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SHAW

    In the land lottery of 1827, Joseph Shaw a native of Vermont, was living in
Bibb Co. Ga., and had two draws (indicating he was a soldier in one of previous
wars) one lot being in original Lee (from which Sumter, Stewart and several
other counties were formed) and one in original Muscogee.

    He married Lucy Rogers of Twiggs Co. Ga., ad moved to Sumter Go.: then to
Stewart Co. where his son David was born and reared. There were several other
children, among them Ann who married first Chas. R. King, and second Ben
Patterson; another daughter was Hester who married first _____ Fincher and had
one son Joseph Shaw Fincher; she m. 2nd R. G. Patterson (ch. named in Patterson
gen.); another daughter Joanna married 1st. Jas. Carswell; m. 2nd Mr. Peed; m.
3rd Jas. Webb.

    David Joseph Shaw m. Margaret, dau. of Dr. Wardlaw and lived near Cusseta
where his family was reared. They moved to Columbus in 1886.

    Ch. of D. J. and Margaret Wardlaw Shaw; Eleanor (Mrs. W. J. Matthews of
Moultrie. d. 1932), Belle (Mrs. Tom Andrews of Columbus), Clinton (dec'd)
Clifford (dec'd) Margaret (Mrs. Say nor of Tallahassee, Fla., and Ernest.

    After the death of his first wife, Joseph Shaw of Stewart Co. married again
and moved to Harris Co. where he left sons. He was a mechanical genius and was
said to have spent a fortune just to show that he could run the complicated
machinery of his mill with a wheel no larger than his hat. 


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From:

HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
By N. K. Rogers

Dedicated to

KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C.

and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers.

Copyright 1933

by N. K. ROGERS

PRINTED   BY
COLUMBUS  OFFICE  SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA.

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