Lennie Shew

M, b. circa 1878
FatherWilliam Boston Shew b. 12 Jan 1859, d. 24 Sep 1945
MotherMary A. M. Hale b. 27 Mar 1852, d. 10 Feb 1945
Lennie Shew|b. c 1878|p77.htm#i1529|William Boston Shew|b. 12 Jan 1859\nd. 24 Sep 1945|p71.htm#i1415|Mary A. M. Hale|b. 27 Mar 1852\nd. 10 Feb 1945|p72.htm#i1443|Boston Shew|b. c 1790\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p2.htm#i24|Nancy [--M?--] Shew|b. c 1827\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p71.htm#i1414|||||||
Birthc 1878 Lennie Shew, son of William Boston Shew and Mary A. M. Hale, was born c 1878 at AL. 
1880 Census9 Jun 1880 Lennie Shew appeared on the 1880 U.S. census of Cherokee County, AL, at Twp 10, Range 8, enumerated 9 Jun 1880, in the household of his parents, William Boston Shew and Mary Hale Shew. He was shown as age 1, born AL. 

Lona Shew

F, b. May 1880
FatherWilliam Boston Shew b. 12 Jan 1859, d. 24 Sep 1945
MotherMary A. M. Hale b. 27 Mar 1852, d. 10 Feb 1945
Lona Shew|b. May 1880|p77.htm#i1530|William Boston Shew|b. 12 Jan 1859\nd. 24 Sep 1945|p71.htm#i1415|Mary A. M. Hale|b. 27 Mar 1852\nd. 10 Feb 1945|p72.htm#i1443|Boston Shew|b. c 1790\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p2.htm#i24|Nancy [--M?--] Shew|b. c 1827\nd. bt 1863 - 1870|p71.htm#i1414|||||||
BirthMay 1880 Lona Shew, daughter of William Boston Shew and Mary A. M. Hale, was born in May 1880 at prob Cherokee County, AL. 
1880 Census9 Jun 1880 Lona Shew appeared on the 1880 U.S. census of Cherokee County, AL, at Twp 10, Range 8, enumerated 9 Jun 1880, in the household of her parents, William Boston Shew and Mary Hale Shew. She was shown as age 1 month (born April), born AL. 

Alvin D. Lancaster

M, b. circa 1900
FatherEdward F. Lancaster
MotherEdna Shew b. c 1878
Alvin D. Lancaster|b. c 1900|p77.htm#i1531|Edward F. Lancaster||p75.htm#i1498|Edna Shew|b. c 1878|p70.htm#i1397|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birthc 1900 Alvin D. Lancaster, son of Edward F. Lancaster and Edna Shew, was born c 1900 at TX. 

Nina J. Lancaster

F, b. circa 1902
FatherEdward F. Lancaster
MotherEdna Shew b. c 1878
Nina J. Lancaster|b. c 1902|p77.htm#i1532|Edward F. Lancaster||p75.htm#i1498|Edna Shew|b. c 1878|p70.htm#i1397|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birthc 1902 Nina J. Lancaster, daughter of Edward F. Lancaster and Edna Shew, was born c 1902 at TX. 

Almeda J. Lancaster

F, b. circa 1905
FatherEdward F. Lancaster
MotherEdna Shew b. c 1878
Almeda J. Lancaster|b. c 1905|p77.htm#i1533|Edward F. Lancaster||p75.htm#i1498|Edna Shew|b. c 1878|p70.htm#i1397|||||||William W. Shew|b. 19 Nov 1849\nd. 10 Mar 1927|p2.htm#i31|Nancy E. Allen|b. 3 Jul 1847\nd. 3 Jul 1928|p10.htm#i193|
Birthc 1905 Almeda J. Lancaster, daughter of Edward F. Lancaster and Edna Shew, was born c 1905 at TX. 
1920 Census7 Feb 1920 Almeda J. Lancaster appeared on the 1920 U.S. census of Milam County, TX, at Justice Precinct 4, enumerated 7 Feb 1920 in the household of William Washington Shew and Nancy Elizabeth Allen Shew, her grandparents. She was shown as age 15, born TX. 

