Clara gave birth to a daughter in 1932 after she was supposedly widowed (according to the 1930 US Census). It's possible this daughter isn't Jim Shaw's daughter even though he is recorded as Cora Lee's father.[4]
Sources
↑Marriage of child Daisy Lee Shaw:
"Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
citing Marriage, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States, 00608, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
FamilySearch Record: 8GJY-9RT2 (accessed 9 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91X-WGR7 Image number 00608
Clara Shaw's child Daisy Lee Shaw marriage to Cleveland Harden on 8 Jan 1949 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
↑1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 19B, line 98, family 441, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1152; FHL microfilm 2,340,887.
FamilySearch Record: XM18-VD7 (accessed 9 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RHX-C5L Image number 00687
Clara Shaw (23), widowed daughter, in household of Buddie Mcgee (45) in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
↑Marriage:
"Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
citing Marriage, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States, 00158, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
FamilySearch Record: 829X-B9W2 (accessed 8 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91X-4QSP-H Image number 00158
Clara Shaw (24) marriage to Willie Jefferson Gates (24) on 3 Dec 1932 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
↑Social Security for Cora Lee Mays:
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #15582753 (accessed 9 October 2022)
Name: Corlan Shaw [Cora Lee Bell] [Cora Mays]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 6 Jun 1932; Birth Place: Oxford, Mississippi [Oxford Layfa??, Mississippi]; Death Date: 15 Mar 2003; Father: Jim Shaw; Mother: Clara McGee; Notes: Oct 1949: Name listed as CORLAN SHAW; Jul 1961: Name listed as CORA LEE BELL; 24 May 1989: Name listed as CORA LEE MAYS; 03 Jul 2003: Name listed as CORA MAYS.
1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 90; FamilySearch Record: M437-39W (accessed 8 October 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXG-CSB Clara McGee (12), single daughter, in household of James McGee (48 years) in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
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