Elizabeth Jane Pass

Elizabeth Jane Pass

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  • Name Elizabeth Jane Pass 
    Born 16 Apr 1855  Benton Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Ball, Benton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Bell Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Jones Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  JP-6, Munday, Knox Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 6 Nov 1934  Munday, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • name: Elizabeth Jane Shaw
      titles & terms:
      event: Death
      event date: 06 Nov 1934
      event place: Knox, Texas
      gender:
      marital status:
      certificate number: 50399
      Citing this Record

      "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," [1]
    • Jim was born in Henderson County TN in 1849 shortly before his family moved to LaFayette and Marshal Counties in MS. where his father was a well off cotton farmer who owned nine slaves.

      When he was just past his teens, he rode to Bell County Texas on horse back where he established a farm raising cotton as well as some livestock. Like many others, he felt that war torn MS offered no future and sparsely populated Texas which had not been as severely impacted by the American Civil War was envisioned as the new promised land.

      He met and married Elizabeth Jane Pass in Bell County. She was the daughter of a very prosperous farmer and his wife whose ancestry dated back to King James IV of Scotland as well as other royal and noble families. One of his daughters intimated to this author that at times he felt as though his inlaws were looking down on him and he felt pressured to to obtain prosperity as well.

      He and Lizzie, his wife, had three children in Bell County before moving to Jones County Texas where five more children were born. They moved to Knox County Texas in about 1905.

      Jim was industrious and a good provider. However, he had a severe alcohol problem most of his adult life. He lived in dry counties, but was always able to obtain liquor. His wife eventually separated from him after the children were grown, but they were never legally divorced. His daughter, Maud, told this author in 1981 that she just wasn't able to deal with his drunken bouts any longer.

      His drinking continued into his retirement years. During this time he often took the train back to MS. to visit his brothers and their families. According to one of his daughters, he told people in Texas that he never drank when he was in MS. But a cousin in MS told this author in 1981 that he told the family in MS that he only drank in MS and never drank in Texas.

      Jim died in 1933 of a respiratory infection. The depression had put his widow in severe economic straights, and she had to sell the land Jim left. Shortly after that rich oil deposits were found on the this land.


      Peggy Shaw Feb. 2010 [2]
    • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98493072 [3]
    Person ID I11273  Extended Families of Childress
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2020 

    Father N. Franklin Pass 
    Mother Judith Ann Farley 
    Family ID F5684  Group Sheet

    Family James Perry Shaw,   b. 8 Jan 1849,   d. 26 Mar 1933, Munday, Knox Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1878 
    Children 
     1. Carl Franklin Shaw,   b. 30 Oct 1879, Rogers, Bell Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1933, Silverton, Briscoe, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Jesse Thomas Shaw,   b. 7 Dec 1881, Bell Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1952, Spikes Hospital, Ralls, Crosby, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. James Columbus Shaw,   b. May 1890, Jones Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1924, Knox Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years)
     4. Maude Shaw,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Jones Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1988  (Age 96 years)
     5. Bessie Shaw,   b. Abt 1895
     6. William Shaw,   b. 18 Jun 1897, TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1935, Munday, Knox Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     7. Lucille Shaw,   b. 8 Jun 1899,   d. 25 Oct 1981, Plainview, Hale Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     8. Annie Shaw
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F4040  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1855 - Benton Co., AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Bell Co., TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - JP-6, Munday, Knox Co., TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1934 - Munday, TX Link to Google Earth
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    Elizabeth Jane Shaw (Pass)
    Elizabeth Jane Shaw (Pass)
    James Perry Shaw Family
    James Perry Shaw Family

    Documents
    1910 US Census - TX - Knox County
    1910 US Census - TX - Knox County
    Family of James Perry Shaw
    1920 US Census - TX - Knox County
    1920 US Census - TX - Knox County
    Family of James Perry Shaw
    1930 US Census - TX - Knox County
    1930 US Census - TX - Knox County
    Widow Elizabeth Jane Shaw
    son William Shaw

  • Sources 
    1. [S658] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.

    2. [S1764] Peggy Shaw , Feb 2010.

    3. [S767] findagrave.com.