Ed & Amanda Shirley

page 463 Brimson History 1985-1986

Ed and Amanda Shirley
Jasper Edward or Edmond Shirley, born Mar. 23, 1873, son of William Harding and Mary Elizabeth Shaw Shirley. He was married to Amanda Sovern.
They were the parents of:
Earl Chester born Feb. 19, 1902, married Nona Duffy Lovell Nov. 18, 1942. He died May 16, 1979. Buried at Resthaven.
Clay W. born Aug. 5, 1903, married Veda VanArsdale Nov. 4, 1926, died May 14, 1980. Buried at Resthaven.
Everett born in 1907, married Dorothy Huff, died June 26, 1972. Buried in Phoenix, Az.
Blanche born Jan. 1909, married Carl Anderson, died May 16, 1971. Buried in Greely, colo.
Ed and Amanda lived on a farm northwest of Cat Creek Church and reared their family there. Amanda died Sept. 17, 1911.
On Dec. 22, 1925 Ed was married to Leah Rebecca Gibler Hobbs. She was the widow of John Hobbs. She was the mother of Otis Ray Hobbs born Mar. 13, 1905, Albert Nova Hobbs born June 1, 1911, Alice Nadyne born Feb. 4, 1919, and two infants Chloe and George Hobbs.
Ed and Leah had a son Emery Edmond born Mar. 4, 1927 and died Jan. 18, 1937 in a sledding accident. Leah died July 9, 1961.
Ed died in 1937. Amanda, Ed, and Emery Edmond are buried in Cat Creek.