Augustus Shaw and Marzela Ann Brazzil

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Husband Augustus SHAW ¹

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         Born: 5 May 1838 2
         Died: 23 Sep 1914 - Texas 2
       Buried: Sep 1914 - Bradford Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas

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       Father: Edward SHAW (Abt 1815-      )
       Mother: Fannie HESSER (Abt 1815-      )

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     Marriage: 26 Dec 1867 - Gladewater, Upshur Co, Texas 3

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Events in his life were:

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• Residence, Camden, Arkansas, 1861

• Residence, Alto, Cherokee Co, Texas, 1875

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Wife Marzela Ann BRAZZIL ¹

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          AKA: Annie
         Born: 4 Jul 1842 - Barbour Co, Alabama 2
         Died: 10 Jun 1911 - Troup, Smith Co, Texas 2
       Buried: Jun 1911 - Bradford Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas

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       Father: William BRAZZIL (1798-1865)
       Mother: Mary BELT (1802-1865)

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Events in her life were:

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• Church, Methodist Church, 1859

• Residence, Alto, Cherokee Co, Texas, 1875

• Church, Missionary Baptist Church, 1878

• Baptism, Cherokee Co, Texas, 27 Aug 1878

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Children

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1 M William Edward SHAW

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         Born: 30 Nov 1868
         Died: 15 Jul 1876
       Buried: 

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2 M Wiley Augustus SHAW ¹

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         Born: 21 Dec 1869 - Gladewater, Gregg Co, Texas 1 2
         Died: 22 Sep 1952 - Henderson, Rusk Co, Texas 1 2
       Buried: 23 Sep 1952 - Bradford Cemetery, Troup, Smith Co, Texas

       Spouse: Ota FITCH (1874-1956)

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3 M John D SHAW ⁴

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         Born: 29 Dec 1870 - Texas 2 4
         Died: 29 May 1932 - Troup, Smith Co, Texas 2
       Buried: 31 May 1932 - Bradford Cemetery, Troup, Smith Co, Texas

       Spouse: Anna DAVIS (1874-1968) 4
         Marr: Abt 1895

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4 F Ida Lee SHAW

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         Born: 20 Oct 1872
         Died: 23 Feb 1897
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Unknown FITCH (Abt 1870-      )

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5 M Mack Rushin SHAW ^{3 5}

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         Born: 29 Aug 1875 - Texas 5
         Died: 14 Mar 1966 - Tyler, Smith Co, Texas 5
       Buried: 16 Mar 1966 - Rose Hill Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas

       Spouse: Jessie Mozelle ELLIS (1884-1982) 3
         Marr: 1902 3

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6 M Thomas Walter SHAW ⁶

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         Born: 26 Aug 1877 - Gladewater, Gregg Co, Texas 6
         Died: 13 Jul 1957 - Palestine, Anderson Co, Texas 6
       Buried: 15 Jul 1957 - New Addition Annex, Palestine, Texas

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7 M Alexander SHAW ⁷

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         Born: 4 Mar 1879 - Texas 7
         Died: 4 Nov 1939 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas 7
       Buried: 5 Nov 1939 - South Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas

       Spouse: Annie ??? (Abt 1884-      ) 7

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8 F Alma Jane SHAW ⁸

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         Born: 23 Aug 1881 - Texas 8
         Died: 28 May 1969 - Seguin, Guadalupe Co, Texas 8
       Buried: 30 May 1969 - Nixon Cemetery, Nixon, Gonzales Co, Texas

       Spouse: John Franklin COUCH (1880-1966) 8 9

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9 F Mary Francis SHAW

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         Born: 5 Jun 1883
         Died: 9 Aug 1890
       Buried: 

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General Notes (Husband)

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"I left my father, Edward Shaw and mother, Fannie Shaw [who was a Hesser before marriage], at Monroe, La. Mother was borned and raised in Indiana, Father was borned and raised in Pa. They married in Indiana, moved to Ohio, then to Iowa, then to Ill., then to Mo., then Ark., then to Monroe, La. Then I left my parents in 1861 and came to Quachita River to Camden Ark. While in Camden, Father sent me a letter but it got misplaced. I came back to Monroe and my people were all gone and I came to Texas and have not heard from them since, it being 45 years. My oldest brother then living was Elijah Shaw. The next brother name was George and the youngest Thomas, the oldest sister name Mary, youngest Lucinda. My grandfather's name was Augustus Shaw, came from Ireland at 7 years old.
This is Dec. 6, 1906."

My mother also told me that she thought that Augustus Shaw was the founder of the Masonic Lodge in Troup and all of his sons – except Mack Rushin – were members. And she also said that Augustus bought a big plot at the cemetery at Troup and most of the family – except, again, Rushin, was buried there. [Beverly Rigsby]

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General Notes (Wife)

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In Wiley Shaw’s words:
Marzela Brazzil was born in Barbar County, Alabama on July 4,1842 and moved with her parents to Texas in Dec. 1857. They moved to Harrison County where she professed faith in Christ at a camp meeting. The church was called Old Fort Crawford where she joined the Methodist Church in 1859. She lived in the Methodist Church until 1873. She was married to Augustus Shaw in Upshur County, Texas on December 26, 1867. In 1875 she moved to Cherokee County near Alto where she joined the Missionary Baptist Church at Palestine Church and was baptized on the 27th day of August in 1878. [Beverly Rigsby]

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1 Death Certificate, Shaw, Wiley #46045.

2 Cemetery, Bradford, Smith Co, TX.

3 Rigsby, Beverly.

4 Death Certificate, Shaw, John #28270?.

5 Ibid, Shaw, Mack #19468.

6 Ibid, Shaw, T W #41153.

7 Ibid, Shaw, Alexander #50889.

8 Ibid, Couch, Alma #41675.

9 Cemetery, Nixon, Gonzales Co, TX (http://www.findagrave.com/).