George S Shaw

   Cause of his death was Chronic Diarrhea and Stomach Trouble.¹⁴

  General Notes:

The life of George Shaw prior to the Civil War is very much a mystery. According to his obituary he immigrated to the USA at the age of one. That is the last piece of verifiable evidence until the Civil War. There is a record of a ship named Clio arriving May 1st 1832 with a George Shaw age 1 and a Mary Shaw age 23 on the manifest. The manifest is in cursive and barely legible so it is very uncertain that the information is accurate.
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Civil War:
Name: George S Shaw , Residence: Newport, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 31 July 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Unit Numbers: 423 423
Service Record: Absent sick
Enlisted as a Private on 31 July 1862
Enlisted in Company D, 96th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 05 September 1862.
Mustered out Company D, 96th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 June 1865 in Nashville, TN
His Company Commander was Lt. Pierce and he was enlisted by Capt.Blodgett.
His physical appearance at the time of his enlistment was:
Age: 32
Height: 5 ft 8 1/2 inches
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Dark
Hair: Black
Occupation: Farmer
George received the following wounds during the War of Rebellion:
3 Oct 1863 wounded by the explosion of a shell.
29 Oct 1863 Treated for gunshot wound to right knee and right hand forefinger., at the Battle of Wauhatchie, TN
(source; Official Records)

Kinsley Graphic, May 3, 1895 (Obituary)
George S. Shaw, aged 65 years, died at his home this city April 27th, 1895, at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Shaw was born in Kent, England, February 15th, 1830, came to this country one year later and settled in York state; went to Illinois in 1818; enlisted in the late war July 21st, 1862 and was discharged June 12th, 1865, on account of total disability. Funeral services were conducted at the residence Monday afternoon by Rev.Winslow; and the old soldiers of the city being in attendance.During the charge up Lookout Mountain he received a gun shot wound which rendered him totally unfit to cope with life's battles as other of his fellow creature, but like a brave soldier, true patriot, he was little given to complaining¦.(the rest is filler material that had no information about George Shaw). Provided by Brett Osborn
(The obituary information provided by Brett shows George moving to Illinois in 1818 which cannot be correct. More than likely he moved to Illinois in 1848 or 1858.)


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  Research Notes:

George may have been married to a woman named Mary who was 23 in 1860 and had a child named George age 1 and an infant named Charles. 1860 censes Philadelphia, PA. This has not been confirmed however the time is consistent and no later children were named George or Charles.

There is a George Shaw, of the right age, on the manifest of the ship named Oliver which arrived at New York 20 Jul 1855. The ship came from Liverpool, England. The manifest list his occupation as a "mhitesmith". It is unlikely that this is our George Shaw because his obituary indicates that he came to the USA at age of one.
" I cannot find the source at present, but I remember that some family member had said his middle name was not S, this came from Civil War documentation and since George was seeking a pension he kept it. The original version I heard was his original name was George John Shaw. I have not found the letter that I got this information, nor have I ever been able to confirm it." (Brett Osborn, Descendant)
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: Imigrated from England, May 1st 1832, NewYork, , New York, USA. ¹⁶ There is a George Shaw, of the right age, on the manifest of the ship named Clio which arrived at New York 1 May 1832. The ship came from Liverpool, England. The manifest list also listed a Mary Shaw age 23

• 1850 Census PA.

• Census, 1860, , , Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ¹⁷

• Military Service. ¹⁴ Civil War Veteran

• Census, 1870, , , Illinois, USA. ¹⁸ George S. Shaw was in Illinois with wife Sara J, who was 19 at the time and William who was 1 year old.

• Census, 1880, Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA.

George married Mary BURTON in 1855. (Mary BURTON was born in 1837 in , , , England.)

George next married Sarrah Jane Leonard, daughter of Addison Clarke Leonard and Sarah A. WEBSTER, on 13 Oct 1868 in Bristol, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. (Sarrah Jane Leonard was born on 19 Apr 1851 in Bristol, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, died on 4 May 1922 in Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, USA and was buried in Parkerville, Morris, Kansas, USA.) The cause of her death was Carcinoma of Stomach.¹⁴