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Margaret Holcomb Shaw 1822–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1822

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1865

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Mathew Holcomb

Mother: Julia Richardson

Spouse(s): Benjamin Shaw

Children(s): Jonathan Shaw, Mary Powell, George Shaw, Benjamin Shaw

Margaret Holcomb Shaw / was born in 1822 in Indiana, USA, the child of Mathew H Holcomb And Julia Coy Richardson. In 1850, Margaret Holcomb Shaw resided in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA. In 1860, Margaret Holcomb Shaw resided in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA. Margaret Holcomb Shaw married Benjamin Trembly Shaw, and had children including Benjamin Spurlock Shaw, George Matthew Shaw, Jonathan A Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw Starbuck Powell. Margaret Holcomb Shaw / passed away in 1865 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Holcomb Shaw // was born in 1822 in Indiana, USA, the child of Mathew H Holcomb And Julia Coy Richardson.
  • In 1850, Margaret Holcomb Shaw // resided in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaret Holcomb Shaw // resided in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • Margaret Holcomb Shaw // married Benjamin Trembly Shaw, and had children including Benjamin Spurlock Shaw, George Matthew Shaw, Jonathan A Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw Starbuck Powell.
  • Margaret Holcomb Shaw // passed away in 1865 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Shaw's Ancestors

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Margaret Shaw
1822–1865
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
Mathew H Holcomb
1787–1867
North Carolina, USA
Julia (Coy) Richardson
1818–1860
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Ariel (Roya) Coy
1784–1824
Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
Ruth (Shaw) Coy
1788–1869
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Franklin Coy
1760–1854
Meranda Coy
1760–1845
Jonathan II
1759–1836
Rachel Shaw
1758–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan I
1730–1790
Sarah Shaw
1731–1811

Margaret Shaw's Descendants

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Margaret (Holcomb) Shaw (1 Oct 1822–22 Dec 1865) m. Benjamin (Trembly) Shaw (9 Feb 1812–10 Oct 1905)
  1. 1. Jonathan (A) Shaw 1850–1915 m. Celicia (Ann Powell) Shaw 1853–1913
    1. 1. Herbert (Trembly) Shaw 1873–1949 m. Ona (Marretta Ellis) Shaw 1882–1958
      1. 1. Elbert (E.) Shaw 1903–1984 m. Gladys (Ethelyn Kelsey) Shaw 1905–2007
        1. 1. Jeannette (Marie Shaw) Serpa 1940–2006
      2. 2. Anna (Jane Shaw) Lawrence 1905–1976 m. Otto Lawrence 1897–1988
        1. 1. Robert (Edward) Lawrence 1939–1986
      3. 3. Mary (Eliza Shaw) Wilson 1912–1995 m. Russell Wilson 1909–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann Shaw Starbuck) Powell 1845–1912 m. Abram (B) Starbuck 1833–1866 m. Samuel (Eber) Powell 1850–1892
    1. 1. Lydia (Jane Starbuck) Lamm 1863–1940
    2. 2. Ulysses (Grant) Starbuck 1866–1945
    3. 3. Charlie (F) Starbuck –1863
    4. 4. Flora (Evelyn “Flo” Powell) Miller 1870–1950
    5. 5. Benjamin (William) Powell 1872–1944
    6. 6. Samuel (E.) Powell 1880–1965
    7. 7. Mary (Albina Powell) Keim 1882–1978
    8. 8. James (F.) Powell 1875–
  3. 3. George (Matthew) Shaw 1853–1931
  4. 4. Benjamin (Spurlock) Shaw 1856–1940

Margaret Shaw's Timeline

4 Records

1822
1 Oct 1822
Birth of Margaret Holcomb Shaw // in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 28
Margaret Holcomb Shaw // resided here in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
Margaret Holcomb Shaw // resided here in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1865
22 Dec 1865
Age 43
Death of Margaret Holcomb Shaw //
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1822
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 803304
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 178; Page: 348a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 178; Page: 348a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 803304

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1865
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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