Cansada Lee b. 14 Mar 1865 Johnson Co., AR d. 2 Jul 1938. Married: 4 Jan 1883, Logan Co., AR. Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Britton Lee Mother: Martha Collier
Husband: John Wesley Shirley b. 25 Apr 1857 d. 12 Jun 1936 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: Silas Shirley Mother: Dimarus Abigail Driggs
CHILDREN
Mont Shirley b. 7 Oct 1882 d. Apr 1966 Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO (ssdi:MO) Married: 6 Nov 1920 Logan Co., AR
Wife: Loycie Owen b. 26 Nov 1899 d. 9 Jan 1968 Clinton, Custer Co., OK (ssdi:CA)
Marion Lee Shirley b. 5 Jan 1886 or May 1889 Logan Co., AR d. 17 Feb 1955 Fresno, California. Married: 1 Nov 1908, Logan Co., AR
Wife: Elizabeth Louvilla Blair b. Oct 1891 d. 1988 Buried: Mt. View Cemetery, Fresno, CA
Hilda Claretta "Clara" Shirley *b. 25 Jan 1889 Logan Co., AR *d. 15 Aug 1968 Tranquility, Fresno Co., CA Married: 18 Dec 1910, Logan Co., AR
Wife: Henry A. Earls *b. 14 Jan 1886 *d. 15 Sep 1967 Tranquility, Fresno Co., CA Stephen A. D. Earls Mother: Sarah E. Robbins
Archibald V. Shirley b. 11 Feb 1891 Logan Co., AR d. 20 Aug 1893
Martha Shirley b. 22 Jun 1891 d. 29 Jan 1929 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Married: 5 Nov 1902, Logan Co., AR
Husband: Millard Burrell "Burl" Sory b. 5 Sep 1889 d. Apr 1963 Railroad worker Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: John Sory, Sr. Mother: Nancy Lasiter
Henry Odell Shirley b. 10 Mar 1893 Logan Co., AR d. 12 Nov 1966 Oakland, Alameda Co., CA (ssdi:OK) Married: 19 Aug 1914, Logan Co., AR. Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Wife: Notra/Natona Smith b. 29 Aug 1892 d. 23 May 1953, Alameda Co., CA
Idell Shirley b. 22 May 1895 Logan Co., AR d. 31 Aug 1970 Logan Co., AR Married: 18 Dec 1910 Buried: Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
1st Husband: A. Raymond Lowery divorced
2nd Husband: Ruck Henry Horn, Jr. *b. 29 Nov 1881 *d. 15 Jan 1967 (ssdi:CA) New Blaine, Logan Co., AR divorced
Ottis Shirley b. abt. 1897 Logan Co., AR d. abt 1899
Villa (Arvilla) Otha Shirley b. 1 May 1903 Logan Co., AR d. Dec 1986 Fresno, Fresno Co., CA (ssdi:CA) Married: 18 Oct 1918
Husband: Huey Carl Owen b. 7 Jan 1902 d. 14 Dec 1962 Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA Plot: Z, 1421
Silas Adelbert Shirley b. abt 1904 Logan Co., AR d. abt 1906
Rubin Adolphus Shirley b. 3 Oct 1904 d. 28 Jul 1966 Lynwood, LA Co., CA (ssdi:CA) Marriage: 15 Aug 1925
Wife: Vivian Phippen b. 28 Oct 1908 Carey, Blaine Co., ID d. 22 Feb 1989 Long Beach, LA Co., CA (ssdi:CA) Father: Hyrum Clarence Phippen Mother: Rose Hannah Bennett
John Sory, Sr. b. Mar 1846 d. 12 Aug 1922 Bledsoe Co., TN, CO A 4 AR CAV UNION. Married: 26 Sep 1867 Johnson Co., AR. Lived in Ellsworth & Shoal Creek Twp., Logan Co., AR. Wife: Nancy Lasiter b. 22 Mar 1844 d. 9 Jan 1906 Father: Burton Lasiter Mother Susanna Davis. Both buried: Hickory Grove Cemetery, Midway, Logan Co., AR. Children: Susan C., E. Jane, Burl, Maggie. more on findagrave
1880 Federal Census, Ellsworth Township, Logan Co., AR:
Sory, John, 35, TN TN TN
Nancy, age? TN TN TN
Susan, 11, AR TN TN
Elsey Jane, 10, AR TN TN
Burl, 3/12 Apr, AR TN TN
1880 Federal Census, Ellsworth Township, Logan Co., AR:
Horn, Joseph, 50, TN TN TN
Ruth, 45, TN SC TN
Virginia, 16, AR TN TN
Ruck H., 14, AR TN TN
Thomas, 9, AR TN TN
Samuel, 6, AR TN TN
Sally, 4, AR TN TN
Susan 2, AR TN TN
Cansada is listed in the 1900 census as born Jan 1864
Ruck and Idell ran away together both having children they left behind. There is a family story regarding Idell's children running to look every time they would see someone coming down the road. They were hoping it would be their mother returning.
***Ole Ruck's other marriages: Audrey Real married: 24 Feb 1904, Logan Co., AR. & Anna Parker married: 28 Jan 1913, Logan Co., AR***. Follow link below: on William L. Cravens & Elizabeth Cravens for more information on Henry Ruck Horn.
**Some birth/death dates from ssdi
Some information provided by Betty Cochran.
Children of Huey Carl Owen & Otha Arvilla Shirley:
Walden Matthew Owen b. 7 Feb 1925
Eupha Don Owen b. 14 Feb 1927 Married: 12 Jun 1942 Husband: Clarence Lawley
The Paris Express, dated 24 Nov 1941, “A. R. Lowery, 20, & Jim Sanders, 22, both of New Blaine were killed instantly Sat. night when the truck in which they were riding went over an embankment on Highway 22 west of Dardanelle, turning over several times. They were enroute home on wet pavement from rain and failed to negotiate a curve when the truck skidded on the pavement. The bodies were thrown about 30 feet from the truck. Funeral service for Lowery held at Elizabeth Hall, New Blaine & burial at Elizabeth Hall Cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ruck Horn, New Blaine. Brothers: Woodrow & John Shirley Lowery, New Blaine. Sister: Mrs. Ted Henderson, Okemah, OK. Aunt: Mrs. J. N. Birkhead, Paris”.
Britton Lee & Martha Collier
William S. Lee & Dicey Ennis
Silas Shirley & Dimarus Abigail Driggs
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