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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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W. McD. SHAW was born in Kenton County, Ky., near Independence, September 27, 1857, and is a son of L. and Harriet (McDonald) Shaw. The father was born in Campbell County, Ky., July 3, 1825, has been practicing law for about thirty years, and has been county attorney and county judge of Kenton County. Mrs. Harriet Shaw is a native of Kenton County, and a daughter of Reuben McDonald, who was a prominent farmer and stock raiser. W. McD. Shaw was reared on the farm until he was fifteen years of age. He then attended the high school at Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated in 1878; then attended Princeton College; next attended college at Danville, Ky., where he graduated in 1881; then went back to Princeton, and graduated in 1882; then entered Cincinnati Law School, and graduated in 1884, and had the honor of carrying off the prize for forensic discussion. He at once formed a partnership with his father, and has been very successful, so much so that in August, 1886, he was elected county attorney by the Republican party, and is giving universal satisfaction. Mr. Shaw is a close student, and devotes his entire time to his profession.
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This family biography is one of 150 biographies included in the Kenton County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7
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