Richard Edward SHAW^[1]

1921 - 1977  (55 years)

• Name	Richard Edward SHAW
  Birth	12 Mar 1921	Rockingham Co, NC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  resided	13 Dec 1943	Rockingham, Richmond Co, NC   [3]
  WWII	13 Dec 1943	Fort Bragg, NC   [3]
  	Richard was a private in the Army Air Corps. HIs term of enlistment was for the duration of the war plus six months. Richard's record notes that he had finished four years of high school and that his civil job was as a machinist or engine specialist.
  resided	20 May 1944	Leaksville, Rockingham Co, NC   [4]
  Death	Jan 1977  [2]
  	Richard's last residence was Sanford, NC. He was 55 years old at the time of his death.
  Person ID	I59582	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Martin Nesbit SHAW,   b. 13 Sep 1891, Esmont, Albemarle Co, VA d. Aug 1978 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Jane Nelson MARR,   b. 25 Oct 1891, Lexington, Rockbridge Co, VA d. 21 Nov 1958, Leaksville, Rockingham Co, NC (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Between 6 Jun 1917 and 25 Dec 1918  [5]
  	The couple was married after 5 Jun 1917 when Martin stated he was single on his WWI Draft Registration Card, but before the birth of their first child, stillborn, on 26 Dec 1918.
  Family ID	F5911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude CRABTREE,   b. 26 Jan 1916   d. 10 Mar 2001 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1944	West Sanford, Lee Co, NC   [6]
  	Gertrude and Richard were married by Reverend F. C. Brown. Signing as witnesses to the ceremony were B. Blalock, B. Roberson, and H. Crabtree.
  Family ID	F6254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1930 US Census / Shaw, Martin N. Price Street, Leaksville, NC (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800 - 2000., Richard Edward Shaw. Rockingham Co, NC: Vol. 8, p. 12. [S3079] Richard Shaw. SSN 241-18-5413. SSDI. [S3076] Richard E. Shaw. U.S. WWII Army enlistment record (1943). [S3040] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741 - 2004.. [S3080] Martin N. Shaw. WWI draft registration card. [S3040] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741 - 2004.. Richard E. Shaw - Gertrude Crabtree.