William T. Quirk: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

William T. Quirk was born on 15 Oct 1828 in Louisiana (son of Edmond Quirk and Mary ???); died on 30 Nov 1897 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Parrott-Quirk Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

William married Elizabeth Shelburne about 1853. Elizabeth (daughter of Silas Shelburne and Margaret Knott) was born after 1828; died before 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
They had six children. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 71).

William married Susan Watkins on 22 Sep 1881 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Susan (daughter of Green Berry Watkins and Elizabeth Smith) was born about 1839 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Edmond Quirk was born before 1798 in Virginia; died in 1868.

Notes:

Family tradition has it that he was associated with Lafitte the pirate whom he left behind in Galveston before making his way Northward. The cemetery record states he died in 1868, and is buried in Quirk Cemetery, though he is not listed with his family on either the 1850 or 1860 census. (Casagranda, 1850 census, 71).

Edmond + Mary ???. Mary was born about 1798 in Virginia; died on 3 Sep 1884 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Parrott-Quirk Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary ??? was born about 1798 in Virginia; died on 3 Sep 1884 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Parrott-Quirk Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Children:

Elizabeth Quirk was born on 10 Aug 1819 in Louisiana; died on 14 Jun 1894 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Parrott-Quirk Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Mary Quirk was born about 1827 in Louisiana; and died.
1. William T. Quirk was born on 15 Oct 1828 in Louisiana; died on 30 Nov 1897 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Parrott-Quirk Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Martha Quirk was born about 1831 in Louisiana; and died.
Levinia Quirk was born on 16 May 1835 in Louisiana; died on 23 Oct 1895 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Parrott-Quirk Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Sarah Quirk was born on 5 Mar 1838 in Louisiana; died on 30 Nov 1916 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Parrott-Quirk Cemetery, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.