BackGround: View from Highway 3 looking north down Main Street
Pocahontas Iowa.
The Second Generation
Up Dated 3 March 2008
Jennie Ann MARSHALL9; (Elizabeth Osgood WOOD8
Stephen Andrus7; Stephen6; Simeon5; Solomon4; Solomon3; Thomas2; Edward1; LewisA
Jennie Ann was born July 1853 in Green County, Wisconsin and married November 1875, Prentice Josiah SHAW the son of Josiah SHAW and Lucy STOWE, in Monticello, Green, Wisconsin. He was born in July 1849 in Wilson, Niagara New York, and died in 1934 in Powhatan Twp., Pocahontas, Iowa. Jennie Ann also died in 1934 in the same place.
Prentice Josiah SHAW was born July 1849 in Niagara County, New York He was secretary of the Phcahontas County Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Co., is a native of Niagara County New York In 1856 he moved with his parents to Green County. Wisconsin, where he received an good common school education, spent two years in select schools and then engaged in teaching. At 22 in 1872 he came to O'Brien county, Iowa where he entered a home stead and remained five years, teaching and working on the farm. During the winter of 1875 he taught the village school at Dayton, Wisconsin, and in November of that same year married Jennie Ann, Marshall, who the next spring accompanied him to the home stead. In the fall of 1876, after receiving several visits of the grashoppers, he returned to Green County, Wisconsin, and remined there untill the spring of 1882, when he returned to Iowa and located on the Clinton farm, north of Ghelock, which he and his brother in-law John C. POTTER (John married Lucy C Mareshall sister of Jennie Ann) were the first to occupy. In 1885 he located on his present farm on the neĽ section 14 Powhatan township, which he has improved and increased to 200 acres.
He has lived to see a wonderful develoement in this section of the country in the last quarter of a century. In 1872 when he made his first trip to northwest, Iowa crossing several counties, there were few houses and many of them were built of sod. He traveled in a covered wagon, purchased bakers bread at the villiages wich were a long distance apart, and suplemented the stock of provisions by shooting game.
The mirage in the morning frequently beckoned to cities, groves and beautiful lakes that appeared near the horizon, but which always vanished as the traveler advanced towards them. The Lone Tree, that stands eight miles, west of Spencer could sometimes be seen in the early mourning at a distance of three days journey, but as the sun rose it disappeared, and then the next mourning reappeared, apparently as far distant as on the previous mourning. Lone Tree was for many a year a land mark for surveyors and travelers. It may still be seen from passing trains in Lone Tree township, Clay county, and looks very much as it did twenty-five years ago.
He is proud to be a citizen of Iowa, a state that ranks among the first in intellectual progress, and boasts, "a school house on every hilltop and no saloon in the valley;" and indulges the hope she may continue to lead in the sisterhood of states, in the roll call of commonwealths.
He served eight years as clerk of the township and has been secretary of the school board during the last 15 years. he was the republican nominee for county auditor in 1889, and is an active worker in the Methodist church.
He is an intelligent unasuming farmer who has met with good success on the farm and has made the farmer's interests a life long study. He is one of the original founders of the Pocahontas County Mutual Fire and Lightening Association, (p. 502) has been a director of it since its originaization in 1890 and has been its efficient secretary and treasurer since October 19, 1897. Through this association he has helped to solve the problems of insurance for the farmers of this county. He has manifested great interest in the success of this organizaton and notes with a good deal of pleasure its rapid growth since he became its secretary, the amount of assessable risks having increased from $511,293, January 1 1898 to $1, 830,000, September 1, 1902.
1880-1886 Others that arrived during the early 80's were A.L.WHITNEY on 15, E. NORTHROP, P. J. and Josiah SHAW, Ed. R. TITUS, Frank SALASEK, W. H. BAKER, B. F. BOGUE, F. C. DE WOLF, A. W. IRELAND, D .D. CORNICK, Henry STERNBERG, J. H. BELLINGERF, F. H. PRINGLE; and at Plover J. T. CALHOUN, Louis BRODSKY, W. A. HRBEL, J. H. BLANCHARD, A. EGGSPUEHLER.
Prentice and Jennie both died in 1934 and are buried in Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Township, Pocahontas, Iowa.
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1850 Census Wilson, Niagara, New York, Page 488.
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
Josiah SHAW 46 M ---- Farmer $ 2,000 New York
Lucy " 42 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
John " 15 M ---- ---------- -------- New York
Ellen " 12 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Henryetta " 7 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Josiah " 1 M ---- ---------- -------- New York
1860 Census Exeter, Green, Wisconsin, Page 210.
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
Josiah SHAW 56 M W Farmer $ 1,200 $ 0,300 Vermont
Lucy " 52 F W ---------- -------- -------- Connecticut
Henrietta " 17 F W ---------- -------- -------- New York
James " 5 M W ---------- -------- -------- Wisconsin
John Sill 25 M W Waggon Maker -------- -------- New York
Hellen " 22 F W ------------ -------- -------- New York
Prentis SHAW 11 M W ------------ -------- -------- New York
1870 Census Mt. Pleasant, Green, Wisconsin, Page 232.
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
SHAW Josiah 66 M W Farmer -------- $ 0,600 Vermont
" Lucy 61 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Connecticut
" P. J. 20 M W Works on Farm -------- -------- New York
MORGAN Sala 19 F W Work in W Factory -------- -------- New York
1880 Census Exeter, Green, Wisconsin, Page 86B
Marr | Place of Birth |
Name Relation Sex Race Age Stat |Self Father Mother| Occupation
Prentice SHAW Head M W 30 M N. Y. ------ ------ Farmer
Jennie " Wife F W 26 M Wisc. ------ ------ Keeping House
Albert " Son M W 3 S Wisc. N. Y. Wisc. ----------
George " Son M W 2 S Wisc. N. Y. Wisc. --------c--
1885 Iowa State Census Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa,
Line 1 Dweling # 69 Family #61 Page 246
Township #93 Range 32 section 14 Location NE NE.
