Richard
Nathaniel
Shirley
Born in Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Shirley
and Nancy (Grubbs) Shirley
Brother of
Benjamin Shirley [half], William Shirley, Elizabeth Lavinia Shirley, Frank Shirley, James W Shirley, George Shirley, Mary Polly Shirley, Lethe Massena Shirley, Nancy Irene Shirley and Amaziah Nathaniel Shirley
Husband of
Elizabeth Carolyn (Armstrong) Shirley
— married
about 1 Jan 1849 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Nathaniel Shirley, Elvira Eliza Shirley, Richard Armstrong Shirley, Martha Ann (Shirley) Eskew, Mamie Alpha Rita Shirley, Gustavus Adolphus Shirley, Rachel Ida Shirley and Laura Anna Shirley
Died
at age 45
in Ford's Store, Hart, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2016
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Biography
1st wife Mary Foster Mattison
2nd wife Elizabeth Carolyn Armstrong 1826-1908. Elizabeth 2nd marriage to Robert Ira Watson.
Burial
Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Hart County, Georgia, USA
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~3.12%
Heather Key
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Williamson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Russell Fields :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RussellKFields
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