My husband has a mysterious Busby ancestor who lived in 1850 in Wayne Co. MS. We are searching for Drusilla Busby who was married to David Allen Shirley. Nobody is sure where she was born--could be SC, GA, AL, or MS. She could not have been born any later than 1823. Here is the information we have: David Allen Shirley b. May 22, 1810 d. June 10, 1892 Father: Richard Shirley? John Shirley? Mother: Birth: SC (Darlington? Cheraw Dist?) Death: 1892 DeRidder, Beauregard Par., LA Spouse 1: Drusilla Busby (b. GA?? d. 1856 near Columbia, Caldwell Parish LA) Children: 1. Zachariah Shirley 2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shirley b: BET 1828 AND 1847 3. Jemima Shirley b: BET 1831 AND 1860 4. Hamilton Shirley b: SEP 1837 5. Daniel W. Shirley b: 8 SEP 1839 in Wayne County, Miss 6. Edward Shirley b: 1 AUG 1845 in Wayne County, Mississippi 7. Alexander Shirley b: 4 MAY 1848 in Wayne County, Mississippi 8. Laura Shirley b: 1855 9. "Feebe" Shirley b. ? Spouse 2: Mahalla (or Mahaley, Mehalley, Mahallia, Mahala, Mabala) Eason b. 1832 in MS, d. 1911 LA (Parents from GA) Children: 1. Martha Louisa Shirley? (Census says Martha's mother from SC) b: 20 JUL 1860 (Census says 1862) in Louisiana m. John L. Austin 2. Mary Azzeline (Azaline) Shirley b: 1865 in Calcasieu Parish, La m. Joseph Simmons (Azzilene on gravestone, bur. in Pleasant Hill Cemetery) 3. David Allen "Little Dave" Shirley b: 1867 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana m. Ella Holliday (Drygoods salesman) 4. John T Shirley b: 19 MAR 1869 m. Mattie Holliday 5. Susan (Sousan) L Shirley b: 1875 in Louisiana m. Carrol Sanders 6. Walter D Shirley b: 29 JAN 1878 in Louisiana m. Mary Lewis Notes: (Mahala Shirley tried for murder, Darlington, SC, 1864) Drusilla is likely to be related to Zachariah Busby and/or Jeremiah and Phebe Busby who lived in Wayne Co., MS. Drusilla has been incredibly hard to find. It's possible that she married a Busby and that that was not her original name (my theory). Closely related families are Shirley, Shirly, Shurly, Eason, Barrentine, Simmons, Allen, Sanders, Burrell, and maybe Street and Overstreet. Any help is appreciated. Tracy Kirk [email protected] wrote: > I reckon you're related to our Busby line?