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Joseph Shaw, Sr

Male 1790 - 1876  (86 years)

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  • Name Joseph Shaw
    Suffix Sr
    Birth 12 Jan 1790  Guilford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1800  Salisbury, Guilford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 10-15(10) 
    Census 1810  Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 16-25(20), living with parents 
    Census 1820  Lincoln Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    afe 26-44(31), wife Rebecca-age 16-25(16-19?), 1 fem age <10 
    Census 1830  Lincoln Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 40-49(41), wife Rebecca-age 20-29(26-29?), 2 males <5, 1 fem 10-14, 2 fem 5-9 
    Census 1840  Fayette Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 50-59(51), 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 males <5, 2 fem 20-29, 2 fem 15-19 
    Census 1850  Fayette Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 61, 7 children & 1 other 
    Census 1860  Fayette Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    age 70, widowed, 4 children 
    Census 1870  Sanford Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    age 80, wife Martha-age 47, 2 Vaughn children, & 2 others 
    Death 17 Feb 1876  Lamar Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  Wood Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    only Martha-age 57, listed widowed, living with son James Vaughn-age 30 & family 
    Findagrave.com 09 Jul 2021 
    See Notes 
    Person ID I2847  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father William Shaw,   b. 05 Feb 1758, Kelleleagh Parish, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1842, Lincoln Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Sarah Jobe,   b. 05 Jun 1766, Guilford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Nov 1847, Lincoln Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 07 Jun 1787  Guilford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Notes 


    • - marriage bond dated 5/24/1787 - marriage performed 6/7/1787
    Family ID F616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Forbes-xx,   b. Between 1801 and 1804   d. Bef 1840 (Age < 38 years)
    Marriage 30 Aug 1817  Guilford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      dau Mary Malinda Shaw
      dau Sarah Manerva Shaw
      dau Nancy Jane Shaw
      son Jeremiah F Shaw, Sr 1826 - 1900
      son William R "Billy" Shaw 1828 TN
      son Robert A Shaw 1833 TN
      son Thomas J Shaw 1836 TN
      son Joseph Shaw, Jr 1839 AL - 1864
      - who either died or was killed at the battle of Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War
      son Benjamin F Shaw 1845 AL
      dau Susan E Shaw 1842 AL
    Family ID F1682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Martha Wiggins-xx,   b. 14 Mar 1823, Gwinnett Co, GA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1891, Wood Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Marriage 24 Jan 1867  Fayette Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F1683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jan 1790 - Guilford Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 16-25(20), living with parents - 1810 - Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Aug 1817 - Guilford Co, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - afe 26-44(31), wife Rebecca-age 16-25(16-19?), 1 fem age <10 - 1820 - Lincoln Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 40-49(41), wife Rebecca-age 20-29(26-29?), 2 males <5, 1 fem 10-14, 2 fem 5-9 - 1830 - Lincoln Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 50-59(51), 2 males 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 males <5, 2 fem 20-29, 2 fem 15-19 - 1840 - Fayette Co, AL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 61, 7 children & 1 other - 1850 - Fayette Co, AL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 70, widowed, 4 children - 1860 - Fayette Co, AL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jan 1867 - Fayette Co, AL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 80, wife Martha-age 47, 2 Vaughn children, & 2 others - 1870 - Sanford Co, AL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Feb 1876 - Lamar Co, AL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - only Martha-age 57, listed widowed, living with son James Vaughn-age 30 & family - 1880 - Wood Co, TX Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      Found at findagrave.com on 7/9/2021

      Joseph Shaw Sr.

      Birth: 12 Jan 1790 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
      Death: 17 Feb 1876 (aged 86) Lamar County, Alabama, USA
      Burial: Unknown, Specifically: Joseph's place of death is unknown at the present time.

      Memorial #: 127360708
      Bio:
      Joseph Shaw was born January 12, 1790 in Guilford County, North Carolina to William Shaw and Sarah Jobe, d/o John Jobe, Sr. and Elizabeth Ruggle, who were married March 10, 1770 in North Carolina. Other children of William and Sarah Jobe Shaw and siblings of Joseph were: Elizabeth; Sarah; Mary; William; Thomas; Nancy; Margaret E. "Peggy" Ann Jane; Hugh; and John Jobe Shaw. Joseph married Rebecca Forbes/Forbis, d/o Jeremiah Forbes/Forbis and Mary Allison, on August 30, 1817 in Guilford County, North Carolina and they had the following known children: Mary Malinda; Sarah Manerva; Nancy Jane; Jeremiah F. Shaw, Sr.; William R. "Billy"; and Joseph Shaw, Jr., who either died or was killed at the battle of Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.
      On September 20, 1839, Joseph Shaw bought the following property:
      The North West quarter of the North East quarter of Section thirty four in Township fifteen, of Range fourteen West, in the District of lands subject to sale at Tuscaloosa Alabama, containing thirty nine acres and thirty one hundredths of an acre. Certificate #23074 (or 230711), sighed by President Martin Van Buren.

      On April 1, 1850, he bought the North East Quarter of the North East quarter of Section thirty four(?), in Township Fifteen, of Range Fourteen, West, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Tuscaloosa Alabama containing thirty nine acres and thirty one hundredths of an acre. Signed by President Zachary Taylor. (GMT)

      Family Members
      Parents
      William Shaw 1758-1842
      Sarah Jobe Shaw 1766-1847
      Spouse
      Martha Vaughn Wiggins Shaw 1823-1891
      Siblings
      Hugh Henry Shaw 1806-1886
      Children
      Jeremiah F. Shaw 1826-1900
      Joseph Shaw 1839-1864
      Created by: GMT (46962786)
      Added: 3 Apr 2014
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127360708/joseph-shaw
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/127360708/joseph-shaw : accessed 9 July 2021), memorial page for Joseph Shaw Sr. (12 Jan 1790–17 Feb 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127360708, ; Maintained by GMT (contributor 46962786) Unknown, who reports a Joseph's place of death is unknown at the present time..
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S2] 1800 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    10. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    11. [S41] Marriage License.

    12. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.


 

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