Robert
S.
Shawver
Born in Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George S. Shawver
and Mary (Gillespie) Shawver
Brother of
Sebastion Shawver, Sarah (Shawver) Callison, Elizabeth (Shawver) Hickman, Jane (Shawver) Poston, William Shawver, Alexander George Shawver, Sarah (Shawver) White, Charlotte (Shawver) Cart, Maria Mona (Shawver) Hess, Martha (Shawver) Reynolds, Julia Shawver and George Shawver
Husband of
Mary Jane (Callison) Shawver
— married
25 Apr 1820 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Husband of
Cynthia (Jones) Zopp
— married
4 Jul 1856 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Isaac Robert Shawver, George William Shawver, James Charles Shawver, Abigail (Shawver) Zopp, William Cavendish Shawver, John T Shawver, Andrew Callison Shawver, Nancy Ann Jane (Shawver) McClung, Lycurgus Shawver, Leonard S Shawver and Rosetta (Shawver) Callison
Died
at about age 75
in Mill Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2017
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Biography
Robert was born in 1796. He is the son to George S Shawver & Mary (Gillespie) Shawver
He married twice: 1st marriage on 25 Apr 1820 to Mary Jane Callison. Together they had 10 children: Isaac Robert 1823-1901; George Washington 1824-1900; James Charles 1828-1904; Abigail 1832-1922; William Cavendish 1833-1901; John T 1835-1917; Andrew C 1838-1894; and Nancy Ann Jane 1841-1923.
After Mary Jane died in 1854 he married on 4 Jul 1856 Cynthia Jones. they had three children: Lycurgus 1855-1939; Leonard 1861-1939; and Rosetta 1862-1925.
He passed away 1 Oct 1871 in Mill Creek Mountain, Greenbrier Co, West Virginia.
Sources
- *Virginia, Complied Marriages, 1740-1850
https://Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
- 1850 United States Federal Census
https://Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 18, Greenbrier, Virginia; Roll: M432_947; Page: 313B; Image: 313
- West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
https://Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 Original data: "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records.
- 1860 United States Federal Census
https://Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Greenbrier, Virginia; Roll: M653_1348; Page: 449; Family History Library Film: 805348
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~1.56%
Carmen Johnson
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~1.56%
Kate Warren :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kate_warren1
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~1.56%
Linda (Boblett) Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A172133 [compare], Ancestry member Dljohns12003
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~0.78%
Allison Kessinger :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A499333 [compare], Ancestry member Allisonqkessinger
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~0.78%
Pam Ellis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A350254 [compare], Ancestry member westofsnst
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~0.78%
Dave (Annis) Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A038756 [compare]
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~0.78%
James McCarty :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 1_jamccarty
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Linda (Boblett) Johnson
Linda (Boblett) Johnson
Shawver-123 and Shawver-233 appear to represent the same person because: Shawver-123 is the same person as Shawver-233 (except for the S. on Shawver-233). George & Mary Gillespie-Shawver only had one Robert as their children
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