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Donald John Shaw 1915–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1999

Death Location: Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA

Father: Glenn Shaw

Mother: Eliva Gerlt

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The story of Donald John Shaw began in 1915 in Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA. Donald John Shaw passed away in 1999 in Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald John Shaw began in 1915 in Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA.
  • Donald John Shaw passed away in 1999 in Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA.

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Donald Shaw's Ancestors

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Donald Shaw
1915–1999
Birth Place: Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Glenn Alson Shaw
1879–1962
Westgate Fayette Ia
Eliva (Louiseann) Gerlt
1881–1961
Oelwein, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Moses (Austin) Shaw
1838–1903
Townsend, Norfolk, Ontario
Diantha (Hannah) Kelly
1851–1936
Trumbull, Ohio
Henry Gerlt
1856–1885
Morgan, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Ellen Gerken
1856–1897
Hope, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Vincent Shaw
1801–1872
Elizabeth Martin
1804–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Donald Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1915
8 Jan 1915
Birth of Donald John Shaw in Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA
Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA
1999
1 Mar 1999
Age 84
Death of Donald John Shaw in Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA
Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1999
    Event Place: Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA

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