Willie Lee Shew

M, b. 5 February 1911, d. 3 June 1965
FatherDaniel H. Shew b. 23 May 1875, d. 18 Aug 1942
MotherFlora D. Reaves b. 26 Oct 1891, d. 10 Jun 1983
Willie Lee Shew|b. 5 Feb 1911\nd. 3 Jun 1965|p77.htm#i1534|Daniel H. Shew|b. 23 May 1875\nd. 18 Aug 1942|p73.htm#i1450|Flora D. Reaves|b. 26 Oct 1891\nd. 10 Jun 1983|p73.htm#i1452|Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|||||||
Birth5 Feb 1911 Willie Lee Shew, son of Daniel H. Shew and Flora D. Reaves, was born on 5 Feb 1911 at Clardy, Lamar County, TX. 
1930 Census8 Apr 1930 Willie Lee Shew appeared on the 1930 U.S. census Lamar County, TX, at Justice Precinct 3, enumerated 8 Apr 1930 in the household of his parents, Daniel H. Shew and Flora Reaves Shew. He was shown as age 19, born TX. 
Death3 Jun 1965 Willie Lee Shew died on 3 Jun 1965 at Lamar Medical Center, Paris, Lamar County, TX, at age 54. Obituary: THE PARIS NEWS Friday June 4, 1965.

Willie Lee Shew, 54, 1625 3rd SE, died Thursday at the Lamar Medical Center. An employee at the Lamar Medical Center, Mr. Shew, was born Feb. 5, 1911, at Clardy, the son of Daniel H. and Flora Reeves Shew. He was married to the former Miss Cora Griffiths. Survivors are his widow; a son, Daniel Louis Shew, Paris; six daughters, Mrs. Bobby Baker, Mrs. Nelda Milling and Mrs. Johnny Todd, all of Paris; Mrs. Joyce Pounds, Houston; Mrs. Norma Biard, Abilene, and Mrs. Jack Rice, Fort Worth; his mother, Mrs. Flora Dean Briley, Joshua; a brother, Leon Shew, Paris, and 14 grandchildren. The funeral service is set for 3:30 pm today in the Gene Roden & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, with interment to be made in Evergreen Cemetery by Gene Roden & Sons. 

Alfred Leon "Tooter" Shew

M, b. 12 July 1914, d. 17 December 1985
FatherDaniel H. Shew b. 23 May 1875, d. 18 Aug 1942
MotherFlora D. Reaves b. 26 Oct 1891, d. 10 Jun 1983
Alfred Leon "Tooter" Shew|b. 12 Jul 1914\nd. 17 Dec 1985|p77.htm#i1535|Daniel H. Shew|b. 23 May 1875\nd. 18 Aug 1942|p73.htm#i1450|Flora D. Reaves|b. 26 Oct 1891\nd. 10 Jun 1983|p73.htm#i1452|Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|||||||
Birth12 Jul 1914 Alfred Leon "Tooter" Shew, son of Daniel H. Shew and Flora D. Reaves, was born on 12 Jul 1914 at Biardstown, Lamar County, TX. 
1930 Census8 Apr 1930 Alfred Leon "Tooter" Shew appeared on the 1930 U.S. census Lamar County, TX, at Justice Precinct 3, enumerated 8 Apr 1930 in the household of his parents, Daniel H. Shew and Flora Reaves Shew. He was shown as age 15, born TX. 
Marriage1938 Alfred Leon "Tooter" Shew married Dolly "Dimp" McCool in 1938 at Lamar County, TX. 
Death17 Dec 1985 Alfred Leon "Tooter" Shew died on 17 Dec 1985 at Lamar County, TX, at age 71. Obituary:

LAMAR COUNTY ECHO, 26 Dec 1985: 'Leon (Tooter) Shew, 1239 E. Hearon, died Tuesday, 17 Dec 1985, at 12:57 p.m. at St. Joseph's Hospital. Services were held Thursday, 19 Dec., at Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Solice officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Shew was born 12 Jul 1914, in Biardstown, a son of Dan Shew and Flora Reeves Shew. He attended Midway school and married Dollie McCool on 27 Aug 1938. He was a truck driver and a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Paris Horse and Rodeo Club. Surviving are his wife and several nieces and nephews. 

