Obituaries: David Lee Shaw, 1925, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 10, 1925 Winn Parish Enterprise

Pioneer Winn Citizen Dead

David Lee Shaw died Friday morning at 6 o'clock at the home of his son, F. L.
Shaw, here.  He was one of the early pioneers of this parish, coming here from
Coosa County, Alabama, when he was 13 years old.  As a young man he played a
conspicuous part in the history of Grand and Winn Parishes.  During the trying
days of reconstruction and carpetbag rule Mr. Shaw helped to reclaim the state
government from the carpetbaggers, renegades and ignorant negroes.  He was one
of the few survivors of the famous Colfax riots.  Also, it is claimed that Mr.
Shaw was the last surviving member of the citizens' committee that rounded up
the bandit West Clan that terrorized central Louisiana during the early
seventies, and summarily executed the entire West outfit near the present town
of Atlanta.

Mr. Shaw was 78 years old.  He leaves his widow and seven children: Frank L.
Shaw and C. E. Shaw, leading merchants of Winnfield; H. J. and J. A. Shaw,
also of Winnfield; J. H. Shaw, Shreveport, and two daughters, Mrs. R. E.
Grigsby and Miss Pearl Shaw, of Alexandria.  Funeral services were held at the
First Methodist Church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Caraway, pastor,
and Rev. Stokes of the Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery.