George W. Shires (abt. 1832 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1832 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 48 in Texas, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

George was born about 1832. He may have been the son of Michael (or Meguil) Shires and an American Indian known as Nancy.^[1][2][3] in 1860, he was living with two of his sisters in Panola County, Texas.^[4] He was married there to Belveretta Bradley in 1861.^[5] By 1880, he had moved to Van Zandt County, Texas, and he was married to a woman named Sarah.^[6]

Research Notes

There was also a George W. Shires listed in the same area of Texas around 1836,^[7] but he is unlikely to be this George. Could he be the father of Michael?

Sources

1. ↑ Texas Land Office Records for Michael Shires, Nacogdoches, 1865 (Media : accessed 7 Jan 2023).
2. ↑ First Census of Texas, 1829-1836 Compiled by Marion Day Mullins, Fort Worth, Texas (Media : accessed 7 Jan 2023).
3. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census," database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Shelby, Texas; Roll: 915; Page: 19b; Line Number: 40, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8054 #1594765 : accessed 11 January 2023), Geo Sherer (18) in Shelby, Texas, USA. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ "1860 United States Federal Census," database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Beat 14, Panola, Texas; Roll: M653_1302; Page: 416; Family History Library Film: 805302, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7667 #35243217 : accessed 11 January 2023), George W Shire (27), Farmer, in Beat 14, Panola, Texas. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ "Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965," database, Marriage Records. Texas Marriages. Texas State Library and Archives Commission and various county clerk offices, Texas, (Ancestry Record 61383 #944538 : accessed 11 January 2023), G W Shines marriage to Bellarita Or Bellveretta Bradley on 13 Jun 1861 in Panola, Texas, USA.
6. ↑ "1880 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Zandt, Texas; Roll: 1330; Page: 86C; Enumeration District: 122, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6742 #11690423 : accessed 11 January 2023), G W Shires (48), married, Farming, head of household in Van Zandt, Texas, USA. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ "Texas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890," database, Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Texas Census, 1850-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes, (Ancestry Record 3575 #31767409 : accessed 11 January 2023), George W Shires in Texas Territory, TX.