As to Mary A. Shirley (1797-1897), the wife of David Wise Daily, it is known that her paternal grandparents were Michael Shirley who was born about 1740 in Spain and Katie Franz who was born in Paris, France in 1743. Mary's grandparents were in Washington D.C. around 1760. 

Mary was born near the Kentucky River above Boonsboro at what is called Cubbard Rock.  As a child, with her family, she was in the fort with Daniel Boone and was old enough to be able to relate many interesting things connected with and relative to Daniel Boone and the fort and she reared her children and grandchildren on these stories. 

As to Mary A. Shirley (1797-1897), the wife of David Wise Daily, it is known that her paternal grandparents were Michael Shirley who was born about 1740 in Spain and Katie Franz who was born in Paris, France in 1743. Mary's grandparents were in Washington D.C. around 1760. 

Mary was born near the Kentucky River above Boonsboro at what is called Cubbard Rock.  As a child, with her family, she was in the fort with Daniel Boone and was old enough to be able to relate many interesting things connected with and relative to Daniel Boone and the fort and she reared her children and grandchildren on these stories. 

1. Mary "Polly" Shirley - born 17 February 1762 (whom Mary was undoubtedly named after).  She married William McGuire in Richmond, VA on 23 Feb 1778.  William was born in Augusta, VA on 12 Mar 1748 and was the son of Thomas.  Mary's children by William were: Michael (Dec 1778); an infant son who was born and died in 1779; Thomas (1 Aug 1781), Mary "Polly" (4 Aug 1783); Catherine (1789); William, Jr. (15 Nov 1794); Cornelius (5 Oct 1798); John (29 Jun 1801); and Elizabeth (22 Jul 1803).  Mary later moved to Bedford County, TN where she died in 1845.
2. Katherine "Katie" Shirley - born 1764 who married John Boffman and then a Mr. Bullock.  These two names, especially that of Boffman, are found frequently in Clark County, IN records.
3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shirley - born in 1765 who married Thomas McGuire and died in about 1845.
4. George Shirley - born about 1767 and married Elizabeth "Betsy" Lee about 1797 and died about 1832 in Missouri.
5. Susanna Shirley - born about 1769 who married Benjamin Proctor and possibly one other.  She died in Warsaw, Benton Co, MO May 1859.
6. Nancy Shirley - born about 1770 and married Frank Travis.
7. CHARLES SHIRLEY - born about 1772 and married REBECCA COLLIER on 15 Nov 1795 in Madison Co., KY and died about 1852 in Missouri.  He is the father of Mary who married David Daily. 
8. Sarah "Sallie" Shirley - born about 1774 and married Philip Phelps.

1. Nancy Shirley - born August 1797; married Robert Alcorn on 31 January 1812.
2. MARY A. "POLLY" Shirley - born 08 November 1798 who married DAVID W. DAILY (son of Philip 1762-1830) on 30 August 1818 in Clark County, IN; and died 23 March 1897.
3. Lucy Shirley - born June 1800; married William Foster.
4. Rebecca Shirley - born November 1801; married Aaron Johnson.
5. Quincy Shirley - born June 1803; burned to death dying 11 Nov 1832.
6. George Shirley - born January 1804.
7. Silas Shirley - born December 1806; died 30 Dec 1895.
8. Felix Shirley - who married Lavonea Yaden; died March 3, 1899.
9. Charles Shirley - born June 1813 and died young.
10. Seth Shirley - drowned. 

A George Shirley who appears to be of this family, but not Mary's brother - perhaps  a cousin, was located in the 1860 Federal Census for Clark County, Indiana. Listed in the township of Jeffersonville as a 43 year old cooper born in Kentucky which would put his birth date around 1818.  His personal property was valued at $60, and his household included his wife Sarah age 33 born in KY, and what appears to be his daughter Martha who was born in Kentucky around 1843 and possibly his aunt, wife of one of his father's brother George.  She is listed as Elizabeth Shirley, age 87 of Virginia, thus putting her birth about 1773.

Interestingly enough, included in this household is 47 year old John Russell who was born in Kentucky about 1813 and what appears to be his son James Russell who was born in Indiana about 1847. 

Also listed in the 1860 and 1870 Clark County, Indiana Federal Census was a Louis Shirley who was born in Kentucky in about 1817, and is probably like George, a cousin of Mary Shirley and possibly the brother of George.  Louis' wife Mary E. was born in Kentucky around 1825 and their children listed in the census records of 1860 and 1870 were: Sarah (1845), Joe W. (1850), James (1851), Alice V.  (1853), George (1856), and Davis (1859) all born in Kentucky.  Their younger children - Luella (1861), Edward (1864), Louis (1866), and Charles (Nov 1869) were all born in Indiana.  - Like George, Louis was a cooper and lived in Jeffersonville in 1860 but by 1870 Louis was listed as a 53 year old city policeman of Jeffersonville.

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