Person:Samuel Shaw (27)

"Samuel Shaw was born December 8, 1798 in the Old Dominion [Virginia], and was just entering his teens when he accompanied his parents to Ohio. There he grew to manhood and married Nancy Anderson, who was born in Kentucky May 4, 1798. Her parents, Elijah and Marian Anderson, were natives of Virginia and Kentucky respectively and were of the Baptist faith.

In the fall of 1831 Samuel Shaw and his wife came with a party of more than a score of men and women to Cass County, Mich., making the journey with teams according to the primitive fashion. The Shaws settled on forty acres of land in Galena Township and there Mrs. Shaw died August 13, 1847. The bereaved husband made his home with his children from that time until his death, January 29, 1877. He and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. To them were born twelve children, viz.: Marian, William B., John A., Thornton A., Lydia A., Richard B., Sarah, Elijah, Lelia K., Abner, Alice I. and Erastus S. The last-named died in infancy and the others lived to establish homes of their own. Richard served in the Union army and died at Covington, Ky., and Elijah was a soldier for three years, and died while on a visit to our subjects March 9, 1891. Kalamazoo Gazette article, Sunday, April 7, 1940, pages 4 and 9, by Staff Writer Charles A. Weissert

Kalamazoo Gazette article, Sunday, April 7, 1940, pages 4 and 9, by Staff Writer Charles A. Weissert: "July Fourth Feast Great Event of Day: Indians Lost Chance for Big Meal by Giving Chase to Bear." This is the second of two articles about Albert E. Bull of St. Joseph, Cass, Kalamazoo, and Barry counties.. "One of his many acquaintances was Samuel Shaw, member of a colony of 30 persons who had emigrated from Ohio to Cass County in 1830 or 1831. On Nov. 19, 1846, Bull and Shaw's 20-year-old daughter, Lydia A., were married at the home of her parents in Volinia township

Note that Bull and Shaw are next door neighbors in the 1850 census.

Died at his daughter Leila's home near Decatur on a farm. [Viola Gunn Hezler]

1830 Census
Name: Samuel Shaw
Home in 1830: Clear Creek, Fairfield, Ohio
Males - Under 5: 1 (Richard)
Males - 5 thru 9: 3 (William, John, Thornton)
Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (Samuel was 32)
Females - Under 5: 2 (Lydia, Sarah)
Females - 5 thru 9: 1 (Miriam)
Females - 30 thru 39: 1 (Nancy was 32)
Total Persons: 9
Source: FamilySearch [1]

1840 Census:
Name: Samuel Shaw
Home: Volinia, Calhoun [Cass], Michigan
Males - 5-9: 2
Males - 10-14: 2
Males - 15-19: 2
Males - 40-49: 1
Females - under 5: 1
Females - 5-9: 2
Females - 10-14: 1
Females - 15-19: 1
Females - 40-49: 1
Source: FamilySearch [2]

1850 Census:
Name: Saml Shaw
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1795
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1850: Volinia, Cass, Michigan
Household Members:
Benj F Grey 29 = neighbor to daughter Lydia
Polly Grey 24
Jno L Grey 5
Chas O Grey 3
Saml Shaw 55
Catharine A Buck 18
"United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch [3]

Note that daughter Lydia Ann was married in 1846 in Volinia, Cass County, Michigan.

1860 Census:
Name: Samuel Shaw
Age in 1860: 62
Birth Year: abt 1798
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Rutland, Barry, Michigan
Post Office: Hastings
Household Members:
Albert E Bull 52
Lydia Ann Bull 35 = daughter
Samuel Shaw 62
James Brim 24
Alfred Erbs 18
"United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch [4]

1870 Census:
Name: Samuel Shaw
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798
Age in 1870: 72
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan
Household Members:
Elijah Shaw 36 = son
Philera Shaw 57 = Phildora, wife of Elija; age wrong, should be 35
Edwin Shaw 15
Samuel Shaw 72
Betsey Howley 82
"United States Census, 1870," FamilySearch [5]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Portrait and biographical album of Barry and Eaton counties, Mich
   Pages 633-34.

   Contains full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county ... [and] the presidents of the United States and governors of the state. Chicago: Chapman bros, 1891.

2. ↑ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995.

   [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
   Original data: "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find A Grave.

   Tombstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102329299

4. ↑ Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995.

   FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHP2-B62), Samuel Shaw, 29 Jan 1877; citing Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, reference v B p 137; FHL microfilm 1,019,195.