Oleva Williams

F, b. 5 January 1898, d. 21 August 1968
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Oleva Williams|b. 5 Jan 1898\nd. 21 Aug 1968|p77.htm#i1536|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birth5 Jan 1898 Oleva Williams, daughter of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born on 5 Jan 1898 at Biardstown, Lamar County, TX. 
Death21 Aug 1968 Oleva Williams died on 21 Aug 1968 at Paris, Lamar County, TX, at age 70. 

Ambrose L. Williams

M, b. 6 December 1900, d. 26 June 1933
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Ambrose L. Williams|b. 6 Dec 1900\nd. 26 Jun 1933|p77.htm#i1537|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birth6 Dec 1900 Ambrose L. Williams, son of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born on 6 Dec 1900. This individual is buried next to Ambers Williams; he may or may not be a son. 
Death26 Jun 1933 Ambrose L. Williams died on 26 Jun 1933 at age 32. 

Albert G. Williams

M, b. 25 February 1906, d. 1 February 1976
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Albert G. Williams|b. 25 Feb 1906\nd. 1 Feb 1976|p77.htm#i1538|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birth25 Feb 1906 Albert G. Williams, son of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born on 25 Feb 1906. 
Death1 Feb 1976 Albert G. Williams died on 1 Feb 1976 at age 69. 

J.R. Williams

M, b. after 1895
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
J.R. Williams|b. a 1895|p77.htm#i1539|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birtha 1895 J.R. Williams, son of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born a 1895. 

Gifford Williams

M, b. after 1895
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Gifford Williams|b. a 1895|p77.htm#i1540|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birtha 1895 Gifford Williams, son of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born a 1895. 

Willis Williams

F, b. after 1895
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Willis Williams|b. a 1895|p77.htm#i1541|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birtha 1895 Willis Williams, daughter of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born a 1895. possible info from SSDI:

b. 05 Aug 1902     

d. Feb 1980

or b. 25 Jul 1910     

d. Aug 1963. 

Virgie Williams

F, b. after 1895
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Virgie Williams|b. a 1895|p77.htm#i1542|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birtha 1895 Virgie Williams, daughter of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born a 1895. 

Robert Williams

M, b. after 1895
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Robert Williams|b. a 1895|p77.htm#i1543|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birtha 1895 Robert Williams, son of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born a 1895. 

Hubert or Hubbard Williams

M, b. after 1895
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Hubert or Hubbard Williams|b. a 1895|p77.htm#i1544|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birtha 1895 Hubert or Hubbard Williams, son of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born a 1895. possible info from SSDI:

b. 06 Mar 1899     

d. Mar 1978. 

Josie Williams

F, b. after 1895
FatherAmbers Bryant "Bob" Williams b. 6 Jul 1871, d. 6 Oct 1962
MotherMattie M. Shew b. 28 Nov 1876, d. 9 Feb 1962
Josie Williams|b. a 1895|p77.htm#i1545|Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams|b. 6 Jul 1871\nd. 6 Oct 1962|p74.htm#i1483|Mattie M. Shew|b. 28 Nov 1876\nd. 9 Feb 1962|p73.htm#i1457|||||||Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|
Birtha 1895 Josie Williams, daughter of Ambers Bryant "Bob" Williams and Mattie M. Shew, was born a 1895. possible info from SSDI:

b. 29 Jul 1897     

d. 29 May 1995. 

