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Walter M Shaw 1888 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 June 1888

Birth Location: Princess Anne, Virginia

Death Date: 25 February 1916

Death Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut

Father: Christopher Shaw

Mother: Ellen Shaw

Spouse(s): Sallie Egas

Children(s): Margaret Jones

In 1888, Walter M Shaw entered the world in Princess Anne, Virginia, born to Christopher Shaw and Ellen Shaw. Years later, Walter M Shaw married Sallie Elizabeth Egas, and the couple became parents to Margaret Ellen Shaw Jones. Walter M Shaw died in 1916 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

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WS

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Parents

Christopher Shaw
1857 –
Birth Location: Canada
CS
Ellen Shaw
1862 –
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
ES

Spouses(s)

Sallie Egas
1889 – 1970
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina
SE

Children(s)

Margaret Jones
1908 – 1995
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia
MJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 June 1888
    Event Place: Princess Anne, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Princess Anne County, Virginia Births, 1881-96, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Norfolk Ward 3, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 February 1916
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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