Brief Life History of Earl Wayne
When Earl Wayne Shireman was born on 18 September 1921, in Corydon, Harrison Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States, his father, Harvey Lane Shireman, was 24 and his mother, Maude Emma Smith, was 18. He married Pearl Mae Liebert on 11 June 1942. He lived in Harrison Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Mauckport, Heth Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States in 1942. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 6 June 1944, in Calvados, Lower Normandy, France, at the age of 22, and was buried in Rehoboth Cemetery, Laconia, Boone Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Wayne Shireman in household of Harvey Shireman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Earl Wayne Shireman, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Earl W Shireman, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
Spouse and Children
1921–1944 Male
1923–2015 Female
Parents and Siblings
1896–1978 Male
1902–1981 Female
Siblings (6)
1921–1944 Male
1922–2018 Female
1924– Female
1927–2009 Male
1935–2008 Male
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World Events (8)
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Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a sheriff or other administrative official of a county, from Middle English schireman literally ‘shire man’ (Old English scirman); later it came to mean ‘bailiff’ or ‘steward’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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