Margaret Almeda (Porter) Shew (1864 - 1946)

Born 18 May 1864 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Shew — married 3 Jun 1888 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1946 at age 82 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD4-ZHC : 17 October 2014), Margret Peter in household of Elisha Peter, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 3, family 16, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,664.
• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch.org Almedia Porter in household of Elisha Porter accessed 30 Jul 2014; Fishing Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 142C, NARA microfilm publication T9.
• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch.org Media Shew in household of John Shew accessed 30 Jul 2014; Wilkesboro Township Wilkesboro town, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241224.
• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch.org Margret A Shew in household of John Shew accessed 30 Jul 2014; Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 182, sheet 14A, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375148.
• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch.org Meadie Shew in household of John Shew accessed 30 Jul 2014; Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821329.
• "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch.org Almedia M Shew in household of John Shew accessed 30 Jul 2014; Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0031, sheet 5A, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1729.
• "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch.org Almedia Porter Shew, 05 Nov 1946 accessed 30 Jul 2014; citing Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, cn 24655, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1909214.
• Find A Grave, Inc., FindAGrave.com Margaret Almeda Porter Shew (1864-1946) accessed 24 July 2014; Find A Grave: Memorial #21505050, Records of Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

DNA Confirmations

Autosomal DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Helen (Call) Speaks and Private (Fitch) Grant, third cousins once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Elisha Porter and Malinda (Brewer) Porter, the second great grandparents of Helen (Call) Speaks and third great grandparents of Private (Fitch) Grant. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third Cousins, based on sharing 53 cM across 5 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by a AncestryDNA test match between Stormy Faw and Private Anderson, third cousins twice removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Elisha Porter and Malinda (Brewer) Porter, the fourth great grandparents of Stormy Faw and second great grandparents of Private Anderson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 5th–8th Cousin, based on sharing 13 cM across 1 segments.