Martha Ellen Forrester

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SHAW, Ellen
“Elizabethton Star,” Thursday, June 10, 1948
MRS. ELLEN SHAW
Mrs. Ellen Shaw, 67, died at her home, Route 1, Neva, Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. after a three weeks illness. She was a lifetime resident of Johnson County and a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, T. Gaston Shaw; four sons, Luther of Elizabethton, J. B. of Johnson City, Clay of Hugheston, West Va., Clarence of Jewell Ridge, Va.; five daughters, Mrs. John Church of Big Stone Gap, Va., Mrs. John Marsh of Elizabethton, Mrs. J. C. Hodge of Bluff City, Mrs. Sam DeLoach of Neva and Mrs. Dewey Wilson of Saltsville, West Va.; 40 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; the step-mother, Mrs. Mary Blackburn of Butler; one sister, Mrs. Alice Wiles of Davenport, Washington; one half-sister, Mrs. Ina Holloway of Elizabethton and two half-brothers, Hill and Bob Blackburn of Butler.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Pine Grove Baptist Church Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Earl Campbell officiating, assisted by the Rev. Roby Stout. Burial will be in the Brown Cemetery.

Martha married Thomas Gaston Shaw about 1895 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Thomas (son of Dockten Newton "Dock" Shaw and Martha Isabelle Robertson) was born about 1872 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Luke H. Shaw was born about 1896 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
2. Burless Shaw was born about 1901 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
3. Bertha Vertie Shaw was born about 1902 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
4. Tinia Shaw was born about 1904 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
5. Beatrice Shaw was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
6. Clayburn Shaw was born about 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
7. Adelle Shaw was born on 30 Apr 1914 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Jan 2010 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
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Elizabeth Forrester is listed as the daughter of William Forrester and Nancy Greer in the book "Johnson County Death Abstracts 1908-1941".

William married Nancy Jane Greer in 1838. Nancy was born on 13 Mar 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Atha McCoy about 1812. Atha was born about 1785 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died about 1850 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]