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William Tuckerman Shaw

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William Tuckerman Shaw

Birth
Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA
Death
14 May 1909 (aged 86)
Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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COLONEL WI LLIAM T. SHAW
ANAMOSA
"THE brick town of Anamosa, Jon es county, th e
best bu ilt c ity of its size in Iowa, owes more
of its beauty and solid ity to Colonel Shaw th an to
any other ten men in th e city. H e is a town builder,
a railroad builder a nd a rebellion smasher. and
would b e a man of mark in a muc h larger c ity than
Anamosa .
William Tu ckermnn Shaw, a native o f Maine , was
born in Steuben, Washingt on c ounty, on th e 22d of
September, 1 822. His pa ren ts were Will iam Nic holas Shaw and Nancy D. S haw . His paternal grandfather was a distinguished officer in th e
revoluti onary a rm y..."
(The United States Biographical Dictionary;Source: Iowa Territorial and State Legislators Collection compiled by volunteers and staff at the State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Des Moines, Iowa.)
COLONEL WI LLIAM T. SHAW
ANAMOSA
"THE brick town of Anamosa, Jon es county, th e
best bu ilt c ity of its size in Iowa, owes more
of its beauty and solid ity to Colonel Shaw th an to
any other ten men in th e city. H e is a town builder,
a railroad builder a nd a rebellion smasher. and
would b e a man of mark in a muc h larger c ity than
Anamosa .
William Tu ckermnn Shaw, a native o f Maine , was
born in Steuben, Washingt on c ounty, on th e 22d of
September, 1 822. His pa ren ts were Will iam Nic holas Shaw and Nancy D. S haw . His paternal grandfather was a distinguished officer in th e
revoluti onary a rm y..."
(The United States Biographical Dictionary;Source: Iowa Territorial and State Legislators Collection compiled by volunteers and staff at the State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Des Moines, Iowa.)


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