Son of James and Mary Long Shaw. James was a Veteran of the War of 1812 and was severely wounded in the Battle of New Orleans.
Thomas came to Texas to be with his brother Granville C. Shaw, in Collin County, Texas. From Collin County, Thomas went to Nacogdoches County and then to Houston County.
1844 He was back in TENN.
September 4, 1845 Married Louisa Ann Long.
1848 He and Louisa moved to Missouri
1851 Moved to Paris, TX. They were only in Paris for a short time before moving to Fort Smith Arkansas.
1854 Joined the wagon train led by Reverend Pleasant E. Tackett, a Methodist minister,leading a group from Missouri to Texas.
Thomas and his family settled in Parker County,TX. At that time there was no other white settlement West of his.
Thomas and Louisa had 14 children, 4 of whom died as infants.
Thomas J. Shaw was a farmer and stockman.He served as Parker County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and Notary Public. He also assisted in the organization of Parker County and voted in its first election.
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Thomas Jefferson Shaw's parents were James Shaw and Mary (Long) Shaw 1790 Culpepper County, Virginia d 1827. They were married on August 1, 1802 in Franklin County, Kentucky.
Thomas married Louisa Ann Long on September 4, 1845. Along the way they had thirteen children: Rufus C., Sarah Elizabeth, James Thomas, Jackson B., Amanda V., Robert B., Romulus, Roemus, Jefferson Davis, John G., Mary L., Jordan McCullough, and Susan. Five of the children were born in Tennessee and the rest in what is now known as Spring Creek, Parker County, Texas. Only eight of the Shaw children lived to adulthood.
Thomas Jefferson Shaw had a long and colorful history. In early 1838 he participated in the removal of the Cherokee nation from Tennessee to the Oklahoma reservation.
The Shaw's came to Parker County by covered wagon from Tennessee in 1854 where Thomas built his first log cabin. This log cabin still exists today and was removed to "Log Cabin Village" in Fort Worth and turned into a gristmill. His second cabin also remains on his property in the Spring Creek community.
On August 28, 1861, at the onset of the Civil War, he was mustered in as a private in the Texas State Troops under Captain A. J. Nicholson's Company F.
As this group of Texas State Troops were shortly discharged Thomas Jefferson Shaw was mustered in as Lt. of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas on Oct 2, 1861.
Still later, he was voted in as Captain of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry on May 8, 1862. This was part of the Army of the Tennessee.
Captain Shaw was forced to resign his commission due to "Chronic Diarrhea of long stand" at Shelbyville, Tennessee on November 27, 1862. Ironically his resignation wasn't received and approved until late January, 1863 at which time Captain Shaw ably lead his company at the battle of Stone's River, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
Returning home Captain Shaw slowly recovered his health. Returning to his trade as a stockman the Shaw's moved for the final time at the foot of Mt. Nebo on the north side of a creek that had running springs. They built a board and batten room on the west side of the Log Cabin in 1876. A Texas Historical Marker was granted in 1982.
Captain Thomas Jefferson Shaw died of Cancer of the lip in
Spring Creek, Texas on July 13, 1904. He is buried in the Bedford-Blackwell-Pickard cemetery on what is now the Floyd Ranch.
Thomas came to Texas to be with his brother Granville C. Shaw, in Collin County, Texas. From Collin County, Thomas went to Nacogdoches County and then to Houston County.
1844 He was back in TENN.
September 4, 1845 Married Louisa Ann Long.
1848 He and Louisa moved to Missouri
1851 Moved to Paris, TX. They were only in Paris for a short time before moving to Fort Smith Arkansas.
1854 Joined the wagon train led by Reverend Pleasant E. Tackett, a Methodist minister,leading a group from Missouri to Texas.
Thomas and his family settled in Parker County,TX. At that time there was no other white settlement West of his.
Thomas and Louisa had 14 children, 4 of whom died as infants.
Thomas J. Shaw was a farmer and stockman.He served as Parker County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and Notary Public. He also assisted in the organization of Parker County and voted in its first election.
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Thomas Jefferson Shaw's parents were James Shaw and Mary (Long) Shaw 1790 Culpepper County, Virginia d 1827. They were married on August 1, 1802 in Franklin County, Kentucky.
