Roscoe Robert "Ross" Shaw was born on August 6, 1879 in Groveport, Franklin County, Ohio. He was the second of three sons born to Robert Alexander and Hannah Platter (Decker) Shaw. The Shaw's' first son, who was not named, was born on October 24, 1877, but died during childbirth. At the time of his birth, Roscoe's father was serving his first of several terms as the Mayor of Groveport. When Roscoe decided to enlist for military service in U.S. Army during the late 1890s, he took the opportunity to change his legal name to Robert Ross Shaw. To his fellow soldiers, and eventually his friends and family, he would come to be known as "Ross". In 1898, he joined the Army's elite Volunteer Signal Corps, a group of soldiers dedicated to establishing, maintaining, and in some cases, disrupting communications between various parties involved in the war. Their first missions were to cut underwater telegraph cables between Cuba and Spain, and to lay new cables connecting the mainland U.S. with their forces on the ground in Cuba. Despite repeated shelling by Spanish forces, the Signal Corps eventually succeeded with both missions. As fighting on Cuba escalated, the Corps supplied field commanders with the first combat telephones, and used balloons to conduct reconnaissance missions over the Cuban jungles. On April 15, 1899, Ross was honorably discharged from the Corps in Havana, and returned home to Groveport.
Shortly afterwards, he moved to Columbus and took a job as a clerk and stenographer for the office of the Adjutant General of the State of Ohio. On April 29, 1903, Ross married Euphemia Duncan "Effie" Harrington. Effie was the daughter of William Gilbert and Florence Nightingale (Moodey) Harrington. Her father owned and operated a successful jewelry store, The Harrington Company, which was located at 84 North High Street in downtown Columbus, and Ross eventually became the manager of the store. Over the next several years, the Shaw's had two sons, including:
Robert Ross "Bus" Shaw, Jr. 1904-1985
Barton Harrington Shaw 1908 -1969
In 1917, all of the major powers of Europe were embroiled in the First World War, and tensions between the U.S. and Germany were increasing. Although he was in his late thirties and had served his country honorably during the Spanish-American War, the escalating tensions caused Ross to join the Officers Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve, and on December 17, 1917, he was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps in the Army's Air Service and was promoted to Captain. In May 1918, Ross was sent to France as part of the Army's American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Serving under Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, the AEF supported British and French troops in key battles at Cantigny, Belleau Woods, Hamel and Marne. On September 12, 1918, the AEF engaged German forces at the Battle of Saint Mihiel with over 500,000 men, which, to this day, is still the largest single offensive operation ever undertaken by an American military force. Ross continued his service in the Quartermaster Corps, eventually being promoted to the rank of Major. On March 28, 1919, he received an honorable discharge from the Army and returned to Columbus.
Unfortunately, his time away from home led to a period of estrangement with his wife and, in 1920, Ross and Effie divorced. As a result of their separation, he was forced to leave his job with The Harrington Company. In 1921, he began working as a salesman for a local rubber company. Soon after, Ross began dating Agatha Mary "Mary" Sites, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Rose (Keelty) Sites. Joseph Sites emigrated to the U.S. from Lithuania in 1886, and had "Americanized" his surname by changing it from "Jasiatis" to "Sites". During her youth, Agatha decided to rearranged her given and middle name and became known as "Mary Agatha". On September 5, 1922, Ross and Mary were married at the Franklin County Courthouse by Municipal Judge E.V. Mahaffey. Over the next several years, they had three sons, including:
Richard Robert Shaw 1923-1943
Thomas Ross Shaw 1925-Living
Sanford Joseph Shaw 1929-2011
Ross' employment as a salesman led to temporary reassignments at several locations around the country, including: Los Angeles, California; Lakeland, Florida; and, Detroit, Michigan. With his mother, Hannah (Decker) Shaw, in declining health, they moved back to Columbus for good in the early 1930s, and Ross took a job as a sales tax examiner for the State of Ohio. On May 1, 1932, his first wife, Effie, died in Columbus as a result of septicemia, and on March 12, 1943, Ross and Mary's oldest son, Richard, was killed during an Army Air Corps training flight in Meridian, Mississippi. During his later working years, Ross became an audit supervisor for the U.S. Department of Selective Service. On October 1, 1956, he passed away at the age of 77 as the result of a heart attack. Ross was buried at Groveport Cemetery on October 3, 1956. His wife, Mary, continued to live at their home, located at 2395 Dover Road in Columbus, for many years before returning to Lakeland, Florida to live with her surviving sons, Thomas and Sanford. Mary passed away in Lakeland on January 22, 1987.
