BIO: A. B. SHAW, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 339-340
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  A. B. SHAW, vice president of the County National Bank and one of its board of 
directors, is a member of one of Clearfield County's old and honorable families.  
He was born in Clearfield County, Pa., November 12, 1830, and is a son of 
Richard and Mary (Irwin) Shaw.
  Richard Shaw was long a prominent citizen of Lawrence Township, Clearfield 
County, serving with honor in a number of public capacities, at times being a 
justice of the peace, and also associate judge.  He was a native of Ireland, 
born in County Derry in 1792, one of seven children, and his parents were 
Archibald and Mary Shaw.  Richard Shaw was young when his parents emigrated to 
America, settling first in Chester County, Pa., moving later to Mifflin County 
and in 1810, to Clearfield County.  In 1816, Richard Shaw was married to Mary 
Irwin, a native of Philadelphia, and eight of their children reached maturity.  
The mother died in 1874 and the father in 1876.
  A. B. Shaw was reared in his native county and was educated in the district 
schools and the Clearfield Academy.  He secured a business training under his 
father's eye, becoming a clerk in the latter's store and later becoming also 
interested as was his father, in lumbering.  In 1853 he opened up a general 
lumber and mercantile business at Shawville, which he continued for twenty-two 
years, returning to Clearfield in 1875.  He became interested also in the coal 
industry to some extent and owns probably 1,000 acres of rich coal land in 
Clearfield and Cambria Counties.  At different times he has accepted stock and 
served on directing boards of successful commercial enterprises, his name, at 
all times, being a business asset.  In 1882, he was elected vice president of 
the County National Bank of Clearfield, a financial institution then of 
seventeen years standing and he has continued his association with it up to the 
present.
  Mr. Shaw was married in 1859, to Miss Agnes Aurand, who was born in Snyder 
County, Pa., and eleven children were born to them, namely:  Clara W., Bertha 
A., Mary Jane, Edgar, Fannie G., Calvin B., Agnes E., Annie, Charles M., Mattie 
V. and Gussie E., who died in infancy.  Mr. Shaw and family are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal church.  In politics he is a Democrat.