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Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw 1846–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 OCT 1846

Birth Location: Lowndes Co., GA

Death Date: 1 JAN 1916

Death Location: Jennings, FL

Father: Martin Jr.

Mother: Elizabeth Mathis

Spouse(s): Nancy Parrish

Children(s): Molcy Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, John Shaw, James Shaw, Carrie Shaw, Jessie Shaw, Sylvanus Shaw, Robert Shaw, Rachel Shaw

Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw was born in 1846 in Lowndes Co., GA, the child of Martin Luther Shaw Jr And Elizabeth Mathis. Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw married Nancy Elizabeth Parrish, and had children including Carrie Columbia Shaw, Elizabeth Valula Shaw, Infant Shaw, James Mctyre Shaw, Jessie Martin Shaw, John Morgan Shaw, Molcy Virginia Mollie Shaw, Rachel Naomi Shaw, Robert Toombs Shaw, Rosa Alice Shaw, Sylvanus Garfield Shaw. Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw passed away in 1916 in Jennings, FL.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw was born in 1846 in Lowndes Co., GA, the child of Martin Luther Shaw Jr And Elizabeth Mathis.
  • Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw married Nancy Elizabeth Parrish, and had children including Carrie Columbia Shaw, Elizabeth Valula Shaw, Infant Shaw, James Mctyre Shaw, Jessie Martin Shaw, John Morgan Shaw, Molcy Virginia Mollie Shaw, Rachel Naomi Shaw, Robert Toombs Shaw, Rosa Alice Shaw, Sylvanus Garfield Shaw.
  • Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw passed away in 1916 in Jennings, FL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Jr.
1803–1876
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Mathis
1816–1862
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Parrish
1848–1924
Birth Location: Lowndes Co., GA
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Children(s)

Molcy Shaw
1873–1941
Birth Location: Berrien Co., GA
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Elizabeth Shaw
1867–1959
Birth Location: Berrien Co., GA
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John Shaw
1869–1938
Birth Location: Berrien Co., GA
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James Shaw
1871–1895
Birth Location: –
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Carrie Shaw
1874–1946
Birth Location: –
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Jessie Shaw
1876–
Birth Location: –
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Sylvanus Shaw
1881–1930
Birth Location: –
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Robert Shaw
1885–1956
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Shaw
1888–1970
Birth Location: –
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Sylvanus Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Shaw
1846–1916
Birth Place: Lowndes Co., GA
Parents
Martin Luther Shaw Jr.
1803–1876
Elizabeth Mathis
1816–1862
Grandparents
James (Washington Mathis,) Sr.
1786–1859
Duplin (Sampson) County, North Carolina
Rhoda Monk
1792–1863
Great-Grandparents
Rice Mathis
1744–1792
Civility Goff
1766–1820
William Monk
1760–1825
Jerushia Parrish
1773–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sr.
1719–1783
Mary Price
1725–1813
John Jr.
1717–1809
Civil (Mathis)
1725–1789
Menan Sr.
1731–1808
Henry Sr.
1740–1800
Margaret Oden
1745–1788

Sylvanus Shaw's Descendants

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Sylvanus (DeKalb) Shaw (10 OCT 1846–1 JAN 1916) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Parrish (17 MAY 1848–3 JAN 1924)
  1. 1. Molcy (Virginia (Mollie)) Shaw 1873–1941
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Valula) Shaw 1867–1959
  3. 3. John (Morgan) Shaw 1869–1938
  4. 4. James (McTyre) Shaw 1871–1895
  5. 5. Carrie (Columbia) Shaw 1874–1946
  6. 6. Jessie (Martin) Shaw 1876–
  7. 7. Sylvanus (Garfield) Shaw 1881–1930
  8. 8. Robert (Toombs) Shaw 1885–1956
  9. 9. Rachel (Naomi) Shaw 1888–1970

Sylvanus Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1846
10 OCT 1846
Birth of Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw in Lowndes Co., GA
Lowndes Co., GA
1916
1 JAN 1916
Age 70
Death of Sylvanus DeKalb Shaw in Jennings, FL
Jennings, FL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethel Cemetery, Sasser Landing, Hamilton, FL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1846
    Event Place: Lowndes Co., GA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1916
    Event Place: Jennings, FL

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
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