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Amos Shaw

Amos Shaw
b. 5 January 1841, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
d. 15 February 1919, Hoopeston, Illinois

m. 2 November 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Electa Ann Holston
b. 2 May 1845, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
d. 11 April 1925, Hoopeston, Illinois

Children with Electa Ann Holston:

Charles Hamilton
Mary
Ruth Etta
Charlotte
Parcia
George Edgar
Maude
Samuel E.
Bessie
Arthur

Amos served during the Civil War in Company A of the Indiana Volunteers. He later moved from Vigo County, Indiana, to Hoopeston, Illinois.

Submitted by:
Anne Bush
Nashville TN

John W Miller

John W. Miller
b. March 1861, Indiana, to Jonathon and [–?–] (Wilkens) Miller

m. 17 January 1889, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Flora Shaw
b. May 1870, Indiana

Child:

Harley Miller

Submitted by:
Florence E. Gerbec
Tonawanda NY

Harley Miller

Harley Miller
b. 22 April 1895, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, to John and Flora (Shaw) Miller
d. 5 January 1961, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York

m. 20 July 1922, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Anna May Sheardown
b. 10 December 1902, Goderich, Steuben County, Ontario, Canada
d. 17 March 1986, Alden, Erie County, New York

Children with Anna May Sheardown:

John Virgil Wright (b. 18 September 1923)
Florence Edith Wright (b. 31 October 1924)

Harley changed his name while serving in the United States Army during World War I to Virgil Wright.

Submitted by:
Florence E. Gerbec
Tonawanda NY