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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

The story of William Linn Shaw began in 1904 in Illinois, United States. In 1910, William Linn Shaw resided in Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1920, William Linn Shaw resided in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. William Linn Shaw married Bertha Irene Turner, and had children including Geraldine B. Shaw. William Linn Shaw passed away in 1970 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Linn Shaw began in 1904 in Illinois, United States.
  • In 1910, William Linn Shaw resided in Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, William Linn Shaw resided in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • William Linn Shaw married Bertha Irene Turner, and had children including Geraldine B. Shaw.
  • William Linn Shaw passed away in 1970 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Bertha Turner
1904 – 1993
Birth Location: Paxton
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Children(s)

Geraldine Shaw
1935 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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William Shaw's Ancestors

Self
William Shaw
1904 – 1970
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
Rev William Frances Shaw
1863 – 1932
Panola, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Blanch (K) Shaw
1870 – 1956
Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Oliver (Perry) Shaw
1820 – 1906
El Paso, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Celinda (G) Briggs
1820 – 1890
Berkshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts or New York
William (Linn) KELSO
1849 – 1912
Pennsylvania, United States
Martha (A) Thompson
1847 – 1876
Middlesex, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Shaw
1787 – 1840
Sarah Niles
1783 – 1859
Francis Briggs
1783 – 1844
Betsey Hakes
1787 – 1867
James Kelso
1822 – 1863
Elizabeth Linn
1826 – 1884
Wm Thompson
Elizabeth Jacob
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Shaw
1750 – 1820
Susannah Remington
1749 – 1797
Alexander Kelso
1794 – 1853
Mary (Kelso)
1795 – 1866
William Linn
1787 – 1873
Mary Galbraith
1796 – 1867

William Shaw's Descendants

1.
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William (Linn) Shaw (20 Oct 1904 – 27 Oct 1970) m. Bertha (Irene) Turner (21 Jul 1904 – 15 Dec 1993)
  1. 1. Geraldine (B.) Shaw (18 Jan 1935 – )

William Shaw's Timeline

5 Records

1904
20 Oct 1904
Birth of William Linn Shaw in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1910
1910
Age 6
William Linn Shaw resided here in Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
William Linn Shaw resided here in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
William Linn Shaw resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1970
27 Oct 1970
Age 66
Death of William Linn Shaw in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1904
    Event Place: Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_336; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1506
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0365; FHL microfilm: 2340164
    [3] 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 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 27 Oct 1970
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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