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Jefferson Yancey Shaw 1844–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 December 1844

Birth Location: Wetumpka, Coosa, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 27 December 1928

Death Location: Couley, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: David Shaw

Mother: Marthiba Logan

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Jefferson Yancey Shaw was born in 1844 in Wetumpka, Coosa, Alabama, United States, the child of David Calhoun Shaw And Marthiba Logan. In 1850, Jefferson Yancey Shaw resided in Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA. In 1860, Jefferson Yancey Shaw resided in Montgomery, Winn, Louisiana, USA. Jefferson Yancey Shaw passed away in 1928 in Couley, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Yancey Shaw was born in 1844 in Wetumpka, Coosa, Alabama, United States, the child of David Calhoun Shaw And Marthiba Logan.
  • In 1850, Jefferson Yancey Shaw resided in Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, Jefferson Yancey Shaw resided in Montgomery, Winn, Louisiana, USA.
  • Jefferson Yancey Shaw passed away in 1928 in Couley, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Jefferson Shaw's Ancestors

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Jefferson Shaw
1844–1928
Birth Place: Wetumpka, Coosa, Alabama, United States
Parents
David Calhoun Shaw
1809–1862
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Marthiba Logan
1823–1890
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Hugh (Ashley Shaw) Sr
1772–1820
Down, Down, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Finley
1776–1820
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jefferson Shaw's Timeline

4 Records

1844
29 December 1844
Birth of Jefferson Yancey Shaw in Wetumpka, Coosa, Alabama, United States
Wetumpka, Coosa, Alabama, United States
1850
1850
Age 6
Jefferson Yancey Shaw resided here in Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Jefferson Yancey Shaw resided here in Montgomery, Winn, Louisiana, USA
Montgomery, Winn, Louisiana, USA
1928
27 December 1928
Age 84
Death of Jefferson Yancey Shaw in Couley, Winn, Louisiana, USA
Couley, Winn, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 December 1844
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Coosa, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 78a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 78a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Montgomery, Winn, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1928
    Event Place: Couley, Winn, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Couley, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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