George William Shoptaw

1887 - 1930  (43 years)

• Name	George William Shoptaw  [1]
  Birth	16 Jan 1887	Greene County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	26 Jun 1900	Stafford Township, Greene, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Residence	19 Feb 1920	Cass Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
  Residence	2 Apr 1930	Cass Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
  Death	3 Oct 1930	Cass, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
  Burial	5 Oct 1930	Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I486	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam Martin Shoptaw,   b. 23 Nov 1861, Pleasantville, Greene, Indiana, USA d. 9 Dec 1945, Paxton, Sullivan, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Stephens,   b. 24 Jun 1866, Greene County, Indiana, USA d. 22 Mar 1900, Stafford Township, Greene, Indiana, USA (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Sep 1884	Greene County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F6423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Golda Usrey,   b. 2 Jan 1889, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States d. 18 Jun 1969, Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1910	Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
  Children	1. Arzella F. Shoptaw,   b. 19 Oct 1919, Indiana, United States d. 22 Sep 1979, Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Guy Leon Shoptaw,   b. 11 Dec 1929, Cass, Sullivan, Indiana, United States d. 9 May 1989, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Eunice Loise Shoptaw,   b. 15 Apr 1912, Cass, Sullivan, Indiana, United States d. 7 Jan 1974, Dugger, Sullivan, Indiana, United States (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Lloyd Franklin Shoptaw,   b. 7 Oct 1917, Cass, Sullivan, Indiana, United States d. 20 Mar 1996, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jan 1887 - Greene County, Indiana, USA Residence - 26 Jun 1900 - Stafford Township, Greene, Indiana, USA Residence - 19 Feb 1920 - Cass Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA Residence - 2 Apr 1930 - Cass Township, Sullivan, Indiana, USA Death - 3 Oct 1930 - Cass, Sullivan, Indiana, USA Burial - 5 Oct 1930 - Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Age Variation: George is listed as being born in January 1887 in the 1900 Census Occupation: George is listed as a Farm Laborer in the 1900 Census. Transcription Error: Ancestry incorrectly transcribed George as George N

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Stafford, Greene, Indiana; Roll: T623_374; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0035; Dwelling #250, Family #251; George W Shoptaw, Line #58 (Reliability: 3). [S65] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;) (Reliability: 2). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDD2-D5N2