Benjamin Basil SHIREY1,2,4,5,6
also known as 3
5th Mar 18821,2,3,4,5,6 - 6th Mar 19495,6
Life History
5th Mar 1882 |
Born in Marion County, Alabama.1,2,3,4,5,6 |
3rd Aug 1908 |
Married Rebecca Eugenia WHITELEY in Blackwell, Nolan, Texas.1,6 |
6th Mar 1949 |
Died in Carbon, Eastland, Texas.5,6 Cerebral Henorrhage |
6th Mar 1949 |
Buried in Murray Memorial Cemetery, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas.5,6 |
Notes
- 1900 Federal Census, Wood County, Texas, 15 June, Precinct 2, District 140, page 7A-7B, Hse/Fam #123
Shirey, Norris H Head W M Feb 1860 40 Married 23 year AL GA GA Farmer Owns
Shirey, Margaret Wife W F Apr 1858 42 Married 23 year 7 children/7 living AL GA GA
Shirey, Ben B Son W M Mar 1882 18 Single AL AL AL Farm Laborer
In 1910, he is living near his sister Arminta Spann in Coke County, Texas.
1910 Federal Census, Coke County, Texas, 28 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 23 , page 7B, New Hope and Blackwell Rd, Hse/Fam #136
Shirey, Benjamin B Head M W 28 Married 1 yr AL AL AL Farmer Rents
Shirey, Eugenia R Wife F W 22 Married 1 yr 1 child/1 living TX AR AR
Shirey, Jane P Dau F W 11mos TX AL TX
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Benjamin Bascom Shirey
Residence Rt 1, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas
Age 36, Birth 5 Mar 1882
Self-employed Farmer
Nearest Relative (Wife) Eugenia Shirey, Carbon, Eastland, Texas
Signed Benjamin Bascom Shirey
Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Dark Brown Hair
Registered 12 September 1918 Eastland, Eastland County, Texas
Note that his middle name is reported as Bascom here. And he signed the document with his full name. Yet most genealogies report his name as Benjamin Basil, and indicate he went by Basil. In the 1940 census, his name is reported as B Basil. This could be an enumerator error for Bascom.
1940 Federal Census, Eastland County, Texas, 13 May, Justice Precinct 5, District 67-21, Page 27B, Hse #542, Owns $250, Farm
Shirey, B Basil Head F W 58 Married Grade 8 b Alabama Rural Eastland Tex in 1935 [b abt 1882]
Shirey, Eugenia Wife F W 52 Married Grade 4 b Texas Rural Eastland Tex in 1935 Day Farm Laborer [b abt 1888]
The name on his death certificate is Benjamin Basil. It could be that he changed his middle name along the way from Bascom to Basil.
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Residence Rt 1, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas
Birth 5 March 1882 Alabama
Married, Occupation Farming
Death 6 March 1949 (At Home) Rt 1, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas
Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage
Father W N Shirey born Alabama
Mother Margarett Gaddis born Alabama
Informant Mrs B B Shirey
Burial 6 March 1949 New Carbon Cemetery, Carbon, Texas
Filed 11 March, Filed State 4 April 1949
His name on his gravestone is Benjamin Basil.
Benjamin Basil Shirey
Birth Mar 5, 1882 Marion County, Alabama
Death Mar 6, 1949 Carbon, Eastland County, Texas
Son of William Norris and Margaret Ann (Gaddis) Shirey. Married 3 Aug 1908 in Blackwell, TX
Spouse Rebecca Eugenia Whiteley Shirey (1887 - 1968)
Son Cecil Norris Shirey (1914 - 1987)
Burial Murray Memorial Cemetery, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas, Block A
Created by Robbie Aug 08, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #40443318, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=40443318&PIpi=37383685
Sources
- 1. 1910 Federal Census, Coke County, Texas
- 28 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 23 , page 7B, New Hope and Blackwell Rd, Hse/Fam #136
- 2. 1900 Federal Census, Wood County, Texas
- 15 June, Precinct 2, District 140, page 7A-7B, Hse/Fam #123
- 3. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 4. 1940 Federal Census, Eastland County, Texas
- 13 May, Justice Precinct 5, District 67-21, Page 27B, Hse #542, Owns $250, Farm
- 5. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
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