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Jennie Shaw 1855–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1855

Birth Location: Calhoun, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 26 April 1941

Death Location: Dallas Jones Crossing, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Sarah Shaw

Spouse(s): Jerry Shaw, Henry Caruthers

Children(s): Lula Gordon, Ida Caruthers, Napoleon Shaw, Preston Shaw, Narsisa Morehead, Vandie Shaw, Edna Carothers, Samuel Shaw, Jennie Shaw

Jennie Shaw was born in 1855 in Calhoun, Mississippi, United States, the child of Robert Shaw And Sarah Shaw. Jennie Shaw married Henry Caruthers, Jerry Shaw, and had children including Edna Carothers, Ida Caruthers, Jennie Shaw, Lula Gordon, Napoleon Shaw, Narsisa Morehead, Preston Shaw, Samuel L Shaw, Vandie Shaw. Jennie Shaw passed away in 1941 in Dallas Jones Crossing, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jennie Shaw was born in 1855 in Calhoun, Mississippi, United States, the child of Robert Shaw And Sarah Shaw.
  • Jennie Shaw married Henry Caruthers, Jerry Shaw, and had children including Edna Carothers, Ida Caruthers, Jennie Shaw, Lula Gordon, Napoleon Shaw, Narsisa Morehead, Preston Shaw, Samuel L Shaw, Vandie Shaw.
  • Jennie Shaw passed away in 1941 in Dallas Jones Crossing, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Shaw
1830–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Jerry Shaw
1850–1885
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Henry Caruthers
1860–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

Lula Gordon
1876–1946
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Ida Caruthers
1884–1930
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Napoleon Shaw
1870–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Preston Shaw
1870–1947
Birth Location: Beat 4, Lafayette, Mississippi
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Narsisa Morehead
1878–1966
Birth Location: Taylor, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Vandie Shaw
1878–1954
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Edna Carothers
1898–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Samuel Shaw
1867–1943
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Jennie Shaw
1879–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Jennie Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Jennie Shaw
1855–1941
Birth Place: Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Sarah Shaw
1830–
South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jennie Shaw's Descendants

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Jennie Shaw (May 1855–26 April 1941) m. Jerry Shaw (abt 1850–1885) m. Henry Caruthers (Jan 1860–)
  1. 1. Lula Gordon 1876–1946 m. Joseph (Henry "Handy" D) Gordon 1869–1938
    1. 1. Joseph (Preston) Gordon 1895–1971 m. Eleanora (Curtiss Dahmer) McCannn 1895–1973
      1. 1. Eleanor Newman 1925–2010 m. Frank (M) Newman 1918–2009
        1. 1. Francisco (T) Newman 1945–2003
      2. 2. Arnold Gordon 1925–2001
      3. 3. Evelyn Gordon 1921–1997 m. Lilburn (Jack) Johnson 1919–1965
      4. 4. Stanley (Curtiss) Gordon 1927–2011
      5. 5. David (Alexander Gordon) Sr 1932–2022
      6. 6. Leonard Gordon 1934–2018
      7. 7. Joseph (Preston) Gordon 1918–1974 m. Vera (Estherbelle) Hinton 1919–2007
        1. 1. Ronald (Herbert) Gordon 1939–2021
        2. 2. Errol (Jay) Gordon 1941–2025
      8. 8. Lillian (Gloria) Gordon 1923–2005 m. Norman (T) Turner 1923–
      9. 9. Maurice (Raphael) Gordon 1930–2025
    2. 2. Lillian (Grace "QV") Gordon 1893–1965 m. Clifton (H) Clay 1892–1950
      1. 1. Bennie (De-Ferris) Clay 1919–1993 m. Warren Humphrey 1909–1980 m. George Jones 1910–1997
        1. 1. Bennie Humphrey 1943–1997
        2. 2. Eleanor (Bernice) Humphrey 1941–2005
        3. 3. Deborah Jones 1950–2001
      2. 2. John (Elvin) Clay 1914–1979
      3. 3. Ernest Clay 1912–1986
      4. 4. Hedrick (Ernest) Clay 1912–
      5. 5. Lillian Clay 1916–2005
      6. 6. Clifton Clay 1918–2008
      7. 7. Vernm Clay 1918–
      8. 8. Elmer Clay 1921–1995
      9. 9. Gordon (S) Clay 1923–2008 m. Lillian Carson 1924–1978
      10. 10. Eugene (Harvey) Clay 1927–1988
      11. 11. Lorraine Clay 1925–
    3. 3. Johnie (D) Gordon 1894–1978
    4. 4. Lorena (Lorraine) Gordon 1896–1965
    5. 5. Ordena Gordon 1898–1955
    6. 6. Osceola Gordon 1898–1951
    7. 7. Effie (Genoa) Gordon 1903–1990
    8. 8. Bennie (Benjamin) Gordon 1903–1994
    9. 9. Eva (May) Gordon 1906–1992
    10. 10. Garron (Roy) Gordon 1907–1990
    11. 11. Garvon (Ray) Gordon 1907–1973
    12. 12. David Gordon 1909–1996
    13. 13. Frederick (Douglas) Gordon 1911–1985
    14. 14. Robbie (Iris) Gordon 1916–1987 m. Robert Jones 1915–1954 m. Lawrence (David) Norton 1903–1965 m. John (Clarence) Cook 1914–1991 m. Paul (Lawrence Dunbar) Norton 1903–1965
      1. 1. Lawrence (David) Norton 1947–2022
  2. 2. Ida Caruthers 1884–1930
  3. 3. Napoleon Shaw 1870–
  4. 4. Preston Shaw 1870–1947
  5. 5. Narsisa Morehead 1878–1966 m. William (Edward "Ed") Morehead 1877–1965
    1. 1. Mabel (Corrine) Morehead 1904–2006
    2. 2. William (Cleveland Morehead) Sr 1906–2001 m. Ella (Clyde) Morehead 1907–1991
      1. 1. Maxine (Elois Williams) Caldwell 1927–2005
      2. 2. William (Cleveland Morehead) Jr 1929–1990
      3. 3. Donald (Louis Morehead) Sr 1931–2008
      4. 4. Robert (Cecil) Morehead 1932–2009
      5. 5. Charles (Eugene) Morehead 1934–2012
      6. 6. Patricia (Ann) Wilkins 1936–2005
      7. 7. Janet (Lee) Balkmon 1943–2008
    3. 3. Adele (Caldwell) Morehead 1910–1985
    4. 4. Annie (B) Morehead 1912–
    5. 5. Michael (Edward) Morehead 1915–1999
  6. 6. Vandie Shaw 1878–1954
  7. 7. Edna Carothers 1898–
  8. 8. Samuel (L) Shaw 1867–1943
  9. 9. Jennie Shaw 1879–

Jennie Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1855
May 1855
Birth of Jennie Shaw in Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
1872
1872
Age 17
Jennie Shaw was married
None
1941
26 April 1941
Age 86
Death of Jennie Shaw in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1855
    Event Place: Calhoun, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1872

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1941
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas Jones Crossing, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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