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  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 8 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1999-06)
    This newsletter profiles Eliza Allen Knight, the stepdaughter of Francis Marion Shaw and daughter of Rachel Moore Allen, highlighting her unique distinction as the last survivor of her generation within the family, embodying ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 8 Number 1 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1999-03)
    This newsletter profiles John Levi Allen, a respected farmer and prominent citizen from Berrien County, Georgia, and the stepson of Francis Marion Shaw. Born to Rachel Moore and Barzilla Allen, who died in the Civil War, ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 7 Number 3 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1998-10)
    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 ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 7 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1998-07)
    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 ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 7 Number 1 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1998-03)
    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 ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 6 Number 3 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1997-11)
    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 ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 6 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1997-07)
    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 ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 6 Number 1 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1997-04)
    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 ...
  • Old Berrien Newsletters Vol. 2 No. 1 
    Berrien County Historical Foundation (2008)
    The Last Hanging in the Old County Jail The newsletter highlights the tall cupola tower on the southwest corner of the Old Berrien County Jail, built in 1903, which served as the execution site for condemned prisoners via ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 5 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1996-11)
    This newsletter focuses on Family Feuds that caused significant discord within the family. It details three specific instances: Jesse Shelby "Dock" Shaw's financial dispute with his nephew, Bruner Shaw, which angered Dock's ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 5 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1996-05)
    This newsletter focuses on Barzilla Allen and Rachel Moore Allen, highlighting their early family life and the subsequent life of their first son, William Barzilla Allen. Barzilla Allen, born November 29, 1837, in Lowndes ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 5 Number 1 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1996-02)
    This issue primarily details the estate of Jeremiah Shaw, Jr. , father of sixteen children, including Francis Marion Shaw. It explains his October 31, 1877 will, which appointed his sons William Jasper and Francis Marion ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 4 Number 4 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1995-11)
    This issue primarily celebrates Rachel Moore Allen Shaw, highlighting her as the family's matriarch. She is identified as a ninth-generation granddaughter of Reverend John Robinson, the spiritual leader of the Mayflower ...
  • Old Berrien Newsletters Vol. 1 No. 2 
    Berrien County Historical Foundation (2007)
    This issue covers one of the most tragic losses of life in Berrien County history: a train wreck that occurred when the southbound Dixie Flyer passenger train left the tracks and tumbled into the Alapaha river just east ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 4 Number 3 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1995-07)
    This issue primarily addresses a discrepancy in Francis Marion Shaw's death date. While his headstone and Folks Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia record his death as January 1, 1922, newly examined estate papers, ...
  • Old Berrien Newsletters Vol. 1 No. 1 
    Berrien County Historical Foundation (Berrien County Historical Foundation, 2007)
    These articles highlight both the remarkable preservation of a specific mile-long stretch of the original 1908 Nashville to Tifton Road in Berrien County, Georgia, and the reactivation of the Berrien Historical Foundation, ...
  • The Family of Francis Marion Shaw Newsletter Volume 4 Number 2 
    Shaw, Bryan Lee (1995-04)
    This issue centers on Effie Cordelia Shaw, the fourth child of Francis Marion and Rachel Shaw. Born April 3, 1871, near Ray's Mill, Georgia, Effie married William D. Clements on December 9, 1888. They established a significant ...
  • 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 ...