Descendants of Amy Estelle Harrison and Edward Curtis Shurlow  
William "Uncle Billy" Harrison was the oldest son of Bazel and Martha (Stillwell) Harrison.  Listed below are the descendants of his granddaughter, Amy Estelle Harrison and her husband Edward Curtis Shurlow.  Uncle Billy's second wife, America Harrison was the daughter of Joseph Harrison I and Bathsheba Oglesby.  Amy Estelle Harrison was the daughter of John S. Harrison and Ellen Louise Tupper.  Family data was contributed by Justin Herbst, Irene Townsend, Loraine Washburn, Roeberta Shingledecker, Dean and Karen Fisher and Christine Sheridan.
 


Amy Estelle Harrison and Edward Curtis Shurlow, photo sent by Chris Sheridan.

Grace, Earl, Helen, Lyle, Ray and Pearl.  Seated are Amy Estelle (Harrison) and Edward Curtis Shurlow
(notice John Strange and Ellen Harrison's portrait in the background).  Photo contributed by Chris Sheridan.

Children of Amy Estelle Harrison and Edward Shurlow:


13.1.12.4.1/15.6.9.4.1 Ray Harrison Shurlow, born 22 June 1902 in Climax, Michigan; died 3 June 1972 in Lapeer, Michigan.  He married Martha May Stier on 14 April 1921.  She was born 7 August 1899 in Lapeer, Michigan, and died on 13 January 1987.

Children of Ray Shurlow and Martha Stier:

13.1.12.4.1.1/15.6.9.4.1.1 Erma May Shurlow.
13.1.12.4.1.2/15.6.9.4.1.2  Elmer Charles Shurlow.


13.1.12.4.2/15.6.9.4.2 Grace Whittemore Shurlow, born 4 September 1903 in Climax, Michigan and died on 13 September 1986 in Oldbridge, New Jersey.  She married William Alexander Hamilton on 18 August 1936.  He was born on 17 August 1904, and died 18 May 1949 in Detroit, Michigan.
Children of Grace Shurlow and William Hamilton:

13.1.12.4.2.1/15.6.9.4.2.1 William Alexander Hamilton, Jr.
13.1.12.4.2.2/15.6.9.4.2.2 Marilyn Grace Hamilton.
13.1.12.4.2.3/15.6.9.4.2.3 Sara Joanne Hamilton.
13.1.12.4.2.4/15.6.9.4.2.4 Patricia Sue Hamilton.


A photo from Vivian Reese, sent to Chris Sheridan, Earl and Neva Shurlow.

13.1.12.4.3/15.6.9.4.3 Earl Tupper Shurlow, born 26 November 1904 in Lapeer, Michigan; died on 17 April 1978 in Saginaw, Michigan.  He married Neva Irene Fisher on 6 June 1924 in Lapeer, Michigan, the daughter of William Fisher and Alma Hamilton.  She was born on 10 September 1905 in Attica, Ohio, and died 14 December 1984 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Children of Earl Shurlow and Neva Fisher:

13.1.12.4.3.1/15.6.9.4.3.1 Arden Curtis Shurlow.
13.1.12.4.3.2/15.6.9.4.3.2 Verna Louise (Shurlow) Hart.
13.1.12.4.3.3/15.6.9.4.3.3 Burton Lyle Shurlow.
13.1.12.4.3.4/15.6.9.4.3.4 Ardeth Lauraine (Shurlow) Westrope.


13.1.12.4.4/15.6.9.4.4 Pearl Shurlow, born 29 April 1906 in Lapeer, Michigan; died on 1 December 1991 in Denville, New Jersey.  She married Doctor Carl Vendaline Bertsch on 29 December 1929 in Bowling Green, Ohio.  He was born 29 July 1903 in Quincy, Michigan.  Pearl was the middle child of a large family, a position that she felt was a distinct disadvantage.  She was educated in private schools, including the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.  She was an excellent pianist.  She went to the University of Michigan School of Nursing but did not graduate because she married before she finished the course of study.  At that time nurses and teachers were not allowed to marry.  She finally got her earned her degree as a Registered Nurse at Cook County Hospital in Chicago.  For this school to accept her she had to leave her family and live at the school for almost four years.  She worked as a special duty nurse until she retired.
Children of Pearl Shurlow and Carl Bertsch:

13.1.12.4.4.1/15.6.9.4.4.1 Christine Emma Bertsch, born on 29 December 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Christine married William James Sheridan on 28 April 1954 in Newark, New Jersey.

13.1.12.4.4.2/15.6.9.4.4.2 Carol "Rita" Georgene Bertsch, born 11 January 1944 in Alexandria, Virginia.


13.1.12.4.515.6.9.4.5 Lyle Edward Shurlow    born 23 May 1908 in Lapeer, Michigan; died on 19 November 1929 in Lapeer, Michigan.

13.1.12.4.6/15.6.9.4.6 Helen Irene Shurlow, born 9 October 1909 in Lapeer, Michigan and died on 24 April 1982 in Dundee, Michigan.  She married (1st) Charlie Churchill in 1925.  He died on 27 September 1947.  She married (2nd) Fred Bullis.  He was born on 28 July 1893, and died on 16 June 1951.  Helen married (3rd) John Clark.
Children of Helen Shurlow and Charlie Churchill:

13.1.12.4.6.1/15.6.9.4.6.1 Richard Dean Churchill.
13.1.12.4.6.2/15.6.9.4.6.2 Beverly Arlene Churchill.
13.1.12.4.6.3/15.6.9.4.6.3 Phyllis Elaine Churchill.


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