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IN ME MOntAM
REV, NJ q SHAW

f Rev Matthews Bolts Shaw vas born
tH claiborne Comfy, Mississippi Octo-
btr Il. 1880. III the home Of bis mater
nal grandfather. Matthew Bqlls The
1id homo vas subsequently sold 10
DablaHd NtlteRe. OF which Mr. Holls
aas "a trustee During Mr Shaw col
irea life bb. aa student. occupied the
room ta Witch be WAS born His ma
lnm8l great grandparents were Scotch
Irish. coming So North Carolina Ia the
early years at 1899 Of his grand
fathers iHmiy he knew bul little. OK.
ccpt that tbe number vas large set
ling lee different parts al Mississippi
His great grandfather vas a siRner OF
th famous NrrkIeuhurg Convention.
. and settled uear NaIchCz when the
country vas under Spanish domination
and when religious federation vas not
permitted Nj Bells vas imprisoned
for allowing a baptist preacher to hold
services iH his house he was a ruling
cider ia thy Presbyterian Church aud
y member og the first presbyteFy or.
sauixed tH Mississippi Ills grand
father. Matthew Bolts VAS a vii and
q poet hose quaint sayings and Book
of Chronicles conyulaed many a circle
aith laughter Mr. shaw inherited this
rrlt and ALSO a CHEEKY good nature that
mnda him much loved
Mir SbaWs maternal grandmother
was Mary smylte sister Of Rev james
smylie he first Presbyterian minister
To SETTLE Ia tae present bounds Of the
State Of Mississippi They settled near
Bethany Church and. In the thiriies
moved to Cfa borne County, until ls42
hen with his parents they moved 60
Chteot County Arkansas, where his
father devoted bis time To establishing
churches and preaching the Gospel tn
destitute places. and receiving no
salary fer this service. while his grand
father TOOK care of the plantation Ills
father Aas born In Rhode Island and
was a brother Of Col Richard Shaw OF
, the Revolution on coming Soath, he
vas editor 81 the New Orleans Courier
said lo he the first Presbyterian paper
issued lH that city In 1885 he was
pastor af the Presbyterian Church at
/ Noodgille Miss The church which
has subsequently been rebuilt there,
/ was puI up during his pastofate Three
children were born to the marriage
bu The brother and sister father and
mother, and grandparents were swept
tBRay IN ieW months, and the orphan
boy VAS left to the care Of an aunt
Mrs Mary Bells Allison
/ After graduation in 1861. be vas
married June II 90 Miss jamie Me
| bermott. daughter Of Dr Charles Nc
Dermoti and Mrs tIettie Smith NJ
| ntrmati both aattges Of West Felic.
lana Parish. Dr Mepermott's father
received from the Spanish Government
ter services rendered a large grant of
land IT. West Feiiclana After gradual
iue at Yale College, Bee devoted his lie
"a the investigation Of Aerial navigation
and IN ISIS got ont a patent Of sying
machine oH the bi plane method later
developed by the Wright nros So ali.
sorbmK was this work. thai be was
known In West Felicjana as Flying
Charlie"
/ when the call 10 arms came In the
/ Civil War Mr. Shaw vent 10 New
Orleans and studied tactics t.ater
be Hent So tho front as captain IN th'
| 9Th Arkansas Battalion and was IN the
battle of Corjuth He surrendered al
Port Hudson and vas taken with other
officers BIS sen to New York aud Themes
20 Johusons Island. where he was
coHiIned until the close Of The wal
Shortly after his return home he begal
the study for the ministry which had
been his deaire before entering tbs
larmy tie accepted a cali 20 Clinton
Ia, ia september 1879. where h,
began his first pastorate Other
churches served IN this connection
we're Comite. Wilson Ethel aud Jack
son whore no resided long time As
= Young man he vas an IndHfatigable
worker preaching three times on Sun