Looking for info about ancestors and descendants of Robert V. Shurley (b. abt. 1834, England; d. 9 July 1898, IL), printer and newspaperman who married Martha Hart (b. 3 Mar 1841, NY; d. 11 Oct 1904, IL). Buried Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.

Robert Shurley met and married Martha J. Hart in Chicago. He worked on newspapers for many years in Iowa, eventually returning to Illinois. They had three children: printer Harry Shurley (1856-1925), Louis Burgh Shurley (1859-1874) who is buried in Dubuque, and Winnifred Shurley Leslie (1864-1905), who married George Leslie (1860-1937).