Thomas married Louisa Ann Long on September 4, 1845. Along the way they had thirteen children: Rufus C., Sarah Elizabeth, James Thomas, Jackson B., Amanda V., Robert B., Romulus, Roemus, Jefferson Davis, John G., Mary L., Jordan McCullough, and Susan. Five of the children were born in Tennessee and the rest in what is now known as Spring Creek, Parker County, Texas. Only eight of the Shaw children lived to adulthood.
Thomas Jefferson Shaw had a long and colorful history. In early 1838 he participated in the removal of the Cherokee nation from Tennessee to the Oklahoma reservation.
The Shaw's came to Parker County by covered wagon from Tennessee in 1854 where Thomas built his first log cabin. This log cabin still exists today and was removed to "Log Cabin Village" in Fort Worth and turned into a gristmill. His second cabin also remains on his property in the Spring Creek community.
On August 28, 1861, at the onset of the Civil War, he was mustered in as a private in the Texas State Troops under Captain A. J. Nicholson's Company F.
As this group of Texas State Troops were shortly discharged Thomas Jefferson Shaw was mustered in as Lt. of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas on Oct 2, 1861.
Still later, he was voted in as Captain of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry on May 8, 1862. This was part of the Army of the Tennessee.
Captain Shaw was forced to resign his commission due to "Chronic Diarrhea of long stand" at Shelbyville, Tennessee on November 27, 1862. Ironically his resignation wasn't received and approved until late January, 1863 at which time Captain Shaw ably lead his company at the battle of Stone's River, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
Returning home Captain Shaw slowly recovered his health. Returning to his trade as a stockman the Shaw's moved for the final time at the foot of Mt. Nebo on the north side of a creek that had running springs. They built a board and batten room on the west side of the Log Cabin in 1876. A Texas Historical Marker was granted in 1982.
Captain Thomas Jefferson Shaw died of Cancer of the lip in
Spring Creek, Texas on July 13, 1904. He is buried in the Bedford-Blackwell-Pickard cemetery on what is now the Floyd Ranch.
Son of James and Mary Long Shaw. James was a Veteran of the War of 1812 and was severely wounded in the Battle of New Orleans.
Thomas came to Texas to be with his brother Granville C. Shaw, in Collin County, Texas. From Collin County, Thomas went to Nacogdoches County and then to Houston County.
1844 He was back in TENN.
September 4, 1845 Married Louisa Ann Long.
1848 He and Louisa moved to Missouri
1851 Moved to Paris, TX. They were only in Paris for a short time before moving to Fort Smith Arkansas.
1854 Joined the wagon train led by Reverend Pleasant E. Tackett, a Methodist minister,leading a group from Missouri to Texas.
Thomas and his family settled in Parker County,TX. At that time there was no other white settlement West of his.
Thomas and Louisa had 14 children, 4 of whom died as infants.
Thomas J. Shaw was a farmer and stockman.He served as Parker County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and Notary Public. He also assisted in the organization of Parker County and voted in its first election.
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Thomas Jefferson Shaw's parents were James Shaw and Mary (Long) Shaw 1790 Culpepper County, Virginia d 1827. They were married on August 1, 1802 in Franklin County, Kentucky.
Thomas married Louisa Ann Long on September 4, 1845. Along the way they had thirteen children: Rufus C., Sarah Elizabeth, James Thomas, Jackson B., Amanda V., Robert B., Romulus, Roemus, Jefferson Davis, John G., Mary L., Jordan McCullough, and Susan. Five of the children were born in Tennessee and the rest in what is now known as Spring Creek, Parker County, Texas. Only eight of the Shaw children lived to adulthood.
Thomas Jefferson Shaw had a long and colorful history. In early 1838 he participated in the removal of the Cherokee nation from Tennessee to the Oklahoma reservation.
The Shaw's came to Parker County by covered wagon from Tennessee in 1854 where Thomas built his first log cabin. This log cabin still exists today and was removed to "Log Cabin Village" in Fort Worth and turned into a gristmill. His second cabin also remains on his property in the Spring Creek community.
On August 28, 1861, at the onset of the Civil War, he was mustered in as a private in the Texas State Troops under Captain A. J. Nicholson's Company F.
