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Benjamin Spurlock Shaw 1856–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1856

Birth Location: Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1940

Death Location: Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Shaw

Mother: Margaret Shaw

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Benjamin Spurlock Shaw / was born in 1856 in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana, USA, the child of Benjamin Trembly Shaw And Margaret Holcomb Shaw. Benjamin Spurlock Shaw / passed away in 1940 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Spurlock Shaw // was born in 1856 in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana, USA, the child of Benjamin Trembly Shaw And Margaret Holcomb Shaw.
  • Benjamin Spurlock Shaw // passed away in 1940 in Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Benjamin Shaw's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shaw
1856–1940
Birth Place: Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Benjamin Trembly Shaw
1812–1905
Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Margaret (Holcomb) Shaw
1822–1865
Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Holcom
1787–1867
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Mercy Shaw) Holcom
1797–1870
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan II
1759–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan I
1730–1790
Sarah Shaw
1731–1811

Benjamin Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1856
12 Feb 1856
Birth of Benjamin Spurlock Shaw // in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
1940
5 Jun 1940
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Spurlock Shaw // in Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1856
    Event Place: Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1940
    Event Place: Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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