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  • 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 ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Special Civil War Edition 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1993-05)
    This issue of the newsletter recounts the military service of Francis Marion Shaw, who was conscripted into the Confederate Army in 1864 at the age of eighteen. Serving in the Florida Reserves, Shaw was wounded during a ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 1 Number 1 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1993-01)
    The issue honors the life of Francis Marion Shaw, a Confederate soldier who lost his right arm in the Civil War, and his wife Rachel Moore Allen Shaw, highlighting their resilience, compassion, and legacy. The newsletter ...

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