Brief Life History of Millard M.
When Millard M. Shirley was born on 29 May 1862, in Eagleville, Harrison, Missouri, United States, his father, Daniel Campbell Shirley, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Ann Elizabeth Anderson, was 24. He married Mary Jeanette K. Morlan on 17 October 1886, in Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cincinnati Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1885. He died on 6 March 1943, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 80.
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Sources (11)
- Millard M Shirley, "United States Census, 1920"
- William M. Sherley, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Millard M Shirley in household of Daniel C Shirley, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
Spouse and Children
1862–1943 Male
1868–1944 Female
Children (4)
1887–1887 Male
1891–1955 Female
1911– Female
1912– Male
Parents and Siblings
1834–1918 Male
1837–1905 Female
Siblings (9)
1857–1932 Male
1859–1926 Female
1861– Female
1862–1943 Male
1865–1954 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1867
Age 5
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places so named, such as Shirley (Warwickshire), Shirley in Millbrook (Hampshire), Shirley (Surrey), Shirley in Owston (Yorkshire), and Shirley (Derbyshire). The placenames probably derive from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, though some may have scīr ‘district, shire’ as the initial element if they lie on a boundary; for example, the Warwickshire place lies on the Warwickshire-Worcestershire boundary. The name Shirley first appears in Ireland in the late 17th century, following the granting of lands to a Shirley family in the barony of Farney, Monaghan.
History: William Shirley (1694–1771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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