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Joseph M. Shaw 1841 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1841

Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 9 December 1919

Death Location: Encanto, San Diego County, California, United States of America

Father: Alexander Shaw

Mother: Sarah Shaw

Spouse(s): Mary Rigg

Children(s): John Shaw

It was in 1841 that Joseph M. Shaw was born in Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America, a child of Alexander Shaw and Sarah Moneysmith Shaw. Joseph M. Shaw went on to marry Mary Ann Rigg and had children such as John Claude Shaw. Joseph M. Shaw was deceased by 1919 in Encanto, San Diego County, California, United States of America.

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Parents

Alexander Shaw
1805 – 1868
Birth Location: Preston, Virginia, USA
AS
Sarah Shaw
1807 – 1874
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Mary Rigg
1840 – 1898
Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
MR

Children(s)

John Shaw
1877 – 1943
Birth Location: Kingwood Township, Preston, West Virginia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 April 1841
    Event Place: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 December 1919
    Event Place: Encanto, San Diego County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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