Genealogy
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Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Volume 6 Number 1, April 1997
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Collection number: CA-012-001-014
Scope and Contents
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw, Volume 6 Number 1, April 1997. From the Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This newsletter provides a photographic profile of Francis Marion Shaw, noting that only five known photographs depict his entire life journey. These rare images include his earliest portrait taken shortly after the Civil War, showing him gaunt but with his war-caused disfigurement conspicuously...
Dates:
April 1997
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw, Volume 6 Number 2, July 1997
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Collection number: CA-012-001-015
Scope and Contents
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw, Volume 6 Number 2, July 1997. From the Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This newsletter focuses on the life of Francis Marion Shaw, a Confederate veteran who lost his right arm in a skirmish at Cedar Keys, Florida, in 1864. Despite being gaunt from his trauma, he returned home to clear and cultivate land acquired from his father. In 1866, he married Rachel Moore Allen,...
Dates:
July 1997
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Volume 6 Number 3 , November 1997
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Collection number: CA-012-001-016
Scope and Contents
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw, Volume 6 Number 3, November 1997. From the Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This newsletter profiles Chester David Shaw, the youngest son of Francis Marion and Rachel Allen Shaw, detailing a life marked by both wealth and tragedy. Born in 1875, Chester became a successful gentleman farmer and businessman, engaging in ventures such as a livery business, naval stores...
Dates:
November 1997
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Volume 7 Number 1, March 1998
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Collection number: CA-012-001-017
Scope and Contents
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw, Volume 7 Number 1, March 1998. From the Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This newsletter details how several grandsons of Francis Marion and Rachel Allen Shaw prominently served in law enforcement across Berrien and surrounding counties in Georgia and Florida for over three decades. Figures like Frank Allen began as a night marshal in Nashville, responsible for basic...
Dates:
March 1998
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Volume 7 Number 2, July 1998
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Collection number: CA-012-001-018
Scope and Contents
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw, Volume 7 Number 2, July 1998. From the Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This newsletter profiles Lacy Lester Shaw, the fifth child of Francis Marion and Rachel Allen Shaw, detailing a life characterized by a close bond with his younger brother Chester, fluctuating financial success, and persistent political aspirations. Initially a farmer, Lacy's wealth significantly...
Dates:
July 1998
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Volume 7 Number 3, October 1998
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Collection number: CA-012-001-019
Scope and Contents
The Family of Francis Marion Shaw, Volume 7 Number 1, October 1998. From the Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.This newsletter centers on the enduring legacy of Francis Marion Shaw. Despite this profound disability, Shaw demonstrated immense courage and stamina, successfully clearing and cultivating multiple plantations and raising a large family with his wife, Rachel Moore Allen Shaw, whom he married in...
Dates:
October 1998
Untitled story describing a near-drowning incident, circa 1854
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Collection number: CA/005-f01-001
Description
Portion of a letter from John Stevens, approximately March 1854. Stevens recounts a "miraculous escape from drowning" while on a boat with Oliver W. Stevens, his son Eddie, and two African Americans, Primus and Alfred, in the area of St. Catherine's Sound, Bryan County, Georgia. Also includes a brief anecdote of Judge [Colonel John] Dooly, namesake of Dooly County, Georgia.
Dates:
circa 1854
Wiregrass Genealogy Web Archive, July 21, 2025
Digital Work
Collection number: 036B141C-4617-D3AE-4367-FB060DFAF8F3
Dates:
2025-07-21