Shortly afterwards, he moved to Columbus and took a job as a clerk and stenographer for the office of the Adjutant General of the State of Ohio. On April 29, 1903, Ross married Euphemia Duncan "Effie" Harrington. Effie was the daughter of William Gilbert and Florence Nightingale (Moodey) Harrington. Her father owned and operated a successful jewelry store, The Harrington Company, which was located at 84 North High Street in downtown Columbus, and Ross eventually became the manager of the store. Over the next several years, the Shaw's had two sons, including:
Robert Ross "Bus" Shaw, Jr. 1904-1985
Barton Harrington Shaw 1908 -1969
In 1917, all of the major powers of Europe were embroiled in the First World War, and tensions between the U.S. and Germany were increasing. Although he was in his late thirties and had served his country honorably during the Spanish-American War, the escalating tensions caused Ross to join the Officers Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve, and on December 17, 1917, he was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps in the Army's Air Service and was promoted to Captain. In May 1918, Ross was sent to France as part of the Army's American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Serving under Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, the AEF supported British and French troops in key battles at Cantigny, Belleau Woods, Hamel and Marne. On September 12, 1918, the AEF engaged German forces at the Battle of Saint Mihiel with over 500,000 men, which, to this day, is still the largest single offensive operation ever undertaken by an American military force. Ross continued his service in the Quartermaster Corps, eventually being promoted to the rank of Major. On March 28, 1919, he received an honorable discharge from the Army and returned to Columbus.
Unfortunately, his time away from home led to a period of estrangement with his wife and, in 1920, Ross and Effie divorced. As a result of their separation, he was forced to leave his job with The Harrington Company. In 1921, he began working as a salesman for a local rubber company. Soon after, Ross began dating Agatha Mary "Mary" Sites, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Rose (Keelty) Sites. Joseph Sites emigrated to the U.S. from Lithuania in 1886, and had "Americanized" his surname by changing it from "Jasiatis" to "Sites". During her youth, Agatha decided to rearranged her given and middle name and became known as "Mary Agatha". On September 5, 1922, Ross and Mary were married at the Franklin County Courthouse by Municipal Judge E.V. Mahaffey. Over the next several years, they had three sons, including:
Richard Robert Shaw 1923-1943
Thomas Ross Shaw 1925-Living
Sanford Joseph Shaw 1929-2011
Ross' employment as a salesman led to temporary reassignments at several locations around the country, including: Los Angeles, California; Lakeland, Florida; and, Detroit, Michigan. With his mother, Hannah (Decker) Shaw, in declining health, they moved back to Columbus for good in the early 1930s, and Ross took a job as a sales tax examiner for the State of Ohio. On May 1, 1932, his first wife, Effie, died in Columbus as a result of septicemia, and on March 12, 1943, Ross and Mary's oldest son, Richard, was killed during an Army Air Corps training flight in Meridian, Mississippi. During his later working years, Ross became an audit supervisor for the U.S. Department of Selective Service. On October 1, 1956, he passed away at the age of 77 as the result of a heart attack. Ross was buried at Groveport Cemetery on October 3, 1956. His wife, Mary, continued to live at their home, located at 2395 Dover Road in Columbus, for many years before returning to Lakeland, Florida to live with her surviving sons, Thomas and Sanford. Mary passed away in Lakeland on January 22, 1987.
