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William Riley Shaw 1859 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1859

Birth Location: , Schuyler, IL, USA*

Death Date: 05 Jun 1926*

Death Location: Oshkosh, Garden, NE, USA*

Father: James Shaw

Mother: Lurana Woodruff

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Riley Shaw was born in 1859 in , Schuyler, IL, USA*, the child of James T. Shaw and Lurana Woodruff. William Riley Shaw passed away in 1926 in Oshkosh, Garden, NE, USA*.

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Biography

  • William Riley Shaw was born in 1859 in , Schuyler, IL, USA*, the child of James T. Shaw and Lurana Woodruff.
  • William Riley Shaw passed away in 1926 in Oshkosh, Garden, NE, USA*.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shaw
1832 – 1894
Birth Location: Fulton County, Illinois
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Lurana Woodruff
1834 – 1913
Birth Location: , Brown, OH, USA*
LW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shaw's Ancestors

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William Shaw
1859 – 1926
Birth Place: , Schuyler, IL, USA*
Parents
James T. Shaw
1832 – 1894
Fulton County, Illinois
Lurana Woodruff
1834 – 1913
, Brown, OH, USA*
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1859
1859
Birth of William Riley Shaw in , Schuyler, IL, USA*
, Schuyler, IL, USA*
1926
05 Jun 1926*
Age 67
Death of William Riley Shaw in Oshkosh, Garden, NE, USA*
Oshkosh, Garden, NE, USA*

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: , Schuyler, IL, USA*

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1926*
    Event Place: Oshkosh, Garden, NE, USA*
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