The Coshocton County histories sketch several Shaw households and seldom say how one is related to another, so each is kept apart here. The best documented is the Lafayette Township family: in 1833 a Shaw pioneer from New Jersey bought a large tract of wild land there, bringing Velzer Shaw, born in Orange County, New Jersey, in 1824, who later took over the farm and married Margaret Maple of Portsmouth, Ohio. Their sons Henry, born in 1848, and Seth, born in 1853, became large landowners around West Lafayette, and Seth also owned the Union Hotel in Coshocton and helped organize the West Lafayette Manufacturing Company. James Shaw of Harford County, Maryland, married Sarah Tredway in 1820 and came to the county that year; their eldest son, Daniel, farmed in Bedford Township. In the town of Coshocton, D. R. Shaw, born there in 1836, sold hardware and then queensware, William Shaw kept the Central Hotel from 1881, and J. W. Shaw, who came from County Sligo, Ireland, in 1867, was a sewing machine agent. Every fact below is cited to a public-domain Coshocton County history.
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James Shaw and Sarah (Tredway) Shawborn 1790Most recent in our records
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Pioneer farm family from New Jersey
Teacher, farmer and businessman, Lafayette Township
Farmer, landlord and manufacturer, West Lafayette
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Unto Mr. and Mi-s. Shaw have been born nine children, six sons and tin-ee daughters, namely: Lucian, who was graduated from the Ohio State University as civil engineer in 1904, married Miss Nellie Beyers and resides in West Lafayette. Henrietta is the wife of Howard Lennon, superintendent of the county infirmary of Coshocton county. Lee 0. is a resident of
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Came from Harford County, Maryland, in 1820
Farmer, Bedford Township
SHAW DANIEL, Bedford township; farmer; postoffice, Warsaw; born in 1821, in this county. His father, James Shaw, was born in 1790, in Harford county, Maryland, and was married in 1820, to Miss Sarah Tredway, of the same county, who was born in 1798. They came to this county in 1820. He died in 1862, and she died in 1870. They were the parents of twelve children, the subject of this sketch being the oldest. He was married in 1848, to Miss Athalia Wright, of this county, who was born in 1823. They are the parents of eleven children, viz: Viola, James W., William H., Sarah L., Lewis C., Mary M., Meda, (deceased), Libby, Nathan E., Sabina and an infant, (deceased).
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Hardware, queensware and glassware merchant
SHAW D. R., queensware and glassware dealer. Second street, Coshocton. Mr. Shaw is a native of this city, and was born March 1, 1836;.son of Hon. B. R. Shaw, American born, of English ancestry. At fifteen years of age he entered the dry goods store as clerk; at eighteen was appointed deputy postmaster. At twenty- one he bought a farm and managed it eight years; at twenty-nine returned to the city and engaged in the hardware business; at forty changed his business from the hardware to that named above, in which he has almost the exclusive trade of the place and vicinity. Mr. Shaw served as quartermaster sergeant of the One Hundred and Fortythird 0. N. G. for five months. He has very acceptably filled the office of township clerk and as member of city council,and is at present president of the board of 'directors of the M. E. church, of this city. Mr. Shaw was married December 23, 1856, to Miss Alpha J. Benson, daughter of John Benson, of Perry township, and cousin to James A. Garfield. This union was blessed with four children, one of whom died in infancy, and three are living, viz: Emma Frances, William Walter, and Benjamin Lewis.
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Merchant and hotel keeper
SHAW WILLIAM, proprietor Central Hotel, corner Main and Second streets, Coshocton, Ohio, Sir. Shaw was born ]March 5, 18:34, in Leesburg, Ohio; son of Uriah and Sarah (True) Shaw. Mr.
S. was brought up on the farm, where he remained until he was about twenty-eight years of age, when he began merchandising in Eogersville, Ohio, where he remained about twelve years, when he sold out his stock and moved to Avondale and took charge of the Avondale House, which he kept three years and established a wide reputation as a good landlord. In the spring of 1881 he took charge of his present house, which in his care has become very-popular. Mr. S. was married first August 20, 1857, to Sarah Garver, who died without children, in li>72. He was married the second time February 26, 1874, to Mrs. Martha, daughter of George and Sarah (Torton) Wilson. Mrs. Shaw was married first, August 26, 1866, to Hugh Leonard. They became the parents of two children, viz: Mary Grace and Josie Bell. Mr. Leonard died July 12, 1872.
SHEOYER 0. A, Franklin township; born in Franklin township, August 21, 1842; son of Andrew J. Shroyer; enlisted August 22, 1862, in company D, One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry; participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, etc. At Winchester, while in the Hospital, was captured and imprisoned in Libby, and afterward on Belle Island, but was exchanged about six weeks afterward; married October 24, 1867, to Mary Craig, of Lafayette township, and has two children, viz: Jennie L. and Rose Estella.
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Sewing machine agent, Coshocton
SHAW J. W., Coshocton; sewing machine agent; was born September 14, 1838, in the County of Sligo, Ireland. His father, William Shaw, is yet living in Ireland. J. W. worked on the farm until he was about twenty-eight years of age, when he came to America and settled in this city, in 1867. He farmer two years, then engaged in his present business, which he has followed up to the present time. Mr. Shaw is doing a good share of the trade in his line in this place and vicinity. He was married November 19, 1863, to Miss Martha Morrow, daughter of Thomas Morrow, of the County of Sligo, Ireland. This union was blessed with five children, one deceased, viz: Thomas, and four are living, viz: William, James, Sarah and Mariah.
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