Obit of Shaw, Matthew Hamilton - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 26 Dec 2010 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Eller Flat Cemetery--Gem TX Surnames: Shaw, Ownbey Riley, Ficke Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/9376/mb.ashx Funeral services for Matthews Hamilton Shaw, 75, who died Thursday, October 3, 1946, at his home near Reydon, were held Saturday at Durham, Oklahoma. Burial was in the Eller Flat Cemetery near Gem, Texas. Mr. Shaw was born May 18, 1872 at Bedalia, Benton County, Missouri. His parents moved to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma when he was a small boy. He moved to his present home in April, 1892, where he spent the remaining years of his life. Matt Shaw was married December 24, 1902 to Nancy Carolina Ownbey. To this union were born four children: Milford, who lives at home, Carl, Durham, Oklahoma; Teresa, Amarillo; and Thoral of Sand Lake, Michigan. Mr. Shaw was a member of the Church of Christ of Durham, Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife, four children, five grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Annie Riley, Canadian, Texas, and Mrs. Luella Ficke, Amarillo, Texas. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 17-Oct-1946 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html