Rebecca (Collier) Shirley (1776 - bef. 1820)

Born 1776 in South Carolina,USA

Wife of Charles Shirley — married 15 Nov 1795 in Fayette County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died before 1820 before age 44 in Clark, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Rebecca was born in 1778 in South Carolina. She passed away in 1820 in Charleston, Clark County, Indiana and buried in the Colgolazier Graveyard in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial Number: 192023985

Family

Rebecca Collier, daughter of John Collier of England and Millie Vaughan, was married to Charles Shirley near the Kentucky River. Charles is buried in Missouri and Rebecca (Collier) Shirley passed away in 1820 and is buried in the Colglazier Graveyard near Charlestown, Indiana. This cemetery may not exist today. Rebecca Shirley’s father, John Collier, had but one leg, he was bitten by a dog and had to have it amputated. He was considered a man of wealth, in those days, but surgery and medical aid being rare and expensive, his means were greatly reduced. He is buried in a churchyard at Muddy Creek, as is his wife, Millie Vaughan. The graveyard is not far from Charlestown, Indiana. One of Millie’s brothers came to this country, in search of Liberty and located in the south, I think Georgia. He was very successful and accumulated a great deal of this worlds goods and owned a great number of slaves, becoming so proud, he forgot his relatives.

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Informatrion: HISTORY OF CHARLES AND REBECCA, compiled by Katherine Dailey, Indianapolis Indiana

Acknowledgement

• Marie Mills, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Marie and others.