James W. Shirk

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Husband James W. Shirk ¹

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         Father: David Shirk (1806-      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Whitehill (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - James W. Shirk

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He served in the United States Navy, entering as a cadet in 1849; his first active service was during the war of the rebellion, on gunboats; was promoted to a Captaincy in the fleet plying the Tennessee River.

1 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 951.

2 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 884, 951.