SHIRTS, AUGUSTUS FINCH: 1824-?
Augustus Finch Shirts , son of George Shirts, was born in Hamilton County, Ind., on Nov. 26, 1824. The second child in a large and poor family, he had to work from an early age until he was fifteen years old to support himself and help his family. Following the death of his father he was apprenticed to a farmer. He married Nancy Barnhill in 1849.
From 1854 to 1856 he was engaged in the cattle business, and from 1856 to 1860 he ran a store. In 1858 he began the study of law, starting his practice in 1861. Mr. Shirts wrote many articles on pioneer history.
Information from the Noblesville Public Library.
- A History of the Formation, Settlement and Development of
Hamilton County, Indiana. From the Year 1818 to the Close of the Civil
War. n.p., 1901.
