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=====James Arthur Shirley (1878)=====

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**James Arthur Shirley**

{{:jamesshirley1.jpg?128|James Arthur Shirley}}

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|**Born**        |8 September 1878         |
|:::             |Marshall, Indiana, United States  |
|**Died**        |26 January 1946         |
|:::             |Holbrook, Nebraska, United States  |
|**Spouse**      |[[mabel_sanderson_1891|Mabel Sanderson]]            |
|**Children**    |Gerald Shirley            |
|:::             |Genevele Gates            |
|:::             |[[kenneth_dean_shirley_1928|Kenneth Shirley]]            |
|:::             |[[donald_gordon_shirley_1930|Donald Shirley]]            |
|**Parents**     |[[philemon_lowery_shirley_1846|Philemon Shirley]]            |
|:::             |Lydia Shirley             |

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James Shirley (1878) was born in Marshall, Indiana to [[philemon_lowery_shirley_1846|Philemon]] and Lydia Shirley. 

He married [[mabel_sanderson_1891|Mabel Sanderson]] on 28 December 1910 in Norton, Kansas.((https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ksncgs2/Marriage/marriage_sa.htm))

====Residences====

James' first known residence is in his father's house in Center, Indiana in 1880.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9R-346)) By 1895, the Shirley's had moved to Norton County, Kansas.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8V-6FVV)) In 1915 he was living with his wife Mabel and their first two children in Garfield Township, Norton County.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFT-M927)) His 1918 draft registration lists his residence as Oronoque, Norton County.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66N-HQ5)) In 1920 his residence is in Leota Township.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFX3-K8G)) According to his obituary, James moved to Holbrook, Nebraska in 1924.((http://www.allengarrido.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=jamesarthurshirleyobit.jpg)) In 1930 he was still living in Holbrook with his wife and three youngest children.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKV-9DG)) In 1940 he was living with his two youngest sons on Ontario St. in Holbrook, Nebraska.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MS-8H5?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LT2X-K7L)) 

====Education====

There is no known record of James attending school, but on the 1900 census he is listed as being literate.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYC-5Z7))

====Employment====

James' first known employment is listed as "farm labor" on the 1900 US Census.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYC-5Z7)) By 1915 he was a farmer in his own right.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFT-M927)) 

When James arrived to Holbrook, Nebraska, he shipped hogs to Kansas City,((http://www.allengarrido.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=jamesshirleywork1924.jpg)) he even put an ad in the Holbrook Observer offering his services helping to sell hogs.((http://www.allengarrido.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=jamesshirleywork1925.jpg)) On the eve of the Great Depression in March 1929, James put an ad in the same paper looking for work.((http://www.allengarrido.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=jamesshirleywork1929.jpg))

According to the 1940 census, James was working as a "laboror" in Holbrook for the "city sewer W.P.A. project" which he worked for 42 weeks out of the year.((https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MS-8H5)) In December of 1941 he is reported as working on the "Rankin Ranch" when he suffered a stroke.((http://www.allengarrido.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=jamesshirleystroke1941.jpg)) 

====Death====

James' obituary in 1946 states that he had been an "invalid" for the previous four years.((http://www.allengarrido.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=jamesarthurshirleyobit.jpg)) This likely stems from a stroke he suffered in mid-December 1941 which left him partially paralyzed on his right side.((http://www.allengarrido.com/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=jamesshirleystroke1942-1.jpg))

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**Descendants**

  * Gerald A. Shirley
  * Genevele Shirley
    * Shirley Mauger
  * [[kenneth_dean_shirley_1928|Kenneth Dean Shirley]]
    * [[deane_sue_shirley_1952|Deane Sue Shirley]]
    * Ella Kay Shirley
    * Pamela Lynn Shirley
  * Donald Gordon Shirley

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**Ascendants**

  * [[philemon_lowery_shirley_1846|Philemon Lowery Shirley]]
    * John Alexander Shirley
      * John Ambrose Shirley
      * Elizabeth Danner
    * Lydia Blakely
      * William Blakely
      * Margaret Blakely
  * Lydia Jane Severs
    * Jessie Severs
    * Sarah Ann Ellis
      * Isaac Newton Ellis
      * Elizabeth Ellis

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