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Oscar Adoris Shadd (1893 - 1966)

Oscar Adoris Shadd
Born in North Buxton, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canadamap
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Son of and
Brother of , and [half]
Husband of — married 7 Jan 1925 in Kent, Ontario, Canadamap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 72 [location unknown]
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Biography

US Black Heritage Project
Oscar Shadd is a part of US Black heritage.

Oscar was born in 1893. He is the son of Isaac Shadd and Elizabeth Harding. In the 1901 census Oscar (age 7), Farmer, was in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario.[1] In the 1921 census Oscar (age 26), Farmer, was the single nephew of Martha Steele at 39 Raleigh Twp, Kent, Ontario, Canada.[2]

Oscar (age 31) married Beulah Marie Upshaw on 7 January 1925 in Kent, Ontario, Canada.[3]

Oscar was in a U.S. Social Security record in September 1937.[4]

Oscar died in 1966, and was in a U.S. railroad retirement pension index.[5] He was buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Census of Canada"
    Year: 1901; Census Place: Raleigh, Kent, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 5
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8826 #11673803 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Oscar Shadd (7), single, Farmer, in Ontario. Born in Ontario.
  2. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada"
    Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 66; Census Place: 66, Kent, Ontario; Page Number: 4; Line Number: 31
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #820916 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Oscar Shadd (26), single nephew, Farmer, in household of Martha Steele (49) at 39 Raleigh Twp, Kent, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
  3. ↑ Marriage: "Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938"
    Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 718
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7921 #3860648 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Oscar Doris Shadd (31) marriage to Beulah Marie Upshaw on 7 Jan 1925 in Kent, Ontario, Canada.
  4. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
    Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
    Ancestry Record 60901 #10771107 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Name: Oscar Adoris Shadd; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 15 Aug 1893; Birth Place: North Buxton, Canada; Father: Isaac A Shadd; Mother: Elizabeth Harding; Notes: Sep 1937: Name listed as OSCAR ADORIS SHADD.
  5. ↑ Pension: "U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987"
    The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
    Ancestry Record 61597 #396792 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Name: O Shadd [Oscar Adoris Shadd]; Birth Date: Aug 1893; Death Date: 1966; Claim ID: A701981; Industry: Railroad.
  6. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #176209560 (accessed 8 January 2023)
    Memorial page for Oscar A Shadd (15 Aug 1893-1966), citing Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada (plot: old ward A); Maintained by Tulips (contributor 47204949).
    Ancestry Record 60527 #4929356 (accessed 6 January 2023)
    Oscar A Shadd burial (died in 1966) in Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.




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