Marriage License/Certificate | Apparently she died shortly after this marriage. Any additional info on her would be greatly appreciated! |
| SHIRLEY, Oliver Perry Morton | NEWTON, Elizabeth Alice | 7 March 1882 | Marriage License/Certificate |
| Name | DOB | Documents Available | Notes |
| HENDRICKS, Elijah | For his marriage to Margaret JONES: Marriage Certificate/License | This may or may not be the same Elijah HENDRICKS who reportedly married Laura SHIRLEY on 17 Feb 1883 | |
| SHIRLEY, Edmund | 29 March 1783 | A transcription of his last will and testament | Last Will was found in the Boone County, IN courthouse, book H1, page 77 & 78 |
"The marriage license bond of Northumberland County, Virginia from 1783 to 1850", Nottingham, Stratton, FHL Microfilm #0032712, item 2.
Shirleys in
Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and
Grants, Volume 1 (1623-1666)", Nugent, Nell Marion, Virginia State
Library and Archives, Richmond, VA, 1992.
