Shaw, Basil

Birth Name Shaw, Basil
Gramps ID I3647
Gender male
Age at Death 34 years, 7 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1910 Randolph Cty, Indiana, USA  
 
Census 1910 Ward Twp, Randolph Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1920 Franklin Twp, Randolph Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1930 Stoney Creek Twp, Randolph Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1940 Muncie, Delaware Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Military Service 1943-12-10   WWII veteran, US Army
5a
Death 1944-08-27 France Killed in action
5a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Shaw, Harry [I2313]1881-09-08
Mother Brown, Lillie Ethel [I3645]1889-09-23
    Brother     Shaw, Kenneth [I3646]
         Shaw, Basil [I3647] 1910 1944-08-27
    Sister     Shaw, Merle [I3648]

Narrative

[Obituary from the Union City Times-Gazette, 17 Jul 1948; posted online to the randolph.dcoweb.org website.]

[headline] Military Rites Sunday For Pvt. Basil Shaw

Full military honors will be accorded Pvt. Basil E. Shaw at Woodlawn cemetery, at Maxville, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. N. H. Thornburg and the Farmland American Legion post will be in charge.

The remains of Pvt. Shaw arrived in Redkey at 10:40 a. m. Saturday and were removed to the Thornburg funeral home in Farmland.

Pvt. Shaw was killed in action in France on August 27, 1944 at the age of 33. He was inducted into the army on December 10, 1943. Prior to his entry into the service he was employed at the Warner Gear plant in Muncie.

Surviving are the wife, Thelma; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw of Farmland and two brothers, Kenneth of Farmland and Merle of Parker.

Pedigree

  1. Shaw, Harry [I2313]
    1. Brown, Lillie Ethel [I3645]
      1. Shaw, Kenneth [I3646]
      2. Shaw, Merle [I3648]
      3. Shaw, Basil

Ancestors

Source References

  1. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MK5N-DHP : accessed 25 Nov 2014), Harry Shaw, Ward, Randolph, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 7A, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1374389.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: Ward, Randolph, Indiana, United States
        Harry Shaw Head M 28
        Ethel Shaw Wife F 20
        Kenneth Shaw Son M 2
        Basil Shaw Son M 0

  2. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF4J-RJS : accessed 25 Nov 2014), Harry Shaw, Franklin, Randolph, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1820464.

        Event Year: 1920
        Event Place: Franklin, Randolph, Indiana, United States
        Harry Shaw Head M 38
        Ethel Shaw Wife F 30
        Kenneth C Shaw Son M 12
        Basil Shaw Son M 10
        Merl Shaw Son M 6

  3. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4BC-WGT : accessed 25 Nov 2014), Harry Shaw, Stoney Creek, Randolph, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0013, sheet 1B, family 25, line 70, film number 624, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); FHL microfilm 2340359.

        Event Year: 1930
        Event Place: Stoney Creek, Randolph, Indiana, United States
        Harry Shaw Head M 48
        Lillie E Shaw Wife F 40
        C Kenneth Shaw Son M 22
        Basil E Shaw Son M 20
        Mrle W Shaw Son M 16

  4. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V1RJ-BN3 : accessed 25 Nov 2014), Thelma Shaw in household of Basil Shaw, Ward 2, Muncie, Center Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-6, sheet 3A, family 57, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1037, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

        Event Date: 1940
        Event Place: Ward 2, Muncie, Center Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States
        Basil Shaw Head M 30
        Thelma Shaw Wife F 28

  5. Union City Times-Gazette (Indiana) [S0245]
      • Date: 1948-07-17
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Posted online to the randolph.dcoweb.org website.