Taylor-Macon County GaArchives Deed.....Shirah, Laurana  - Herricks, John F October 24, 1859
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146/12
Written: October 24, 1859
Recorded: April 27, 1883

Georgia
Macon County

 Deed from John F. Herricks to Laurana Shirah. This indenture made and entered 
into this twenty fourth day of October Eighteen hundred and fifty nine between 
John F. Herricks of the County of Taylor and State aforesaid of the one part 
and Laurana Shirah of the County of Macon and same State of the other part,
Witnesseth   That for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars 
to him the said John F. Herricks in hand paid by the said Laurana Shirah at 
and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt hereof is 
hereby acknowledged  Hath this day granted sold bargained and conveyed and 
doth by these presents grant bargain sell and convey to the said Laurana 
Shirah- her heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land lying and being 
situated in the twelfth (12) district of once Muscogee now Taylor County known 
and distinguished in the plans of said district as number one hundred and 
forty six (146)  To have and to hold to her the said Laurana Shirah, her heirs 
and assigns with all and singular the rights numbers and appurtenances thereto 
belonging or in anywise appurtaining for her and their own proper use benefit 
and behoof forever in fee simple and the said John F Herricks for himself his 
heirs Executors and administrators will forever warrant and defend to the said 
Laurana Shirah her heirs Executors administrators the right and title to the 
above bargained premises against the claims of himself his heirs Executors and 
Administrators and against the claims of all other persons whatever In 
testimony whereof the said John F Herricks has hereunto set his hand and 
affixed his seal the day and year above written 
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of
John Shirah
Burwell Greene JP
                                              John Herricks  (seal)
                  Recorded April 27th 1883
                                      JB Fowler clk

Additional Comments:
This deed was written in Macon County in 1859 and recorded in Taylor County, 
almost 24 years later in 1883.(3 years after her death) Laurana Shirah (a.k.a. 
Lourana Shira, Lurany Shirey) sold her Macon County property and purchased the 
Taylor County property the same day, October 24th 1859, and both deeds were 
written in Macon County. Her husband Charles Shirah died in Macon County July 
15, 1849 at the age of 39. They were both from Richland County, SC and had 
moved to GA in the 1830's. Four of her seven sons enlisted in the 27th Georgia 
Infantry and all four were lost in Virginia. (Charles Jr in Richmond, 
Christopher at Antietam, John at Seven Pines, and Lt. James Shirah sometime 
after being wounded in battle at Olusteee, FL in 1864, unknown cause of death 
or location. Another son who lived in Taylor County was Nicholas, 64th Georgia 
Infantry, Co. I, survived and returned to Taylor County in 1865. Before 1870 
she moved back to Richland County, SC and lived with her oldest son, Jacob C. 
Shirah until her death of consumption in 1880. Another son, Isaac, also lived 
in Richland County, SC.

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