Father: James C. Shaw, born in Missouri
Mother: Elizabeth Dodson, born in Missouri
Dewey Shaw, aged 23 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Shaw of Orin, was drowned in the Platte River Tuesday afternoon near his home; his body not being recovered until two weeks later. Dewey spent most of his life on the ranch on which he was born, with the exception of the time he attended school in Douglas and that spent on his homestead which he took in Salt Creek in 1921.
(Information was obtained from articles in the Douglas Budget May 29 and June 12, 1924; Glenrock Independent, May 29, 1924; mortuary and cemetery records. Copies of obituaries can be obtained from the Converse County, WY library.)
Mother: Elizabeth Dodson, born in Missouri
Dewey Shaw, aged 23 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Shaw of Orin, was drowned in the Platte River Tuesday afternoon near his home; his body not being recovered until two weeks later. Dewey spent most of his life on the ranch on which he was born, with the exception of the time he attended school in Douglas and that spent on his homestead which he took in Salt Creek in 1921.
(Information was obtained from articles in the Douglas Budget May 29 and June 12, 1924; Glenrock Independent, May 29, 1924; mortuary and cemetery records. Copies of obituaries can be obtained from the Converse County, WY library.)
Father: James C. Shaw, born in Missouri
Mother: Elizabeth Dodson, born in Missouri
Dewey Shaw, aged 23 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Shaw of Orin, was drowned in the Platte River Tuesday afternoon near his home; his body not being recovered until two weeks later. Dewey spent most of his life on the ranch on which he was born, with the exception of the time he attended school in Douglas and that spent on his homestead which he took in Salt Creek in 1921.
(Information was obtained from articles in the Douglas Budget May 29 and June 12, 1924; Glenrock Independent, May 29, 1924; mortuary and cemetery records. Copies of obituaries can be obtained from the Converse County, WY library.)
Mother: Elizabeth Dodson, born in Missouri
Dewey Shaw, aged 23 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Shaw of Orin, was drowned in the Platte River Tuesday afternoon near his home; his body not being recovered until two weeks later. Dewey spent most of his life on the ranch on which he was born, with the exception of the time he attended school in Douglas and that spent on his homestead which he took in Salt Creek in 1921.
(Information was obtained from articles in the Douglas Budget May 29 and June 12, 1924; Glenrock Independent, May 29, 1924; mortuary and cemetery records. Copies of obituaries can be obtained from the Converse County, WY library.)
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
