Individual Details
John Stearns Shaw
(21 Feb 1816 - 25 Jan 1888)
Marriage record to Mary Jane Harmon, states his father was also John Shaw.
John remarried after the death of Mary Jane - to Sarah Ann Lemon, 30 Mar 1856, Boone Co IN. She was the daughter of William Lemon and Harriett Pitzer.
1860 Census. Eagle Twp, Boone Co, IN, Hh 1065
John S. Shaw, 44, Farmer, b. NY
Sarah, 25, b. IN
Amanda, 23
William N. 17
James M. 14
Sarah 11
Emeline, age 6 (last living child born to Mary Jane Harmon)
1870 Census. Eagle Twp, Boone Co, IN, Hh 311
John S. Shaw, 54, property worth $13,800, b. NY
Sarah A., 35, b. IN
James M., 24
Emeline, 15. Laura 10. Emma L. 4. Ada E. 2.
1880 Census. Eagle Twp, Boone Co, IN, Hh 42
John S. Shaw, 64, retired farmer
Sarah A., 45, wife
Laura J., 20, dau
Emery L., 14, son - I thought it odd in 1870, that another daughter was named Emma - so close to the name Emeline. Obviously the 4-year-old Emma was Emery, a male.
Addie E., 12, dau
Oliver H., 9, son
Albert L., 7, son
Carrie, 2, dau
Children (several died young, buried Salem Cemetery in Zionsville) born to John Shaw and Sarah Lemon were:
John Wesley (28 Feb 1858- 8 Aug 1858) Note: the stone is broken where his age was - I doubt that John and Louisa were born this close together. Perhaps he was born in 1857.
Louisa (31 Aug 1858- 7 Sep 1859)
Laura Jane (10 Jan 1860 - 1939)
Harrison (29 Sep 1861 - 6 Oct 1862)
Luther Taylor (29 Aug 1863 - 3 Oct 1864)
Emery L., b. 1866
Ada E., b. 1868 - b. 9 Apr 1868, married 21 Apr 1922 to Ananias Carr, Boone Co
Oliver H., b. 1871
Albert L., b. 1873 - married 4 Sep 1895, Marion Co, IN to Effie May Calvin. He was 23; she was 20.
Zara S. (29 Aug 1875 - 3 Sep 1877) - a son
Carrie (19 Dec 1877 - 22 Aug 1929) - married Jesse Sheets; shares a stone with Laura, Salem Cemetery
Events
| Birth | 21 Feb 1816 | Steuben County, New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 25 Aug 1836 | Marion County, Indiana - Mary Jane Harmon | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Mar 1856 | Boone County, Indiana - Sarah Ann Lemon | |||
| Death | 25 Jan 1888 | Boone County, Indiana | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Jane Harmon (1820 - 1855) |
| Child | Amanda Lavina Shaw (1837 - 1913) |
| Child | Emily Shaw (1838 - 1865) |
| Child | William Nelson Shaw (1842 - 1917) |
| Child | James Marion Shaw (1846 - 1915) |
| Child | Sarah Elizabeth Shaw (1848 - 1912) |
| Child | Emmeline Shaw (1853 - 1925) |
| Child | J. S. Shaw (1855 - 1855) |
| Spouse | Sarah Ann Lemon (1835 - 1912) |
Endnotes
1. 1850 US Census IN. Digital images online., Boone Co; District 7; p.164; Dwelling 1454.
2. Manuscript in Harmon Surname File, Lebanon Public Library, Lebanon, IN; Author unknown..
3. 1850 US Census IN. Digital images online., Boone Co; District 7; p.164; Dwelling 1454.
4. Indiana State Library Online, Indiana Marriages Through 1850 (http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html).
5. Manuscript in Harmon Surname File, Lebanon Public Library, Lebanon, IN; Author unknown..