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John Claude Shaw 1877 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1877

Birth Location: Kingwood Township, Preston, West Virginia

Death Date: 7 Apr 1943

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Father: Joseph Shaw

Mother: Mary Rigg

Spouse(s): Emma Selway

Children(s): Marian Shaw, John Shaw

It was in 1877 that John Claude Shaw Sr was born in Kingwood Township, Preston, West Virginia, a child of Joseph M. Shaw and Mary Ann Rigg. John Claude Shaw Sr went on to marry Emma Mae Selway and had children such as Marian Elizabeth Shaw and John Claude Shaw. John Claude Shaw Sr was deceased by 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

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Parents

Joseph Shaw
1841 – 1919
Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Mary Rigg
1840 – 1898
Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Emma Selway
1880 – 1955
Birth Location: England or Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
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Children(s)

Marian Shaw
1906 – 1996
Birth Location: Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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John Shaw
1912 – 1996
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Kingwood Township, Preston, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_130; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 239

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Coronado, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coronado, San Diego, California; Roll: T625_130; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 239

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Apr 1943
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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