* * * *
The Shirleys' fourth child, Edwin Benton, was somewhat of a problem child. John Shirley required Ed to help out with his hone ranch and with his livery stable in Carthage where he both sold homes and rented hacks. Ed, as did all of John's children, became an accomplished horseman at an early age. Ed was constantly in trouble and was arrested and charged on many occasions for stealing horses. After moving to Texas with the rest of the family in 1864, Ed continued to be a horse thief. Texas records show that Ed was charged in horse theft cases there on May 3, 1866, and on October 24, 1866. He was shot and killed by a man named Palmer from Collin County in the Chamber Creek Bottom later that year. He was only sixteen years old at the time of his death.
Excerpt from the book called Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr by Phillip W. Steele
Contributor: Sponkit (49791051)
* * * *
Name: Edwin Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Town Carthage Marion Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birthplace: Missouri
Page: 65
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Shirley M 66 Virginia
Eliza Shirley F 45 Virginia
Allison Shirley M 18 Missouri
Myra Shirley F 12 Missouri
Edwin Shirley M 11 Missouri
Mansfield Shirley M 8 Missouri
Cravens Shirley M 2 Missouri
* * * *
Name: Benton Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Jasper county, part of, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Birthplace: Missouri
House Number: 518
Affiliate Film Number: 402
* * * *
Original death date thought to be:
Jun. 30, 1863
Sarcoxie
Jasper County
Missouri
* * * *
*** Many thanks to Sherry Gorman (#48349913) for additional info and to Bev Scott Kendall (#46880950) who wrote above info about his death.
This article is about his nephew Eddie's death, Eddie was named after him:
"On Dec. 14, 1896, Eddie rode into Claremore, Oklahoma, to arrest Joe Gibbs and J. N. Clark. The men were running a saloon and gambling room in the back of their legitimate cigar store, or as such establishments were known, a "blind pig." The men must have known he was coming and were ready. Upon stepping into the store, U.S. Deputy Marshal Eddie Reed was shot dead in the line of duty by two shotgun blasts at close range." Edwin Shirley grave is in Claremore Oklahoma at Woodland cemetery. He lived there until he was killed.
* * * *
The Shirleys' fourth child, Edwin Benton, was somewhat of a problem child. John Shirley required Ed to help out with his hone ranch and with his livery stable in Carthage where he both sold homes and rented hacks. Ed, as did all of John's children, became an accomplished horseman at an early age. Ed was constantly in trouble and was arrested and charged on many occasions for stealing horses. After moving to Texas with the rest of the family in 1864, Ed continued to be a horse thief. Texas records show that Ed was charged in horse theft cases there on May 3, 1866, and on October 24, 1866. He was shot and killed by a man named Palmer from Collin County in the Chamber Creek Bottom later that year. He was only sixteen years old at the time of his death.
Excerpt from the book called Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr by Phillip W. Steele
Contributor: Sponkit (49791051)
* * * *
Name: Edwin Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Town Carthage Marion Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birthplace: Missouri
Page: 65
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Shirley M 66 Virginia
Eliza Shirley F 45 Virginia
Allison Shirley M 18 Missouri
Myra Shirley F 12 Missouri
Edwin Shirley M 11 Missouri
Mansfield Shirley M 8 Missouri
Cravens Shirley M 2 Missouri
* * * *
Name: Benton Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Jasper county, part of, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Birthplace: Missouri
House Number: 518
Affiliate Film Number: 402
* * * *
Original death date thought to be:
Jun. 30, 1863
Sarcoxie
Jasper County
Missouri
* * * *
*** Many thanks to Sherry Gorman (#48349913) for additional info and to Bev Scott Kendall (#46880950) who wrote above info about his death.
This article is about his nephew Eddie's death, Eddie was named after him:
"On Dec. 14, 1896, Eddie rode into Claremore, Oklahoma, to arrest Joe Gibbs and J. N. Clark. The men were running a saloon and gambling room in the back of their legitimate cigar store, or as such establishments were known, a "blind pig." The men must have known he was coming and were ready. Upon stepping into the store, U.S. Deputy Marshal Eddie Reed was shot dead in the line of duty by two shotgun blasts at close range." Edwin Shirley grave is in Claremore Oklahoma at Woodland cemetery. He lived there until he was killed.
