Shaw, Ward

Birth Name Shaw, Ward
Gramps ID I3616
Gender male

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1884-03-29 Randolph Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a 1b 2a
Census 1900 Ward Twp, Randolph Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Shaw, Joel [I2315]18501943-05-22
Mother Harshman, Elizabeth [I3612]1852
    Brother     Shaw, William [I3613] 1873-06-19 1939-07-20
    Brother     Shaw, James Ora [I3614] 1876-04-20 1968-11-05
    Sister     Shaw, Blanch [I3615] 1880 1978
         Shaw, Ward [I3616] 1884-03-29
    Sister     Shaw, Nellie Glea [I3617] 1891-09-15

Families

    Family of Shaw, Ward and Patterson, Georgia Belle [F1151]
Married Wife Patterson, Georgia Belle [I3625] ( * 1884-08-07 + 1963-10-21 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1906-09-24 Miami Cty, Indiana, USA  
1b
Divorce      
 
Marriage 1909-12-18 Logansport, Cass Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Divorce      
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Shaw, Beth Louise [I3626]
    Family of Shaw, Ward and Tait, Myrtle Belle [F1147]
Married Wife Tait, Myrtle Belle [I3618] ( * 1886-08-27 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1920-05-24 Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a

Narrative

Note: The Marriages of Ward Shaw

Sorting through the various records for Ward Shaw has been a minor challenge. He appears to have married at least three times - two of those to the same woman. In September 1906, he married Georgia Belle Patterson in Miami Cty, Indiana. When they divorced at first isn't clear yet, but in December 1909, there are additional records for his marriage to a woman designated Georgia Patterson or Georgia Shaw, depending upon the record reviewed. The two of them remained married for several years this time - long enough to have a daughter (Beth Louise Shaw) in 1912, and for Ward to designate "Mrs. Georgia Shaw" as his closest contact on his WWI draft registration form in September 1918.

By 1920, they must have been divorced for a second time, as Ward married Myrtle Belle Tait in May 1920 in Allen Cty, Indiana. How long they married - and whether they remained married until separated by death - is unknown at this time. It is also not known when Ward or Myrtle died or where they may be buried, though it should be noted that when his daughter Beth Louise married in September 1929, she listed her father as deceased. This would presumably indicate that Ward died sometime in the 1920s. It also stands to reason that he is likely buried somewhere in Indiana, likely in Allen Cty, Randolph Cty, or one of the neighboring counties. A large portion of his extended family is buried in Randolph Cty, so it stands to reason that he would choose to be buried there, possibly in Weimer Cemetery. It is also possible that he is buried elsewhere in Randolph Cty or one of the adjoining counties, but still likely in that region of Indiana.

Pedigree

  1. Shaw, Joel [I2315]
    1. Harshman, Elizabeth [I3612]
      1. Shaw, William [I3613]
      2. Shaw, James Ora [I3614]
      3. Shaw, Blanch [I3615]
      4. Shaw, Ward
        1. Patterson, Georgia Belle [I3625]
          1. Shaw, Beth Louise [I3626]
        2. Tait, Myrtle Belle [I3618]
      5. Shaw, Nellie Glea [I3617]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 [S0069]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXJL-9KK : accessed 21 Nov 2014), Joel Shaw in entry for Ward Shaw and Myrtle Belle Tait, 24 May 1920; citing , Allen, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 002130029.

      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-40055-3726-41?cc=1410397 : accessed 22 Nov 2014), Miami > 1905-1907 Volume 1 > image 240 of 321; County clerk offices, Indiana.

  2. Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 [S0118]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFWQ-51J : accessed 22 Nov 2014), Ward Shaw and Georgie Bell Shaw, 18 Dec 1909; citing reference P 430-431; FHL microfilm 1987544.

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XF7N-C9B : accessed 22 Nov 2014), Ward Shaw and Georgia B. Shaw, 18 Dec 1909; citing reference Page 11; FHL microfilm 1993183.

  3. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9MT-GHD : accessed 21 Nov 2014), Ward Shaw in household of Jole Shaw, Ward Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 17A, family 388, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1240399.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Ward Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States
        Jole Shaw Head M 52
        Elizabeth Shaw Wife F 51
        William Shaw Son M 26
        James O Shaw Son M 23
        Blanc Shaw Daughter F 20
        Ward Shaw Son M 16
        Glee N Shaw Daughter F 10