Shirley Ann (Williams) Isleman (1935 - 2011)

Born 16 Sep 1935 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Charles Ishmul Williams and Lillian Pearl (Denton) Williams

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 2011 at age 75 in Oregon, United States

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Biography

Shirley (Williams) Isleman lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

This profile is part of the Denton Name Study.

Shirley Williams was born on September 16, 1935 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

Her parents were Charles Williams and Lillian Denton.

She married Richard Isleman on April 03, 1954

Together they had 2 children:

1. Janine Leigh Isleman
2. Jonathan Richard Isleman

She died on September 07, 2011 in Oregon, United States^[1][2]

There is 1 more living child

During the Great Depression, when my mother was a child, they frequently traveled between her grandmother's homes in Wilson County, Tennessee, and Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, to visit her other grandparents. She met my father while working at the Washington Manufacturing Corporation in Nashville; before 1960, they relocated to San Diego, California.

She raised my brothers and I while staying at home and not working, but she did volunteer a lot. She participated in both my brother's Boy Scout and my Girl Scout activities. We relocated to Tennessee in 1976, purchased land, and established a farm with cows, pigs, and other animals; however, she also chose to work at Red Kap Industries in Sparta, Tennessee.

She later made the decision to attend vocational school to become an LPN nurse and worked at several nearby nursing homes. In 2001, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but she overcame it and continued to lead an active life until a few years before her death. She was very interested in family history and was well-versed in our small community's genealogies.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Janine Isleman and B Williams, her aunt. Their most-recent common ancestors are Charles Williams and Lillian Denton, the grandparents of Janine Isleman and parents of B Williams. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Aunt, based on sharing 1,795 cM across 46 segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Janine Isleman and GM, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Samuel Flippen and Lillian Griffin, the great great grandparents of Janine Isleman and great grandparents of GM. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th – 6th Cousin, based on sharing 29 cM across 1 segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Janine Isleman and MF, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Samuel Flippen and Lillian Griffin, the great great grandparents of both Janine Isleman and MF. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: half 3rd cousin, based on sharing 16 cM across 1 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ Citation "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHCQ-GBS : 12 January 2021), Shirley Williams Isleman, 07 Sep 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76525065/shirley-ann-isleman: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Shirley Ann Williams Isleman (16 Sep 1935–7 Sep 2011), Find A Grave: Memorial #76525065, citing Preston Heights Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by P~C~BT~ღ❤ (contributor 48910295).