Osage County KS Archives Obituaries.....Shaw, Bertha Griffith May 4, 1947 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 April 25, 2020, 8:27 am Herald and News (Klamath Falls, OR) Mon May 5, 1947 pg 6 PORTLAND, May 5 (AP)-- a hit-run automobile struck down two Portland women at an East Side intersection last night, fatally injuring one. The death victim was Mrs Bertha Shaw, 61. It was the city's 24th traffic fatality of the year. Her companion, Mrs Charles H. Griffith, suffered a broken leg. Oregonian Mon May 05, 1947 pg 1 Hit-Run Auto Kills Woman Mrs. Bertha Shaw, 61, of 233 S. E. 26th avenue, was injured fatally Sunday night when she and a companion were struck by a hit-run car at S. E. 26th avenue and Division street, according to police. Mrs. Charles H. Griffith, same address, told officers she and Mrs. Shaw stopped in the middle of the street to let traffic pass and "I don't remember anymore." She said she was assisting Mrs. Shaw who was a deaf mute. Mrs. Griffith was treated at Portland General hospital for a fractured leg. The fatality was Portland's 24th from traffic this year, compared to 19 for the same period a year ago. Additional Comments: Oregonian Tue May 13, 1947 pg 20 SHAW-May 4 Bertha Griffith, late of 2334 NE 26th. Private funeral services will be held Tuesday, 10 AM, in the Drawing Room Chapel of the Colonial Mortuary of Holman & Lutz, NE 14th and Sandy. Committal private. 1940 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon Laura P Griffith 57 head OR Bertha G Shaw 60 lodger KS widow Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008 Name: Joseph Burton Shaw Death Date: 7 Nov 1930 Death Place: Portland Certificate: 3148 1930 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, Bert J Shaw 61 PA PA NY married 32 years steam railroad Bertha Shaw 52 KS Wales Wales married 16 yrs 1920 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon B Joseph Shaw 49 PA NY PA clerk G Bertha Shaw 39 KS Wales Wales 1910 Portland Ward 10, Multnomah, Oregon J B Shaw 39 PA PA PA clerk rail road Bertha Shaw 30 KS Wales Wales married 6 years no children Oregon Journal Sat Jan 16, 1904 pg 14 Joseph B. Shaw and Bertha Griffiths were married on Thursday, January 14, at 5 p.m., at the manse of the Calvary Presbyterian church. Rev. William S. Gilbert officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw will live at 286 Holladay avenue. Multnomah County, Oregon Marriage Index, 1855-1919 Name: Joseph B Shaw Marriage Year: 1904 Marriage Place: Multnomah, Oregon, USA Spouse: Bertha Griffiths Volume: 16 Page: 183 The Scranton Gazettte Fri Mar 24, 1893 pg 8 Misses Katie Mullen and Bertha Griffiths of Scranton, visited Belltown Monday. 1880 Scranton, Osage, Kansas David Griffith 32 Wales Wales Wales coal miner Mary Griffith 30 Wales Wales Wales d & b 1883 Scranton, Osage, KS Evan Griffith 13 OH Wales Wales coal miner Thomas Griffith 7 OH Wales Wales Griffith Griffith 6 OH Wales Wales Bertha Griffith 2 KS Wales Wales submitter is not related and has no further information File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/osage/obits/s/shaw93nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ksfiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb