Debbie, I am glad to meet you. All that I know about the SHIRKEY line is that according to the Clark County, MO, marriage records, John B. SHIRKEY married 13 Oct 1850, Catherine CULLER. According to the 1850, Clark Co., MO, census, Catherine CULLER was the daughter of Jacob CULLER, [listed on census as CULLIN], 46, and wife Nancy, 46. Catherine was listed as 19 years on the census. Sally