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William Linn Shaw 1904 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1904

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 27 Oct 1970

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: Rev Shaw

Mother: Blanch Shaw

Spouse(s): Bertha Turner

Children(s): Geraldine Shaw

1904 marked the beginning of William Linn Shaw's life in Illinois, United States, to parents Rev William Frances Shaw and Blanch K Shaw. Eventually, William Linn Shaw married Bertha Irene Turner, and they welcomed Geraldine B. Shaw. William Linn Shaw passed in 1970 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Parents

Rev Shaw
1863 – 1932
Birth Location: Panola, Woodford, Illinois, USA
RS
Blanch Shaw
1870 – 1956
Birth Location: Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Turner
1904 – 1993
Birth Location: Paxton
BT

Children(s)

Geraldine Shaw
1935 –
Birth Location: Illinois
GS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Oct 1904
    Event Place: Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_336; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1506, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0365; FHL microfilm: 2340164, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_268; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1081; FHL microfilm: 1374281

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_268; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1081; FHL microfilm: 1374281

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_336; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1506

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0365; FHL microfilm: 2340164

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1970
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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