William Leroy Shrigley (1872 - 1940)

Born 22 Jul 1872 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lillie Evelyn (Scott) Shrigley — married 28 Aug 1898 in Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1940 at age 67 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William Shrigley was an Ohioan.

William Shrigley was a Freemason and a member of The Lodge of Amity # 5 in Ohio.

William Shrigley was a Freemason and a member of Cyrene Commandery # 10.

William LeRoy Shrigley was born 22 July 1872 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio. He was the son of Sydner Shrigley and [[Bird-10881|Harriet Bird].^[1]

Marriage
On 28 August 1898, in Muskingum, Ohio, he married Lillie Evelyn Scott, the daughter of William J. Scott and Mary Ellen Mills.^[2]

Children

1. Rhea Ellen Shrigley, m. George Kenneth Roth^[3]
2. Harriet Lenora Shrigley^[4], m. Howard Henry Linn
3. Carl Kenneth Shrigley, m. LaMina Grace Agin and Mildred Helen Prosser^[5]
4. William Herbert Shrigley, m. Mary Esther Irwin
5. Lulu Grace Shrigley - died young^[6]

Occupation
William was an engineer for the railroad. He retired on 1 Feb 1938 after nearly 50 years of service. Many of the Shrigley men worked for the railroad in Ohio and Pennsylvania. His father was a pioneer railroad engineer. William was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

Mason and Knights Templar
William was a member of Amity Lodge No. 5, A. M., and Cyrene Commandery, No. 10, Knights Templars.

Residences

• 1880 - Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio: S.L. Shrigley (33), Harriet Shrigley (29), William Shrigley (7), Leonard Shrigley (6), James Shrigley (3), Millard Shrigley (0).^[7]

• 1900 - Falls Township, Muskingum, Ohio: William Shrigley (28), Lillie E Shrigley (30), Rhea E Shrigley (1).^[8]

• 1910 - Zanesville Ward 3, Muskingum, Ohio: William L Shrigley (37), Lillian Shrigley (39), Rhea E Shrigley (10), Harriett L Shrigley (7), Earl K Shrigley (6), William H Shrigley (4), Lulu G Shrigley (0).^[9]

• 1920 - Muskingum, Ohio: William L Shrigley (46), Lillie E Shrigley (47), Harriet L Shrigley (17), Karl K Shrigley (16), William H Shrigley (13).^[10]

• 1930 - Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio: William L Shrigley (57), Lillie E Shrigley (59), William H Shrigley (23), Mary E Shrigley (23), Robert L Shrigley (0), Carl K Shrigley (26).^[11]

• 1940 - Newton Township, Muskingum, Ohio: William Shrigley (65), Lillian Shrigley (70).^[12]

Death
Willam died on 6 Apr 1940 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, at the age of 67.^[13][14] His son, Carl K. Shrigley, died just two days before him and his wife was terribly ill at home and would pass away eight months later.

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Sources

1. ↑ Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDBW-D9Z : 8 March 2021), William L. Shrigley, 1872.
2. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZDF-BJ5 : 29 September 2021), William L. Shrigley and Lillie E. Scott, 1898.
3. ↑ Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6D8-VXM : 8 March 2021), W. L. Shrigley in entry for Rhea E. Shrigley, 1899.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6CP-4B8 : 1 March 2021), W.L. Shrigley in entry for Lenora Linn, 15 Aug 1951; citing Death, Scioto Township, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, source ID , County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,927,844.
5. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X87C-MVK : 8 March 2021), William L Shrigley in entry for Carl Kenneth Shrigley, 04 Apr 1940; citing Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, reference fn 26789; FHL microfilm 2,023,834.
6. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6XR-NHQ : 8 March 2021), W. L. Shrigley in entry for Lulu Grace Shrigley, 26 Sep 1912; citing Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, reference fn 50847; FHL microfilm 1,953,478.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SH-24B : 14 January 2022), William Shrigley in household of S. L. Shrigley, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM66-JHV : 6 January 2022), Rhea E Shrigley in entry for William Shrigley, 1900.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLFV-88P : accessed 10 October 2022), Rhea E Shrigley in household of William L Shrigley, Zanesville Ward 3, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 8B, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1221; FHL microfilm 1,375,234.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTG-FBN : 3 February 2021), Karl K Shrigley in entry for William L Shrigley, 1920.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4HR-5MJ : accessed 10 October 2022), Carl K Shrigley in household of William L Shrigley, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 1A, line 45, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1859; FHL microfilm 2,341,593.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-WSQJ?i=5&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKW21-RJQ).
13. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X87C-M2K : 8 March 2021), William Leroy Shrigley, 06 Apr 1940; citing Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, reference fn 26802; FHL microfilm 2,023,834.
14. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVW-LKPH : 26 July 2019), William LeRoy Shrigley, 1940; Burial, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States of America, Greenwood Cemetery; citing record ID 7359787, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.