Hello Traci, Yes, I am tracing the Shirley family. I have little to no information about them. They may have had a boarding house there in Parker County. That is all the information I have on them at this time. Thank you, Jan Traci Parsons-Holder wrote: > Are you researching the Shirley's ? I want to make sure before I send > what little I have... I do alot of research in that area. > > Traci Parsons-Holder > > jgdata@wf.quik.com wrote: > > > Hello Parker County, > > I am new to this list and seeking any information about my great > > grandmother Martha "Mindy" Armenda Davis Shirley that was > > adopted by Rev. Bob Shirley and his wife Sina that lived in > > Parker County (maybe near Whitt) in 1870. > > > > "Mindy" was born May 12, 1870. > > Family story says she was left on the doorstep of Rev. Bob Shirley. > > He heard a noise on the porch and when he went to check found > > the newborn baby. He caught a glimpse of a rider on a white horse > > riding away but could not tell if it was a man or a woman. He rode > > throughout the county looking for anyone that owned such a horse > > but the only one he found appeared not to have been ridden lately. > > > > When my grandmother applied for her Social Security Card she > > listed her mothers maiden name as Martha Armenda Davis Shirley. > > > > "Mindy" married Boyd Alonzo Michael on January 27, 1889 in Whitt, > > Parker Co, TX at the age of 18. > > Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Jan Gray > > > > ==== TXPARKER Mailing List ==== > > ==== TXPARKER Mailing List ==== > List problems? Contact the Parker County listowner, PipL7x3@aol.com.