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William Linn Shaw 1904 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1904

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: Oct 1970

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: William Shaw

Mother: Blanch Kelso

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The story of William Linn Shaw began in 1904 in Illinois, United States. In 1930, William Linn Shaw resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. 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 1930, William Linn Shaw resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • William Linn Shaw passed away in 1970 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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William Shaw's Ancestors

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William Shaw
1904 – 1970
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
William Francis Shaw
1863 – 1932
Panola, Woodford, Illinois
Blanch Kelso
1870 – 1956
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William (Linn) KELSO
1847 – 1912
Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Thompson
1847 – 1876
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1904
20 Oct 1904
Birth of William Linn Shaw in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1930
1930
Age 26
William Linn Shaw resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1970
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: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 429; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0365; FHL microfilm: 2340164

    Genealogy Event 2
    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; Roll: 429; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0365; FHL microfilm: 2340164

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1970
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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