The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 20 Number 1
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Authors
Shaw, Bryan Lee
Issue Date
2012-08
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 , Historic preservation--Georgia--Berrien County , Grady County (Ga.)--History , Georgia--Genealogy
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Abstract
This newsletter profiles Jesse Curtis Shaw, a grandson of Francis Marion and Rachel Moore Allen Shaw, whose life was marked by varied occupations and a unique family dynamic. Born in Willacoochee, Georgia, he initially worked in a turpentine operation before his family turned to farming. His formal schooling ended after the 8th grade at Beaverdam school. Curtis held several jobs, including a commercial sales clerk and meat cutter in Valdosta, Georgia, and Orlando, Florida. His long time position was as a fireman with the U.S. Naval base in Sanford, Florida. He was married twice: first to Nona Ruth Fendley Eubanks, who died in 1944, and then to Madelyn Smith Judge in 1946. Despite never having biological children, Curtis became a devoted stepfather to Madelyn's daughter Peggy, and was known as the "Father of None, Grandfather of Many," embracing a large legacy of grandchildren and great-grandchildren through his stepdaughter. Curtis battled colon cancer from around 1964 and passed away in October 1965 in Orlando, Florida.
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