Marr Birth Subject to Entitled
Name Age Sex Stat Place Mill Duty to Vote
Prentice J SHAW 34 M M New York X X
Jennie J SHAW 30 F M Wisconsin ---------- --------
Albert J SHAW 8 M S Wisconsin ---------- --------
Geroge S SHAW 7 M S Wisconsin ---------- --------
Estella E SHAW 2 F S Pocahontas ---------- --------
1895 Iowa State Census, Powhatan, Pocahntas, Iowa.
Birth
Name Age Place Race
SHAW Prentice J. 45 New York W
" Jennie A. 41 Wisconsin W
" Albert J. 18 Wisconsin W
" George S. 17 Wisconsin W
" Stella E. 12 Pocahontas W
" Prentice F. 8 Pocahontas W
" Lucy A. 7 Pocahontas W
1920 Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, ED 215 Sheet 1B Line 92
Marr | Place of Birth |
Name Relation Sex Race Age Stat |Self Father Mother| Occupation
SHAW Prentice J Head M W 70 M N. Y. Verm. N. Y. See Below
" Jennie E Wife F W 66 M Wisc. N. Y. N. Y. none
" George S Son M W 41 M Wisc. N. Y. Wisc. See Below
" Alma R D-in-Law F W 42 M Can. Ire. Can. none
" Dorothy S Grand-Da F W 16 S Iowa Wisc. Can. none
" Edith Grand-Da F W 13 S Iowa Wisc. Can. none
" Prentice W Grand-So M W 8 S Iowa Wisc. Can. none
Alma Emigrated in 1886 Naturalized 1902
Prentice J Occ: Secretary Insurance Co.
Geroge S. Occ: Propritor Hardware Store
1930 Pocahontas, Pocahontas, Iowa, ED 21 Sheet 2B Line 79
Age
Marr At | Place of Birth |
Name Relation Sex Race Age Stat Marr |Self Father Mother| Occupation
SHAW Prentice J Head M W 80 M 26 N. Y. Verm. N. Y. See Below
" Jennie E Wife F W 76 M 22 Wisc. N. Y. N. Y. none
" George S Son M W 51 M 24 Wisc. N. Y. Wisc. See Below
" Alma R D-in-Law F W 52 M 25 Can. E Can. E N Ire. none
" Dorothy S Grand-Da F W 26 S ---- Iowa Wisc. Can. E none
" Prentice W Grand-So M W 18 S ---- Iowa Wisc. Can. E none
Prentice J Occ: Pres & Director Insurance Co.
George S. Occ: Propritor Hardware Store
[My Comments RF]
Page: 46
Name: Josiah Shaw Father
Death Date: 22 Sep 1889
Age: 86
Cemetery: Powhatan twp.
Page: 46
Name: Lucy S. Shaw Mother
Death Date: 12 Oct 1887
Age: 79
Cemetery: Powhatan twp.
Page: 46
Name: Prentice J. Shaw Son
Birth Date: 1849
Death Date: 1934
Cemetery: Powhatan twp.
Page: 46
Name: Jennie A. Shaw Daughter-in-Law (Jennie A. MARSHALL)
Birth Date: 1853
Death Date: 1934
Cemetery: Powhatan twp
Page: 46
Name: George S. Shaw Grand Son
Birth Date: 1876
Death Date: 1938
Cemetery: Powhatan twp.
Town: Plover
Page: 46
Name: Prentice F. Shaw Grand Son
Birth Date: 1886
Death Date: 1917
Cemetery: Powhatan twp.
CHILDREN of Jennie A. MARSHALL and Prentice Josiah SHAW:
+ 261. 1. ALBERT JOSIAH b: Aug 1876; , Green, Wisconsin.
md: ; Genevieve B. MURPHY.
d: 10 Oct 1952; , , Iowa.
+ 262. 2. GEORGE SHEE b: 27 Dec 1877; , Green, Wisconsin.
md: 1902; , , Iowa.
Alma RUTLEDGE.
d: 1938; , Pocahontas, Iowa.
+ 263. 3. STELLA E. b: Jun 1882; , Pocahontas, Iowa.
md: ; Joseph BUTCHER.
264. 4.PRENTICE F. b: 10 Dec 1886; , Pocahontas, Iowa.
d: 1917; , Pocahontas, Iowa.
+ 265. 5 LUCILE A. b: 29 Jan 1888; Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa.
md: 30 Jun 1915; Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa.
Ben DRIFTMIER.
d: 22 Jan 1973; Issaquah, King, Washington.
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