As this group of Texas State Troops were shortly discharged Thomas Jefferson Shaw was mustered in as Lt. of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas on Oct 2, 1861.
Still later, he was voted in as Captain of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry on May 8, 1862. This was part of the Army of the Tennessee.
Captain Shaw was forced to resign his commission due to "Chronic Diarrhea of long stand" at Shelbyville, Tennessee on November 27, 1862. Ironically his resignation wasn't received and approved until late January, 1863 at which time Captain Shaw ably lead his company at the battle of Stone's River, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
Returning home Captain Shaw slowly recovered his health. Returning to his trade as a stockman the Shaw's moved for the final time at the foot of Mt. Nebo on the north side of a creek that had running springs. They built a board and batten room on the west side of the Log Cabin in 1876. A Texas Historical Marker was granted in 1982.
Captain Thomas Jefferson Shaw died of Cancer of the lip in
Spring Creek, Texas on July 13, 1904. He is buried in the Bedford-Blackwell-Pickard cemetery on what is now the Floyd Ranch.
Thomas came to Texas to be with his brother Granville C. Shaw, in Collin County, Texas. From Collin County, Thomas went to Nacogdoches County and then to Houston County.
1844 He was back in TENN.
September 4, 1845 Married Louisa Ann Long.
1848 He and Louisa moved to Missouri
1851 Moved to Paris, TX. They were only in Paris for a short time before moving to Fort Smith Arkansas.
1854 Joined the wagon train led by Reverend Pleasant E. Tackett, a Methodist minister,leading a group from Missouri to Texas.
Thomas and his family settled in Parker County,TX. At that time there was no other white settlement West of his.
Thomas and Louisa had 14 children, 4 of whom died as infants.
Thomas J. Shaw was a farmer and stockman.He served as Parker County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and Notary Public. He also assisted in the organization of Parker County and voted in its first election.
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Thomas Jefferson Shaw's parents were James Shaw and Mary (Long) Shaw 1790 Culpepper County, Virginia d 1827. They were married on August 1, 1802 in Franklin County, Kentucky.
Thomas married Louisa Ann Long on September 4, 1845. Along the way they had thirteen children: Rufus C., Sarah Elizabeth, James Thomas, Jackson B., Amanda V., Robert B., Romulus, Roemus, Jefferson Davis, John G., Mary L., Jordan McCullough, and Susan. Five of the children were born in Tennessee and the rest in what is now known as Spring Creek, Parker County, Texas. Only eight of the Shaw children lived to adulthood.
Thomas Jefferson Shaw had a long and colorful history. In early 1838 he participated in the removal of the Cherokee nation from Tennessee to the Oklahoma reservation.
The Shaw's came to Parker County by covered wagon from Tennessee in 1854 where Thomas built his first log cabin. This log cabin still exists today and was removed to "Log Cabin Village" in Fort Worth and turned into a gristmill. His second cabin also remains on his property in the Spring Creek community.
On August 28, 1861, at the onset of the Civil War, he was mustered in as a private in the Texas State Troops under Captain A. J. Nicholson's Company F.
As this group of Texas State Troops were shortly discharged Thomas Jefferson Shaw was mustered in as Lt. of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas on Oct 2, 1861.
Still later, he was voted in as Captain of Company F, 11th Texas Cavalry on May 8, 1862. This was part of the Army of the Tennessee.
Captain Shaw was forced to resign his commission due to "Chronic Diarrhea of long stand" at Shelbyville, Tennessee on November 27, 1862. Ironically his resignation wasn't received and approved until late January, 1863 at which time Captain Shaw ably lead his company at the battle of Stone's River, Murfreesborough, Tennessee.
Returning home Captain Shaw slowly recovered his health. Returning to his trade as a stockman the Shaw's moved for the final time at the foot of Mt. Nebo on the north side of a creek that had running springs. They built a board and batten room on the west side of the Log Cabin in 1876. A Texas Historical Marker was granted in 1982.
Captain Thomas Jefferson Shaw died of Cancer of the lip in
Spring Creek, Texas on July 13, 1904. He is buried in the Bedford-Blackwell-Pickard cemetery on what is now the Floyd Ranch.
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