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  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 4 Number 1 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1995-01)
    This issue focuses on Ida Jane Shaw, the second child and first daughter of Francis Marion and Rachel Shaw. Born on June 19, 1868, in Ray City, Georgia, Ida Jane married W. Bartow Parrish on June 29, 1884, and they established ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 3 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1994-10)
    This article describes the first Shaw family reunion held in Ray City, Georgia, on July 24, 1994, which aimed to reunite fragmented family branches. The newsletter emphasizes the joy and importance of these gatherings for ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 2 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1994-04)
    This issue centers on the preserved love letters of Chester D. Shaw, the youngest son of Francis Marion and Rachel Moore Allen Shaw. In 1895, Chester left his home in Ray City, Georgia, and traveled to Louisiana, where he ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 2 Number 1 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1994-01)
    This issue focuses on the life of Francis Arthur Shaw, the eldest son of Francis Marion and Rachel Moore Allen Shaw. Arthur married Martha Victoria Giddens, whose life was marked by the social stigma of her illegitimate ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 1 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1993-07)
    This issue focuses on the life of Jesse Shelby “Dock” Shaw, the son of Francis Marion and Rachel Moore Shaw. Raised on the family farm in Ray City, Georgia, Dock married Susie Bullard and together they raised eight children ...

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