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William Griffin Shaw 1836–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 August 1836

Birth Location: Silverwood, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 12 August 1909

Death Location: Agra, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Freeman Shaw

Mother: Abigail Keever

Spouse(s): Lydia Shaw, Lydia Wilson

Children(s): Walter Shaw, Lydia Shaw, Clyde Shaw, Alpha Shuey, Abby Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Arthur Shaw, Willie Shaw, Althea Shaw, Alpha Shaw, Abbie Shaw

William Griffin Shaw was born in 1836 in Silverwood, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Freeman Shaw And Abigail Keever. In 1840, William Griffin Shaw resided in Louisa, Iowa Territory, USA. William Griffin Shaw married Lydia Jane Wilson, Lydia M Shaw, and had children including Abbie Shaw, Abby Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Alpha L Shaw Shuey, Alpha Shaw, Althea Shaw, Arthur Shaw, Clyde Shaw, Lydia Lilly Francis Shaw, Walter Griffin Shaw, Willie Shaw. William Griffin Shaw passed away in 1909 in Agra, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Griffin Shaw was born in 1836 in Silverwood, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Freeman Shaw And Abigail Keever.
  • In 1840, William Griffin Shaw resided in Louisa, Iowa Territory, USA.
  • William Griffin Shaw married Lydia Jane Wilson, Lydia M Shaw, and had children including Abbie Shaw, Abby Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Alpha L Shaw Shuey, Alpha Shaw, Althea Shaw, Arthur Shaw, Clyde Shaw, Lydia Lilly Francis Shaw, Walter Griffin Shaw, Willie Shaw.
  • William Griffin Shaw passed away in 1909 in Agra, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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William Shaw's Ancestors

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William Shaw
1836–1909
Birth Place: Silverwood, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Freeman Shaw
1811–1854
Ohio, United States
Abigail Keever
1817–1909
Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shaw's Descendants

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William (Griffin) Shaw (5 August 1836–12 August 1909) m. Lydia (M) Shaw (8 May 1846–12 June 1898) m. Lydia (Jane) Wilson (14 Oct 1838–17 Dec 1968)
  1. 1. Walter (Griffin) Shaw 1874–1931 m. Cora (Alice) Shaw 1882–1919
    1. 1. Kenneth (Griffin) Shaw 1913–1988 m. Opal (Lee) Shaw 1916–2010
      1. 1. Delbert (Ray) Shaw 1934–2008
  2. 2. Lydia (( Lilly) Francis) Shaw 1868–1906
  3. 3. Clyde Shaw 1862–1864
  4. 4. Alpha (L Shaw) Shuey 1864–1960
  5. 5. Abby Shaw 1866–
  6. 6. Abigail Shaw 1866–1941
  7. 7. Arthur Shaw 1876–1946
  8. 8. Willie Shaw 1873–1874
  9. 9. Althea Shaw 1877–1879
  10. 10. Alpha Shaw 1864–1960
  11. 11. Abbie Shaw 1867–1941

William Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1836
5 August 1836
Birth of William Griffin Shaw in Silverwood, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
Silverwood, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
1840
1840
Age 4
William Griffin Shaw resided here in Louisa, Iowa Territory, USA
Louisa, Iowa Territory, USA
1909
12 August 1909
Age 73
Death of William Griffin Shaw in Shamrock, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Shamrock, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1836
    Event Place: Silverwood, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Louisa, Iowa Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Louisa, Iowa Territory; Page: 225; Family History Library Film: 0007790

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1909
    Event Place: Shamrock, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Agra, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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