William was born at
White Co., Indiana, on 22 June 1821. He was the son of
John L. Shigley and
Anne Malone. He married
Mary Ann Gay at
White Co., Indiana, on 4 January 1844. William was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at
Carroll Co., Indiana. He married
Anna Johnson at
White Co., Indiana, on 4 October 1855. William M. Shigley was census 1870 in 1870 at
Prairie Twp., White Co., Indiana; In the 1870 census for Prairie Twp., White Co., Indiana the following family is found at dwelling # 14:
William M. Shigley, age 48;
Anna Shigley, wife, age 37;
Sarah Shigley, daughter, age 16;
John Shigley, son, age 15;
George Shigley, son, age 10;
Charles Shigley, son, age 8;
Sherman Shigley, son, age 6;
Alice Shigley, daughter, age 4;
Ada Shigley, daughter, age 1.
William died on 16 September 1903 at
Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, at age 82.