Shirley
McEldowney
formerly Brumfield aka Holton
Born in Harts, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Allen Brumfield
and Philena (Dingess) Ferguson
Sister of
Henry Beecher Ward Brumfield and Bell (Brumfield) Adkins
Wife of
Blackburn Barney Holton
— married
12 Feb 1910 in Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
Wife of
John Cochran McEldowney
— married
1 Feb 1918 in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 88
in Broward, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Feb 2023
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Biography
Shirley was born in 1894. She was the daughter of Allen Brumfield and Philena Dingess. She passed away in 1982.
1894 May 1 Birth of Shirley Brumfield. Father: Allen Brumfield. Mother: Hollena Dingess [1]
1900 US Census harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia - Allen Brumfield (head, 40, married 19 years since around 1881, born Mar 1860 WV), Holleme (wife, 37, married 19 years since about 1881, 5 living children, mother of 6, born Feb 1863 WV), Word son 17 single Apr 1883 WV, cleveland son 16 single Jan 1884 WV, Hendrix son 14 Nov 1886 WV, Bella daughter 8 Jan 1892 WV, Shirley daughter 6 May 1894 WV. [2]
1910 Feb 12 Marriage of BB Holton and Shirley Brumfield. He was 24. Born in Lincoln county. She was 17. Born in Lincoln County. [3]
1916 Sep 30 Death of Blackburn Barney Holton.
1918 Feb 1 Marriage of John Cockran McEldowney and Shearlie Holton. He was 34 born around 1884. Father: John Cockran McEldowney. Mother: Virginia Hill. She was 24 born around 1894. Father: Allen Brumfield. Mother: Hollena Dingass. [4]
1982 Jun 3 Death of Shirley McEldowney. Born May 1 1894. [5]
1982 Jun 3 Find a Grave memorial with biography. [6]
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YC-RTY : 12 December 2019), Shirley Brumfield, 1894.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9CR-ZXT : accessed 19 February 2023), Allen Brumfield, Harts Creek district, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 7A, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,763.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FB13-HJC
- ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWTC-J96 : 11 May 2022), Shearlie Holton in entry for John Cockran McEldowney, 1918.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVFG-GXY
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142027838/shirley-mceldowney: accessed 16 May 2023), memorial page for Shirley Brumfield McEldowney (1 May 1894–3 Jun 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142027838, citing Al Brumfield Family Cemetery, Harts, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Myra Elaine (contributor 48155789).
- birth record of Shirley Brumfield
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Shirley by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Shirley:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Shirley by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Shirley:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Jacqueline (Chapman) Williams 
:
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal JACf09d8d6c, Ancestry member jacquelinechapmanwilliams
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Ryder Shelton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rydermshelton
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~0.78%
Victoria Fisher :
23andMe, GEDmatch M477337 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A759046 [compare], Ancestry member VFISHER83
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Barbie West :
23andMe, GEDmatch KC8783412 [compare], yourDNAportal BAR976f207c
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bwest1978
-
~0.78%
~0.78%
Nancy Ferguson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nancyeea
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