Shawhan Family History

Family Tree › John Shawhan Sr. branch

Generation 7

Darby and Sarah’s 4th great-grandchildren through John Shawhan Sr.: 30 people born before 1900.

Children of Pere G. Shawn and Zilliah Leatherbury Peters

Samuel Thomas Shawn 1857 – 1932

Born
February 14, 1857, Centreville, Maryland
Died
January 19, 1932, Mathews Co., Virginia
Parents
Pere G. Shawn and Zilliah Leatherbury Peters
Married
  • Mary Elizabeth Stone, married December 22, 1881, Mathews Co. VAborn September 29, 1862, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia; died May 17, 1917, Mathews Co., Virginia. Daughter of John Stone (1832-1900) and Elizabeth Davis (-1891).
  • Lucy Winder, married After 1931, Mathews Co. VAborn 1869, Mathews Co. VA. Daughter of Edward Winder and S. E.
Children
Nora Lee 1882, Floyd Randolph 1887, Charles Leslie 1895

Line: Darby Shawhan › John Shawhan Sr. › Joseph Shawn › Samuel James Shawn › Samuel S. Shawn › Pere G. Shawn

Source: Vol. 2, “The Descendants of John Shawn (Shawhan), 1711–1783”, p. 7, no. 20

Walter M. Shawn 1862 – 1940

Born
1862
Died
September 13, 1940, St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, VA
Parents
Pere G. Shawn and Zilliah Leatherbury Peters
Married
  • Virginia E. "Jenny" Davis, married December 26, 1888, Mathews Co. VAborn 1863, Mathews Co. VA; died December 28, 1915, Mathews Co. VA.
  • Bertha, married Redart, Mathew's Co., VAborn 1854; died 1958.
Children
Linwood C. 1893, Lola Mae 1899

Line: Darby Shawhan › John Shawhan Sr. › Joseph Shawn › Samuel James Shawn › Samuel S. Shawn › Pere G. Shawn

Source: Vol. 2, “The Descendants of John Shawn (Shawhan), 1711–1783”, p. 7, no. 22

Joseph H. Shawn 1867 – 1952

Born
October 1867
Died
May 19, 1952
Parents
Pere G. Shawn and Zilliah Leatherbury Peters
Married
  • Annie C. Hurst, married December 26, 1881, Mathews Co., VAborn September 1867; died August 24, 1928, Norfolk, VA.
Children
Perry J. 1889, Clara Mae 1892, Walter Luther 1893, Josephine "Josie" 1898

Line: Darby Shawhan › John Shawhan Sr. › Joseph Shawn › Samuel James Shawn › Samuel S. Shawn › Pere G. Shawn

Source: Vol. 2, “The Descendants of John Shawn (Shawhan), 1711–1783”, p. 7, no. 23

Children of Samuel Charles Shawn and Mary Jane Nally

Samuel Dey Shawn 1861 – 1897

Born
1861
Died
July 3, 1897, Chestertown, Maryland
Parents
Samuel Charles Shawn and Mary Jane Nally
Married
  • Catherine "Kate" V. Edsall, married October 21, 1882born 1865, New York; died 1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Daughter of Jacob A. Edsall (1839-) and Anna W. (1842-).
Children
Clarence Edsall 1885, Franklin Denwood 1886, George Wilson 1888, Raymond Dey 1895, Samuel Charles 1896

Line: Darby Shawhan › John Shawhan Sr. › Joseph Shawn › Samuel James Shawn › Samuel S. Shawn › Samuel Charles Shawn

Source: Vol. 2, “The Descendants of John Shawn (Shawhan), 1711–1783”, p. 8, no. 25

Carrie Jane Shawn 1865 – 1931

Born
1865
Died
February 9, 1931, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parents
Samuel Charles Shawn and Mary Jane Nally
Married
  • John Emory Lane, married April 27, 1885died November 15, 1926, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Children
(name not recorded) 1887, Clarence Frederick Nally Lane 1890, Evelyn Mae Lane 1896

Line: Darby Shawhan › John Shawhan Sr. › Joseph Shawn › Samuel James Shawn › Samuel S. Shawn › Samuel Charles Shawn

Source: Vol. 2, “The Descendants of John Shawn (Shawhan), 1711–1783”, p. 8, no. 26

Children of James Henry Shawn and Mary Ann Ross

Children of William T. Shawn and Martha Ann Baxter

Children of John Allen Shawn and Anna Rebecca Stevens

Children of William Benjamin Shawn and Susan Ann Legg

Lillie Day Shawn 1875 – 1922

Born
February 16, 1875, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland
Died
January 31, 1922
Parents
William Benjamin Shawn and Susan Ann Legg
Married
  • William James Nelson, married February 6, 1895, Queen Anne's Co., Marylandborn October 29, 1872; died October 18, 1931, Baltimore. Son of Thomas Nelson and Ema Benton Nelson.
Children
Lillie Isabella Nelson 1895, Willie Jeannette Nelson 1895, Susan Emily Nelson 1897

Line: Darby Shawhan › John Shawhan Sr. › Joseph Shawn › Samuel James Shawn › Peregrine G. Shawn › William Benjamin Shawn

Source: Vol. 2, “The Descendants of John Shawn (Shawhan), 1711–1783”, p. 10, no. 35

Children of James R. Legg and Susanna Tanner

Where these facts come from

These entries come from the family register compiled by the authors above and have not yet been researched in depth for this site. Names and dates are shown as printed. Corrections are welcome through Share what you know.