The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 16 Number 1
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Authors
Shaw, Bryan Lee
Issue Date
2007-06
Type
Text
Language
en_US
Keywords
Berrien County (Ga.) , Berrien County Historical Foundation (Nashville; Ga.) , Nashville (Ga.) , Newsletters , Periodicals , Berrien County (Ga.)--History--Sources , Electronic records , Grady County (Ga.)--History , Historic preservation--Georgia--Berrien County , Georgia--Genealogy
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Abstract
This newsletter primarily profiles Bernard Theodore Shaw, a grandson of Francis Marion and Rachel Allen Shaw, detailing his life from his early years in a turpentine camp to his lifelong career in the grocery business in Willacoochee, Georgia. After an injury during World War I training led to his discharge, Bernard initially worked at a pharmacy and briefly ventured into beekeeping. He then managed a Suwanee chain grocery store before famously quitting to open his own grocery store in 1939, which became a successful family operation known for extending credit during the Great Depression. Bernard's life was also marked by personal tragedies, including the death of his first son, Teddy, from whooping cough, and a devastating hunting accident in 1960 where he accidentally shot and blinded his only surviving son, Paul. Despite initial depression, Paul eventually adapted and helped run the store. The newsletter also highlights the prevalence of grocery and mercantile businesses among the Shaw-Allen descendants, discusses renewed family history research and upcoming family reunions, and details the recent discovery of information about Civil War veteran Lt. Joshua A. Jones, who was wounded alongside Francis Marion Shaw.
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This item contains 1 PDF file with 6 pages in addition to 6 JP2 files