My Shaw of the week is Christopher Columbus Shaw, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lewis Shaw. He was born 1865 in what is now Edgefield Dst. SC. He was a Rev. war soldier - does anyone know what unit?? He married Mary (Polly) Butler and they both died in Bedford Co. TN. Need a copy of his will, but hear Bedford Co. lost all their records - does anyone have a copy of this? Need information on one child, Christopher George Washington Brooks Shaw. He was born and died in Bedford Co. TN - anyone out there a descendant?? Lee Bartos lee.bartos@artibbs.com

Ha ha someone had a sense of humor. The poor kid must have been teased at school :) -----Original Message----- From: Lee Bartos [mailto:lee.bartos@artibbs.com] Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2001 11:36 To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SHAW] Letter of the week My Shaw of the week is Christopher Columbus Shaw, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lewis Shaw. He was born 1865 in what is now Edgefield Dst. SC. He was a Rev. war soldier - does anyone know what unit?? He married Mary (Polly) Butler and they both died in Bedford Co. TN. Need a copy of his will, but hear Bedford Co. lost all their records - does anyone have a copy of this? Need information on one child, Christopher George Washington Brooks Shaw. He was born and died in Bedford Co. TN - anyone out there a descendant?? Lee Bartos lee.bartos@artibbs.com ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== England SHAW research sites: http://www.janelachs.de http://www.bolsterstone.de