John Truby Shirley and Martha A. Moorhead

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Husband John Truby Shirley ¹

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           Born:  - near Brady's Bend, Armstrong Co, PA
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         Father: John R. Shirley (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Rachel Iman (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 19 Oct 1869 1

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Wife Martha A. Moorhead ¹

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           Born:  - Freeport, Armstrong Co, PA
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         Father: William Moorhead (1801-1890) 1
         Mother: Mary J. Miller (1815-1894) 2

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Children

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1 U [Infant] Shirley ¹

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2 U [Infant] Shirley ¹

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3 U [Infant] Shirley ¹

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4 U [Infant] Shirley ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Truby Shirley

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He was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvaniaa, near Bradys Bend, and the family removing later to Butler he received his education at that place. When about fourteen years old he entered the Union army for service in the Civil War, joining Company H, 78th Pennsylvania Regiment, under Captain Jack of Butler and Colonel Sirwell of Kittanning. He served three years and two months, at the end of that period going home to Butler, where he clerked in a store for some time. Later he was at Freeport, following the hotel business with his father in the conduct of the "Shirley House" until Oct. 19, 1869, when he married, and moved to Parker, Armstrong County. He had a hardware store at that place, and was engaged in the oil business during the great excitement, opening a hardware store at Karns City, Butler County. In 1878 he went to Bradford, Pennsylvania, for two years, during which time he was engaged as an oil producer. Thence he went to Warren, where he was engaged in the same line for fifteen years, in 1894 coming to Freeport. He then followed the brokerage business, having headquarters at Pittsburgh.

1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 956.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 957.