I am looking for info on my relatives, Nancy Jane SHAWVER married Dick/Richard Mathews -AKA- DAVID S. MCHERD(name at birth) They are listed below. They adopted a daughter in 1884 in TX., GRACIE THOMAS. I need info on everyone but especially GRACIE who's mother was Mrs. ANNIE THOMAS who MAY also be known as Mary Anne SNOW but I'm not sure. submitted by Charlou Dolan, 711 W. Eleventh, Rolla, MO 65401; 314-364-5082, submitted Feb 1987: Caroline T. Walker (John 2, William 1) was born 25 Jan 1816 (from tombstone). She married John Shawver in 1834. He was born 20 Nov 1800 (from tombstone) in Sweet Springs, Monroe Co., VA, the son of John Shawver and Margaret (Wiley) Shawver. . . . John died 21 Jul 1880 and is buried in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery, 2 miles east of Atlanta, Macon Co., MO. Caroline is also buried there d. 12 Mar 1872, age 56 y 2 m 18 d. Children of John Shawver and Caroline Susan (Walker) Shawver: Benton Shawver b. ca. 1835 m. May Cole Amanda "mandie" Shawver, b. ca. 1838 m/l Robert Goodson, m/2 L. S. Ebrite Daniel G. Shawver, b. c. 1839 Elisha T. Shawver, b. ca. 1843, James Shawver, John Anderson Shawver, b.ca. 1845, m. Lona Tnompson George Shawver, b. ca. 1848 m. Dora Smith Nancy P. C. Shawver, b. ca. 1850, m. Dick Matthews Robert H. Shawver b. ca. 1859 m/l Mary A. Warnick, m/2 Lula Dockery Lora Shawver Montillian Shawver m Linne Rowe _____ In my personal Shaver file family group record dtd 18 Aug 1994 from Nancy Stanbery, 207 North Main St., Jenera, OH 45841 Sebastian Shawver, b. ca. 1733, d. 15 Oct 1816 Monroe Co., Virginia. Came 3 October 1753 on the Ship "Eastern Branch," James Nevin, Capt. from Rotterdam, last from Portsmouth. He took the oath of allegiance to Penn. Penn Archives Ser. 11; Vol XVII page 425 In Seed-Bed of the Republic page 144 by Robert Douthat Stoner, Kingsport Press, 1962, Bastion (Sebastian Shawver) found in the Order Book dated 1780-1780. Wife unknown children: Jacob, George, John born 1767, d. before Nov 1831 in VA, spouse Margaret Wiley, married 15 Jun 1800 Botetourt co, VA; Christoher, Elizabeth Hambarger, Barbara Rowen, Sally. _____ Also in my personal file, copy of will made I think by WPA project of Bosten Shaver, signed Sebaston Shawver. Will dated Jan 1813, proved October term, 1816, Monroe Co., VA. (This is now West Virginia.) Will Book 1, pp 355 and 356