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Nelson Brockway Shaw 1868–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1868

Birth Location: Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 28 February 1920

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Rev Shaw

Mother: Hellen Nichols

Spouse(s): Mildred Bancroft

Children(s): Chester Shaw, Jesse Shaw, Fredrick Shaw, Earl Shaw, Chester Shaw, Girl Shaw, Chester Shaw

Nelson Brockway Shaw was born in 1868 in Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Rev Franklin Brockway Shaw And Hellen Ellen Adaline Nichols. In 1880, Nelson Brockway Shaw resided in South Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA. Nelson Brockway Shaw married Mildred S L Bancroft, and had children including Chester Marvin Shaw, Chester Melvin Shaw, Chester Shaw, Earl Erwin Shaw, Fredrick Theodore Shaw, Girl Shaw, Jesse Nelson Shaw. Nelson Brockway Shaw passed away in 1920 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nelson Brockway Shaw was born in 1868 in Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of Rev Franklin Brockway Shaw And Hellen Ellen Adaline Nichols.
  • In 1880, Nelson Brockway Shaw resided in South Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA.
  • Nelson Brockway Shaw married Mildred S L Bancroft, and had children including Chester Marvin Shaw, Chester Melvin Shaw, Chester Shaw, Earl Erwin Shaw, Fredrick Theodore Shaw, Girl Shaw, Jesse Nelson Shaw.
  • Nelson Brockway Shaw passed away in 1920 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Shaw
1835–1904
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Hellen Nichols
1835–1902
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
HN

Spouses(s)

Mildred Bancroft
1886–1954
Birth Location: East Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
MB

Children(s)

Chester Shaw
1905–1951
Birth Location: East Jordan, Michigan, USA
CS
Jesse Shaw
1907–1976
Birth Location: East Jordon, Charlevoix County, MI
JS
Fredrick Shaw
1908–1949
Birth Location: East Jordon, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States
FS
Earl Shaw
1909–1977
Birth Location: East Jordon, Charlevoix County, MI
ES
Chester Shaw
1905–1951
Birth Location: East Jordon, Charlevoix County, MI
CS
Girl Shaw
1916–1916
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
GS
Chester Shaw
1905–1951
Birth Location: East Jordon, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States
CS

Nelson Shaw's Ancestors

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Nelson Shaw
1868–1920
Birth Place: Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Rev Franklin Brockway Shaw
1835–1904
New York, USA
Hellen ("Ellen" Adaline) Nichols
1835–1902
New York, United States of America
Grandparents
James SHAW
1795–1869
Inverness, Highland, Scotland
Nancy (Anna) McCall
1797–1847
Inverness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald Shaw
1752–1814
Anne Fraser
1758–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lachlan Shaw
1686–1777
Anne Baille
1700–1783

Nelson Shaw's Descendants

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Nelson (Brockway) Shaw (9 January 1868–28 February 1920) m. Mildred (S.(L.)) Bancroft (6 Jan 1886–16 Feb 1954)
  1. 1. Chester (Melvin) Shaw 1905–1951 m. Fern (A) Shaw 1906–1971 m. Fern (Augusta " Laverne" "Babe") SMITH 1905–1971
    1. 1. Nelson (Bernard) Shaw 1942–2012 m. Grace (Ellen) Mehay\Hadley 1947–2020
    2. 2. Lenore (E) Shaw 1926–2006 m. Clarence (James) Milton 1928–1992
    3. 3. Marilyn (R.) Fairlamb 1930–1991
    4. 4. Bertha (Mildred "Butsie") SHAW 1943–2007
    5. 5. Richard (Earl) Shaw 1932–2002
    6. 6. Lenore (Ellen) SHAW 1926–2006
    7. 7. Keith (Roland SHAW) Sr 1928–2008
    8. 8. Chester Shaw 1933–1933
  2. 2. Jesse (Nelson) Shaw 1907–1976
  3. 3. Fredrick (Theodore) Shaw 1908–1949
  4. 4. Earl (Erwin) Shaw 1909–1977
  5. 5. Chester (Marvin) Shaw 1905–1951
  6. 6. Girl Shaw 1916–1916
  7. 7. Chester Shaw 1905–1951

Nelson Shaw's Timeline

4 Records

1867
10 Jan 1867
Birth of Nelson Brockway Shaw in Allen, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
Allen, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
1868
9 January 1868
Birth of Nelson Brockway Shaw in Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 12
Nelson Brockway Shaw resided here in South Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
South Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
1920
28 February 1920
Age 52
Death of Nelson Brockway Shaw in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1867
    Event Place: Allen, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: South Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan; Roll: 576; Page: 28b; Enumeration District: 055
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1868
    Event Place: Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: South Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: South Arm, Charlevoix, Michigan; Roll: 576; Page: 28b; Enumeration District: 055

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1920
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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