Henry N. SHAW Family

Henry N. SHAW was born in May 1792. He was the 4th child, 3rd son, of Rev. William & Charlotte (TRIMBLE) SHAW. He married Sidney THOMPSON. They had 15 children.

1. Elizabeth N. SHAW, born 1817, married William NEFF
2. Joseph SHAW, born 1818, married Highly DUCKWORTH, died 1860
3. Jane B. SHAW, born 1820, married John J. BARNES, died 1844
4. Louisa SHAW, born 1821, married Jacob HUMBERSON, died 1903
5. John SHAW, born 1822, married Nancy C. MICHAELS, died 1905
6. Charlotte SHAW, born 1824, married Norman JACOBS, died 1869
7. Harriet SHAW, born 1825, died 1827
8. Thompson SHAW, born 1827, married Louisa FAZENBAKER, died 1878
9. William SHAW, born 1829, married 1st Hester AYERS in 1853, 2nd Helen M. in 1896, died 1915
10. Martha SHAW, born 1831, married Nimrod TROLLINGER, died 1895
11. Mary C. SHAW, born 1833, married Andrew "Jack" MICHAEL
12. Highly SHAW, born 1835, married Ezra KOONTZ, died 1905
13. Sidney SHAW, born 1837, married Isaac WALTER, died 1917
14. Sarah SHAW, born 1839, married Benjamin F. SWINDLER
15. Elmira SHAW, born 1841, married Joseph W. RICE or ROYCE

Morrison Cemetery, Reynolds, Allegany County, Maryland

Henry and Sidney (THOMPSON) SHAW lost their baby daughter, Harriet SHAW, when she was aged 1 year 4 months 28 days. She was born 17 Dec 1825, and she died 13 May 1827. (Their other children lived to adulthood.) Harriet was buried in Morrison Cemetery, Reynolds, Allegany County, outside the cement border around her grandparents, Rev. William & Charlotte SHAW, and some children of William SHAW, Jr. & Patsy. The photo was taken in 1997. Harriet's stone was facing toward the stones of her grandparents. The tree in the background was steadily pushing Harriet's stone forward. Imagine the tree's size in 1827. During cemetery restoration, Harriet's stone was removed from beneath the tree and set near her gandparents.

Jane B. SHAW and John J. BARNES obtained a marriage license on 03 Sep 1843. Whether they ever actually married is not entirely clear. If they married, Jane's early death, 15 Jun 1844, was about 9 months after the marriage, which suggests that she could have died in childbirth. She was aged 24 years, 3 months, 19 days. Jane's burial plot, also in Morrison Cemetery, has no border and her stone faces in the opposite direction of all the other Shaw stones in the vicinity.

(John J. BARNES married Nancy B. SHAW, per license 18 June 1846. Nancy's mother could have been the daughter of one of Rev. William SHAW, Sr.'s sons, George, John, or Joseph.)

Charlotte (SHAW) JACOBS was born April 30, 1824. She married Norman JACOBS. Charlotte died 02 Oct 1869, aged 45 years 5 months 2 days. She was buried close to her sisters in Morrison Cemetery. Her plot is enclosed on three sides with iron fencing. Only the entrance way, where a gate may have been at one time, is opened. Charlotte's stone could not be found in 1990 when the Genealogical Society inventoried the cemetery. At that time the cemetery was in such bad condition, that many stones were buried under years of growth, or broken and scattered around the cemetery. Those restoring the cemetery located many lost stones and repaired and reset many of the broken stones.

Harriet SHAW
Born 17 Dec 1825
Died 13 May 1827

Jane B. (SHAW) BARNES
Died 15 Jun 1844
Aged 24y 3m 19d

Charlotte (SHAW) JACOBS

Evansville Cemetery, Evansville, Preston County, West Virginia

Henry SHAW died 10th or 16th of Apr 1862, aged 70 years 1 month 6 days. His wife, Sidney (THOMPSON) SHAW, died 28 Mar 1869, aged 69 years 1 month 13 days. They were buried in Evansville Cemetery, Evansville, Preston County, West Virginia.