Roscoe Robert "Ross" Shaw was born on August 6, 1879 in Groveport, Franklin County, Ohio. He was the second of three sons born to Robert Alexander and Hannah Platter (Decker) Shaw. The Shaw's' first son, who was not named, was born on October 24, 1877, but died during childbirth. At the time of his birth, Roscoe's father was serving his first of several terms as the Mayor of Groveport. When Roscoe decided to enlist for military service in U.S. Army during the late 1890s, he took the opportunity to change his legal name to Robert Ross Shaw. To his fellow soldiers, and eventually his friends and family, he would come to be known as "Ross". In 1898, he joined the Army's elite Volunteer Signal Corps, a group of soldiers dedicated to establishing, maintaining, and in some cases, disrupting communications between various parties involved in the war. Their first missions were to cut underwater telegraph cables between Cuba and Spain, and to lay new cables connecting the mainland U.S. with their forces on the ground in Cuba. Despite repeated shelling by Spanish forces, the Signal Corps eventually succeeded with both missions. As fighting on Cuba escalated, the Corps supplied field commanders with the first combat telephones, and used balloons to conduct reconnaissance missions over the Cuban jungles. On April 15, 1899, Ross was honorably discharged from the Corps in Havana, and returned home to Groveport.
Shortly afterwards, he moved to Columbus and took a job as a clerk and stenographer for the office of the Adjutant General of the State of Ohio. On April 29, 1903, Ross married Euphemia Duncan "Effie" Harrington. Effie was the daughter of William Gilbert and Florence Nightingale (Moodey) Harrington. Her father owned and operated a successful jewelry store, The Harrington Company, which was located at 84 North High Street in downtown Columbus, and Ross eventually became the manager of the store. Over the next several years, the Shaw's had two sons, including:
Robert Ross "Bus" Shaw, Jr. 1904-1985
Barton Harrington Shaw 1908 -1969
In 1917, all of the major powers of Europe were embroiled in the First World War, and tensions between the U.S. and Germany were increasing. Although he was in his late thirties and had served his country honorably during the Spanish-American War, the escalating tensions caused Ross to join the Officers Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve, and on December 17, 1917, he was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps in the Army's Air Service and was promoted to Captain. In May 1918, Ross was sent to France as part of the Army's American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Serving under Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, the AEF supported British and French troops in key battles at Cantigny, Belleau Woods, Hamel and Marne. On September 12, 1918, the AEF engaged German forces at the Battle of Saint Mihiel with over 500,000 men, which, to this day, is still the largest single offensive operation ever undertaken by an American military force. Ross continued his service in the Quartermaster Corps, eventually being promoted to the rank of Major. On March 28, 1919, he received an honorable discharge from the Army and returned to Columbus.
Unfortunately, his time away from home led to a period of estrangement with his wife and, in 1920, Ross and Effie divorced. As a result of their separation, he was forced to leave his job with The Harrington Company. In 1921, he began working as a salesman for a local rubber company. Soon after, Ross began dating Agatha Mary "Mary" Sites, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Rose (Keelty) Sites. Joseph Sites emigrated to the U.S. from Lithuania in 1886, and had "Americanized" his surname by changing it from "Jasiatis" to "Sites". During her youth, Agatha decided to rearranged her given and middle name and became known as "Mary Agatha". On September 5, 1922, Ross and Mary were married at the Franklin County Courthouse by Municipal Judge E.V. Mahaffey. Over the next several years, they had three sons, including:
Richard Robert Shaw 1923-1943
Thomas Ross Shaw 1925-Living
Sanford Joseph Shaw 1929-2011
Ross' employment as a salesman led to temporary reassignments at several locations around the country, including: Los Angeles, California; Lakeland, Florida; and, Detroit, Michigan. With his mother, Hannah (Decker) Shaw, in declining health, they moved back to Columbus for good in the early 1930s, and Ross took a job as a sales tax examiner for the State of Ohio. On May 1, 1932, his first wife, Effie, died in Columbus as a result of septicemia, and on March 12, 1943, Ross and Mary's oldest son, Richard, was killed during an Army Air Corps training flight in Meridian, Mississippi. During his later working years, Ross became an audit supervisor for the U.S. Department of Selective Service. On October 1, 1956, he passed away at the age of 77 as the result of a heart attack. Ross was buried at Groveport Cemetery on October 3, 1956. His wife, Mary, continued to live at their home, located at 2395 Dover Road in Columbus, for many years before returning to Lakeland, Florida to live with her surviving sons, Thomas and Sanford. Mary passed away in Lakeland on January 22, 1987.