* * * *
* * * *
The Shirleys' fourth child, Edwin Benton, was somewhat of a problem child. John Shirley required Ed to help out with his hone ranch and with his livery stable in Carthage where he both sold homes and rented hacks. Ed, as did all of John's children, became an accomplished horseman at an early age. Ed was constantly in trouble and was arrested and charged on many occasions for stealing horses. After moving to Texas with the rest of the family in 1864, Ed continued to be a horse thief. Texas records show that Ed was charged in horse theft cases there on May 3, 1866, and on October 24, 1866. He was shot and killed by a man named Palmer from Collin County in the Chamber Creek Bottom later that year. He was only sixteen years old at the time of his death.
Excerpt from the book called Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr by Phillip W. Steele
Contributor: Sponkit (49791051)
* * * *
Name: Edwin Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Town Carthage Marion Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birthplace: Missouri
Page: 65
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Shirley M 66 Virginia
Eliza Shirley F 45 Virginia
Allison Shirley M 18 Missouri
Myra Shirley F 12 Missouri
Edwin Shirley M 11 Missouri
Mansfield Shirley M 8 Missouri
Cravens Shirley M 2 Missouri
* * * *
Name: Benton Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Jasper county, part of, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Birthplace: Missouri
House Number: 518
Affiliate Film Number: 402
* * * *
Original death date thought to be:
Jun. 30, 1863
Sarcoxie
Jasper County
Missouri
* * * *
*** Many thanks to Sherry Gorman (#48349913) for additional info and to Bev Scott Kendall (#46880950) who wrote above info about his death.
This article is about his nephew Eddie's death, Eddie was named after him:
"On Dec. 14, 1896, Eddie rode into Claremore, Oklahoma, to arrest Joe Gibbs and J. N. Clark. The men were running a saloon and gambling room in the back of their legitimate cigar store, or as such establishments were known, a "blind pig." The men must have known he was coming and were ready. Upon stepping into the store, U.S. Deputy Marshal Eddie Reed was shot dead in the line of duty by two shotgun blasts at close range." Edwin Shirley grave is in Claremore Oklahoma at Woodland cemetery. He lived there until he was killed.
* * * *
The Shirleys' fourth child, Edwin Benton, was somewhat of a problem child. John Shirley required Ed to help out with his hone ranch and with his livery stable in Carthage where he both sold homes and rented hacks. Ed, as did all of John's children, became an accomplished horseman at an early age. Ed was constantly in trouble and was arrested and charged on many occasions for stealing horses. After moving to Texas with the rest of the family in 1864, Ed continued to be a horse thief. Texas records show that Ed was charged in horse theft cases there on May 3, 1866, and on October 24, 1866. He was shot and killed by a man named Palmer from Collin County in the Chamber Creek Bottom later that year. He was only sixteen years old at the time of his death.
Excerpt from the book called Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr by Phillip W. Steele
Contributor: Sponkit (49791051)
* * * *
Name: Edwin Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Town Carthage Marion Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birthplace: Missouri
Page: 65
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Shirley M 66 Virginia
Eliza Shirley F 45 Virginia
Allison Shirley M 18 Missouri
Myra Shirley F 12 Missouri
Edwin Shirley M 11 Missouri
Mansfield Shirley M 8 Missouri
Cravens Shirley M 2 Missouri
* * * *
Name: Benton Shirley
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Jasper county, part of, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Birthplace: Missouri
House Number: 518
Affiliate Film Number: 402
* * * *
Original death date thought to be:
Jun. 30, 1863
Sarcoxie
Jasper County
Missouri
* * * *
*** Many thanks to Sherry Gorman (#48349913) for additional info and to Bev Scott Kendall (#46880950) who wrote above info about his death.
This article is about his nephew Eddie's death, Eddie was named after him:
"On Dec. 14, 1896, Eddie rode into Claremore, Oklahoma, to arrest Joe Gibbs and J. N. Clark. The men were running a saloon and gambling room in the back of their legitimate cigar store, or as such establishments were known, a "blind pig." The men must have known he was coming and were ready. Upon stepping into the store, U.S. Deputy Marshal Eddie Reed was shot dead in the line of duty by two shotgun blasts at close range." Edwin Shirley grave is in Claremore Oklahoma at Woodland cemetery. He lived there until he was killed.
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