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MOSES ELKANAH SHAW 1871–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1871

Birth Location: Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica

Death Date: 11 Jan 1959

Death Location: Green Island, Hanover, Jamaica

Father: AMELIA JOHNSON

Mother: William Shaw

Spouse(s): Rose Vassell

Children(s): Esmeralda Shaw, CINDERELLA SHAW, ARTHUR SHAW, FELIX SHAW, CATHERINE SHAW, ARAMINTA SHAW

The story of MOSES ELKANAH SHAW began in 1871 in Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica. MOSES ELKANAH SHAW married Rose Vassell, and had children including Araminta Shaw, Arthur Leonard Shaw, Catherine Aurora Agatha Shaw, Cinderella Shaw, Esmeralda Emmeleta Shaw, Felix Elkanah Shaw. MOSES ELKANAH SHAW passed away in 1959 in Green Island, Hanover, Jamaica.

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Biography

  • The story of MOSES ELKANAH SHAW began in 1871 in Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica.
  • MOSES ELKANAH SHAW married Rose Vassell, and had children including Araminta Shaw, Arthur Leonard Shaw, Catherine Aurora Agatha Shaw, Cinderella Shaw, Esmeralda Emmeleta Shaw, Felix Elkanah Shaw.
  • MOSES ELKANAH SHAW passed away in 1959 in Green Island, Hanover, Jamaica.

Immediate Family

Parents

AMELIA JOHNSON
1846–1891
Birth Location: Hanover Jamaica
AJ
William Shaw
1842–1914
Birth Location: Roaring River, Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaican
WS

Spouses(s)

Rose Vassell
1876–1956
Birth Location: HANOVER
RV

Children(s)

Esmeralda Shaw
1899–1997
Birth Location: Hanover, Jamaica
ES
CINDERELLA SHAW
1897–
Birth Location: Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica
CS
ARTHUR SHAW
1901–1908
Birth Location: Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica
AS
FELIX SHAW
1910–1987
Birth Location: Church Hill. Hanover, Jamaica
FS
CATHERINE SHAW
1913–1961
Birth Location: Church Hill, Hanover, Jamaica
CS
ARAMINTA SHAW
1905–
Birth Location: Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica
AS

MOSES SHAW's Ancestors

Self
MOSES SHAW
1871–1959
Birth Place: Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica
Parents
AMELIA JOHNSON
1846–1891
Hanover Jamaica
William (Augustus) Shaw
1842–1914
Roaring River, Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaican
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MOSES SHAW's Descendants

1.
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MOSES (ELKANAH) SHAW (25 Jul 1871–11 Jan 1959) m. Rose Vassell (1876–4 Nov 1956)
  1. 1. Esmeralda (Emmeleta) Shaw 1899–1997 m. Rufus (Soloman ( Campbell)) SMITH 1898–1991
    1. 1. Vera (Letitia) Smith 1929–2015 m. Thomas (Duncan) Lewin 1928–2007
      1. 1. Elvis –2015
    2. 2. Hewitt (Hezron) SMITH 1938–2020
    3. 3. Edna SMITH 1935–2016
    4. 4. Elgla SMITH 1931–1934
    5. 5. Vashti (Philippa) SMITH 1925–1926
    6. 6. Evelyn (Aurora) SMITH 1923–2021
    7. 7. Robert (Joshua) Smith 1926–1999
  2. 2. CINDERELLA SHAW 1897–
  3. 3. ARTHUR (LEONARD) SHAW 1901–1908
  4. 4. FELIX (ELKANAH) SHAW 1910–1987
  5. 5. CATHERINE (AURORA AGATHA) SHAW 1913–1961
  6. 6. ARAMINTA SHAW 1905–

MOSES SHAW's Timeline

2 Records

1871
25 Jul 1871
Birth of MOSES ELKANAH SHAW in Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica
Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica
1959
11 Jan 1959
Age 88
Death of MOSES ELKANAH SHAW in Green Island, Hanover, Jamaica
Green Island, Hanover, Jamaica

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1871
    Event Place: Logwood, Hanover, Jamaica

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Green Island, Hanover, Jamaica
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