Hugh Shaw 
Hugh was born on September 7th, 1844 in Coosa Co., AL.1 Hugh's father was Thomas Calhoun, Sr. Shaw and his mother was Mahala Logan. His paternal grandparents were Hugh Shaw and Elizabeth Finley; his maternal grandparents were Henry Logan and Martha Ann George. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Thomas Calhoun, Jr., William James, Frank David, Elizabeth, Mary Catherine, M. Eliza and Amanda. He was the oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 86 on March 14th, 1931 in Choctaw Co., MS.1 General Notes
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Mahala and Thomas's son Hugh Shaw, was the eldest son of Thomas and
Mahala. He fought in the Civil War as did his father, Thomas, who was
killed. Hugh was serving in the State of Mississippi at the end of the
war when he came down with the Tyroid Fever. Nerar the point of death, he
was taken into the home of Benjamin Taylor in Choctaw County near
Stewart, Mississippi. He was nursed back to health by their daughter
Betty. After his recovery from the fever, he and Betty were married. He
stayed on in Mississippi after the war and worked at the Taylor's farm
and sawmill near Stewart. In 1927, he returned to Alabama for a visit
with his brother William J. Shaw. Hugh's last visit to relatives in
Alabama was in 1930. He died at the age of 88. This information is from
the youngest child of William James Shaw, Curtis Benton Shaw.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1775 in Guilford Co., NC d. in ?
- b.1819 in TN d.~ 1864 in AL
- b.~ 1778 in Guilford Co., NC d. in ?
- b.07 Sep 1844 in Coosa Co., AL d.14 Mar 1931 in Choctaw Co., MS
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.17 May 1792 in SC d.02 Apr 1874 in Fayette Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.1823 in AL d.< 1880 in AL
- b.02 Dec 1790 in TN d.< 1865 in Coosa Co., AL
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Hugh and Betty were married in a religious ceremony in ?.1 They had two sons named John Frank and Charlie Hugh.
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Children
John Frank Shaw
John Frank was born on July 4th, 1884 in Montgomey Co., MS.1 He died at the age of 70 on March 4th, 1955 in Montgomey Co., MS.1
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