Jessie Pauline Shew

F, b. circa 1918
FatherWilliam Alvin Shew b. 27 Apr 1885, d. 26 Jun 1969
MotherNellie Burks b. 15 Oct 1895, d. 25 Sep 1984
Jessie Pauline Shew|b. c 1918|p77.htm#i1546|William Alvin Shew|b. 27 Apr 1885\nd. 26 Jun 1969|p73.htm#i1451|Nellie Burks|b. 15 Oct 1895\nd. 25 Sep 1984|p74.htm#i1486|Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|||||||
Birthc 1918 Jessie Pauline Shew, daughter of William Alvin Shew and Nellie Burks, was born c 1918 at prob Lamar County, TX. 
1920 Census20 Jan 1920 Jessie Pauline Shew appeared on the 1920 U.S. census of Lamar County, TX, at Justice Precinct 3, enumerated 20 Jan 1920, in the household of her parents, William Alvin Shew and Nellie Burks Shew. She was shown as age 2, born TX. 
1930 Census8 Apr 1930 Jessie Pauline Shew appeared on the 1930 U.S. census Lamar County, TX, at Justice Precinct 3, enumerated 8 Apr 1930, in the household of her parents, William Alvin Shew and Nellie Burks Shew. She was shown as age 12, born TX. 
Note  Still alive as of March 2004. 

Luther E. Shew

M, b. 8 October 1909, d. 13 February 1978
FatherGrover C. Shew b. 23 Nov 1887, d. 24 Jul 1969
MotherOra Sparks b. 18 Aug 1890, d. 24 Apr 1990
Luther E. Shew|b. 8 Oct 1909\nd. 13 Feb 1978|p77.htm#i1547|Grover C. Shew|b. 23 Nov 1887\nd. 24 Jul 1969|p73.htm#i1453|Ora Sparks|b. 18 Aug 1890\nd. 24 Apr 1990|p75.htm#i1487|Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|||||||
Birth8 Oct 1909 Luther E. Shew, son of Grover C. Shew and Ora Sparks, was born on 8 Oct 1909 at Lamar County, TX. 
Death13 Feb 1978 Luther E. Shew died on 13 Feb 1978 at Paris, Lamar County, TX, at age 68. Obituary: THE LAMAR COUNTY ECHO, Thursday, February 23, 1978, p. 4. 'Luther E. Shew, 69, of Route 1, Paris, died Monday, February 13, 1978, in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Elsom officiating. Interment was made in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Shew was born October 8, 1909, in Lamar County, son of Grove C. Shew and Ora Sparks Shew. He attended public schools in Paris and first married Miss Geneva Barham in 1931, who preceded him in death on November 13, 1969. He later married Mrs. Pauline Bolton in December, 1970.

He was a longtime employee of the Texas Highway Department and retired from there in 1971 after working there some 27 years. He was a member of the Ramseur Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Troy Owens of Rt. 4, Paris and Peggy Lombard of Federal Way, Washington; two step daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Lee of Queen City, and Carlyn Bellemy of Paris; two stepsons, Dean and Mickey Bolton, both of Paris; and two brothers, Alvin (Happy) Shew of Ft. Worth and Pat Shew of Garland. Pallbearers were Sam T. Jones, Fred J. Ayers, Bill Purvis, James Middleton, Buddy Nash and C. G. Cass. 

Earl Vennis Shew

M, b. 12 May 1914, d. 19 December 1952
FatherGrover C. Shew b. 23 Nov 1887, d. 24 Jul 1969
MotherOra Sparks b. 18 Aug 1890, d. 24 Apr 1990
Earl Vennis Shew|b. 12 May 1914\nd. 19 Dec 1952|p77.htm#i1548|Grover C. Shew|b. 23 Nov 1887\nd. 24 Jul 1969|p73.htm#i1453|Ora Sparks|b. 18 Aug 1890\nd. 24 Apr 1990|p75.htm#i1487|Gilford C. Shew|b. c 1852\nd. bt 1894 - 1900|p8.htm#i158|Lutitia Allen|b. Nov 1853|p72.htm#i1444|||||||
Birth12 May 1914 Earl Vennis Shew, son of Grover C. Shew and Ora Sparks, was born on 12 May 1914. 
Death19 Dec 1952 Earl Vennis Shew died on 19 Dec 1952 at Amarillo, Potter County, TX, at age 38. 
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