Josiah Shaw Sr. (1817 - 1877)

Born 24 Dec 1817 in Shelby Co. Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Delinda Jane (Fitzgerald) Shaw — married 5 Jan 1841 in Fayette Co. Texas

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1877 at age 59 in Colorado Co. Texas

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Biography

Burial

Fitzgerald Cemetery, Colorado County, Texas, USA ^[1]

Obituary

Col. Josiah Shaw departed this life Oct. 31, 1877, and was buried near his residence in Colorado county, November 1. Col. Shaw was born in Shelby county, Ky., December 24th, 1817, immigrated to Texas in 1839. He joined the Baptist Church in 1817, and led a true Christian life to the day of his death. He was a man of great energy, enterprise and courage, surmounting every obstacle. Kind and generous even to a fault, he was respected and beloved by all who knew him. In 1866, he represented his county, (Colorado) in the State Legislature, during the Throckmorton administration, and with his energy, force of character, and rich volume of information, he was at once recognized as one of the most efficient member of that body. He was a true, honest Christian gentleman, and all who knew him recognized these traits of character. The State and county has lost one of its best, and most worthy citizens, the bereaved wife a true, kind, affectionate and frugal husband; his children a kind, affectionate and protecting father, and the poor man his best friend. Colorado County Citizen, November 8, 1877

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34218592/josiah-shaw: accessed 30 November 2023), memorial page for Col Josiah Shaw Sr. (24 Dec 1817–1 Nov 1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #34218592, citing Fitzgerald Cemetery, Shaws Bend, Colorado County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Imagraver (contributor 47349450).

• "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK11-34Q : 5 December 2014), Josiah Shaw and D. Jane Fitzgerald, 05 Jan 1841; citing Fayette County, Texas, , reference ; FHL microfilm 966,863.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLK-48K : 9 November 2014), Josiah Shaw, Colorado county, Colorado, Texas, United States; citing family 90, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-SZ24 : 20 February 2021), Josiah Shaw, 1853.

• "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-S8WJ : 20 February 2021), Josiah Shaw, 1854.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-8CG : 30 December 2015), Josiah Shaw, 1860.

• "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-S5MT : 20 February 2021), L J B Shaw, 1865.

• "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-STCQ : 20 February 2021), J Shaw, 1867.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGP-XDT : 17 October 2014), Josiah Shan, Texas, United States; citing p. 43, family 295, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,079.

• "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8P-32SF : 20 February 2021), Josiah Shaw, 1877.