Born in South Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Randle Shaw
— married
2 Sep 1846 in Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Descendants 
Mother of
John William Shaw, Margaret Kathryn (Shaw) Little, Sarah Jane (Shaw) French, Thomas Bryant Shaw, Samuel S. Shaw, Owen George Shaw and George A. Shaw
Died
at about age 38
in Walker, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jan 2013
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Biography
Malissa was born in 1824. Malissa married James R. Shaw in 1846. In 1850 they are enumerated on the federal census in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. [1] Malissa passed away in 1862. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L4-2J2 : 22 December 2020), Malissa A Shaw in household of John R Shaw, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42873660/malissa-abigal-shaw : accessed 30 October 2021), memorial page for Malissa Abigal Spivey Shaw (1824–1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42873660, citing Spivey Cemetery, Walker County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Texas Roots (contributor 47162971) .
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