Shortly afterwards, he moved to Columbus and took a job as a clerk and stenographer for the office of the Adjutant General of the State of Ohio. On April 29, 1903, Ross married Euphemia Duncan "Effie" Harrington. Effie was the daughter of William Gilbert and Florence Nightingale (Moodey) Harrington. Her father owned and operated a successful jewelry store, The Harrington Company, which was located at 84 North High Street in downtown Columbus, and Ross eventually became the manager of the store. Over the next several years, the Shaw's had two sons, including:
Robert Ross "Bus" Shaw, Jr. 1904-1985
Barton Harrington Shaw 1908 -1969
In 1917, all of the major powers of Europe were embroiled in the First World War, and tensions between the U.S. and Germany were increasing. Although he was in his late thirties and had served his country honorably during the Spanish-American War, the escalating tensions caused Ross to join the Officers Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve, and on December 17, 1917, he was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps in the Army's Air Service and was promoted to Captain. In May 1918, Ross was sent to France as part of the Army's American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Serving under Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, the AEF supported British and French troops in key battles at Cantigny, Belleau Woods, Hamel and Marne. On September 12, 1918, the AEF engaged German forces at the Battle of Saint Mihiel with over 500,000 men, which, to this day, is still the largest single offensive operation ever undertaken by an American military force. Ross continued his service in the Quartermaster Corps, eventually being promoted to the rank of Major. On March 28, 1919, he received an honorable discharge from the Army and returned to Columbus.
Unfortunately, his time away from home led to a period of estrangement with his wife and, in 1920, Ross and Effie divorced. As a result of their separation, he was forced to leave his job with The Harrington Company. In 1921, he began working as a salesman for a local rubber company. Soon after, Ross began dating Agatha Mary "Mary" Sites, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Rose (Keelty) Sites. Joseph Sites emigrated to the U.S. from Lithuania in 1886, and had "Americanized" his surname by changing it from "Jasiatis" to "Sites". During her youth, Agatha decided to rearranged her given and middle name and became known as "Mary Agatha". On September 5, 1922, Ross and Mary were married at the Franklin County Courthouse by Municipal Judge E.V. Mahaffey. Over the next several years, they had three sons, including:
Richard Robert Shaw 1923-1943
Thomas Ross Shaw 1925-Living
Sanford Joseph Shaw 1929-2011
Ross' employment as a salesman led to temporary reassignments at several locations around the country, including: Los Angeles, California; Lakeland, Florida; and, Detroit, Michigan. With his mother, Hannah (Decker) Shaw, in declining health, they moved back to Columbus for good in the early 1930s, and Ross took a job as a sales tax examiner for the State of Ohio. On May 1, 1932, his first wife, Effie, died in Columbus as a result of septicemia, and on March 12, 1943, Ross and Mary's oldest son, Richard, was killed during an Army Air Corps training flight in Meridian, Mississippi. During his later working years, Ross became an audit supervisor for the U.S. Department of Selective Service. On October 1, 1956, he passed away at the age of 77 as the result of a heart attack. Ross was buried at Groveport Cemetery on October 3, 1956. His wife, Mary, continued to live at their home, located at 2395 Dover Road in Columbus, for many years before returning to Lakeland, Florida to live with her surviving sons, Thomas and Sanford. Mary passed away in Lakeland on January 22, 1987.
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