James was born at
Ohio in 1823. He was the son of
George Shigley and
Olivet Franklin. He married
Mary Short at
Greene Co., Ohio, on 6 August 1850. James Smith Shigley was census 1860 - free in 1860; 1860 Ohio, Greene Co., Ross Twp. lists the following family at dwelling # 1393 and family # 1394:
James S. Shigley, age 37, male, teacher, born in Ohio;
Mary L., age 27, female, real estate valued at $810, personal estate valued at $185, born in Ohio;
(A.O.W) ?., age 8, female, born in Ohio;
George K., age 5, male, born in Ohio. James died in 1865. His body was interred in 1865 at
Jamestown, Greene Co., Ohio, at Jamestown Cemetery.