Henry N. SHAW
Died 10 Apr 1862
Aged 70y 1m 6d

Sidney SHAW
Wife of Henry N.
Died 28 Mar 1869
Aged 69y 1m 13d

William SHAW
07 Oct 1829
27 Jan 1915

Hester SHAW, wife of Wm.
Born 28 Aug 1832
Died 05 Apr 1892
Aged 59y 8m 7d

Isaac WALTER
Born 28 Feb 1833
Died 10 Jan 1903

Sidney WALTER
Born 13 Mar 1837
Died 23 Feb 1917

Joseph SHAW Family

Joseph SHAW, Sr., the first born son of Henry & Sydney, was also the first pioneer in the family. He married Highly DUCKWORTH in 1839, and shortly thereafter, he moved to the farm community of Beacon, Iowa. There he raised his family.

Joseph SHAW, Jr., was born in May of 1860, nearly four months after his father died. He married Ada EVANS (born 24 Oct 1860 - died 21 Apr 1934). It is believed that Joseph, Jr., replaced his father's original headstone, either at the time of his mother's death in 1900, or when his wife died in 1934.

Diane STULTZ, a direct descendent of Joseph & Highly SHAW, provided photos and info.

Highly (DUCKWORTH) SHAW
Sheltered and safe from sorrow.

Joseph SHAW, Sr.
I took the Bible for my guide.

John SHAW
Born 13 Dec 1822 - Died 25 Mar 1905
Son of Henry N. & Sidney (THOMPSON) SHAW

John SHAW married Nancy C. MICHAEL
28 Oct 1847

This marriage record was found laying in the back of a drawer in the Presbyterian Church in Barton. Ruth SHAW of Frostburg has the document.

Nancy C. (MICHAEL) SHAW
Born Aug 1828 - Died 09 Nov 1907
Daughter of George & Catherine (BROADWATER) MICHAEL

The stone in the background to the right of this Shaw marker is that of Mattie SHAW, granddaughter of John & Nancy, daughter of James P. and Johanna (CREUTZBURG) SHAW.

Obituary - John SHAW

Cumberland Times

SHAW 27 Mar 1905 Mr. John C. Shaw, an aged and respected citizen of Peakell Hill near Barton, died at his home on Thursday (25 Mar) evening of a complication of diseases. The deceased was about 85 years old. He leaves a wife, 8 sons, and 3 daughters. The funeral takes place on Sunday from the home with interment in the IOOF cemetery.

Last Will & Testament

Obituary - Nancy SHAW

Cumberland Times

SHAW 09 Nov 1907 Mrs. John Shaw, relict of the late John Shaw, died at 1 o'clock this morning at her residence at Laurel Hill near Moscow, this county, aged 79 years and 3 months. Mrs. Shaw was the daughter of the late George Michael of Garrett Co. and is survived by 11 children, 8 sons and 3 daughters, all of whom were at her bedside at the hour of dissolution. Funeral is Monday at 1 o'clock from the residence.

Thompson SHAW was the third son of John & Nancy SHAW. Like his father and brothers, Thompson was a farmer. He and his wife, Louisa (FAZENBAKER) SHAW, moved to West Virginia, possibly in Preston County, where his father and brother settled. After the Civil War, Thompson and Louisa traveled west to Iowa, to where his older brother, Joseph SHAW, settled. After a short stay in Beacon, Mahaska County, Thompson and Louisa ultimately settled their family in Taintor.

Thompson SHAW died 17 Sep 1878, aged 50 years 11 months ?days. Louisa SHAW died 27 Jan 1905, aged 73 years, 18 days. They were buried in Baldwin Cemetery, Mahaska County, Iowa. They share a single large stone with "Shaw" engraved at the base and "Father and Mother" on the front of the stone. On either side of their large stone are smaller markers for Thompson & Louise. Thompson's small stone has a GAR (1861-1865) Star behind it.

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