I started a new weekly series called "52 Relatives" to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short sketches with events and source citations. They deserve a sketch also - they were integral parts of the lives of my ancestral families. I will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree.
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Grace Louise Richmond[1] was born on 22 August 1876 in Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States[1–2], the daughter of Thomas and Julia E. (White) Richmond.
In the 1880 United States Census, the Thomas Richmond family resided in Killingly town, Windham County, Connecticut[3]. The family included:
* Thomas Richmond -- white, male, age 31, married, overseer in a woolen mill, born England, father and mother born in England),
* Julia Richmond -- white, female, age 33, wife, married, keeping house, born CT, father born CT, mother born RI
* Annie Richmond -- white, female, age 10, daughter, single, attended school, born RI, father born England, mother born CT
* Everett Richmond -- white, male, age 4, son, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT
* Grace Richmond -- white, female, age 3, daughter, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT
* Emily Richmond -- white, female, age 1, daughter, single, born CT, born CT, father born England, mother born CTIn the 1900 US census, the Thomas Richmond family resided at 42 Summer Street in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts[4]. The family included:
* Thomas Richmond -- head, white, male, born Jun 1848, age 51, married, for 31 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated in 1856, a resident of the US for 44 years, a naturalized citizen, an overseer of a woolen mill, rents a house
* Juliette Richmond -- wife, white, female, born Sep 1848, age 51, married, for 31 years, 9 children born, 1 living [obviously an error], born CT, parents born RI
* Grace Richmond -- daughter, white, female, born Aug 1876, age 23, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, a shirt maker
* Emily W. Richmond -- daughter, white, female, born Jan 1879, age 21, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT
* Charles E. Richmond -- son, white, male, born May 1880, age 20, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, a painter
* Alma B. Richmond -- daughter, white, female, born Feb 1882, age 18, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, housework
* Edwin T. Richmond -- son, white, male, born Dec 1883, age 16, single, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, a laundryman
* James H. Richmond -- son, white, male, born Nov 1886, age 13, born CT, father born England, mother born CT, at school
The marriage of Grace L. Richmond and Fred Shaw on 21 October 1907 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts was performed by Rev. W.A. Sparks of Leominster[5]. The information provided for Grace and Fred is:
* Fred Shaw - age 23, first marriage, residence Leominster, occupation clerk, born England, parents Wm. G. Shaw and Helen Fitton.
* Grace L. Richmond - age 21, first marriage, residence Leominster, occupation at home, born Killingly, Conn., parents Thomas Richmond and Juliet White.
Alfred Shaw, the son of William Grimshaw and Sarah Ellen (Fitton) Shaw, was born on 2 November 1884 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.[6]
Alfred Shaw and Grace Louise Richmond had one child:
Fred Richmond Shaw, born 28 Apr 1909, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; married Edith Evelyn Greenough Keyes, 1 Jun 1935, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 8 Apr 1967, Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
* Alfred Shaw - head, male, white, age 25, first marriage, married 2 years, born England, parents born England/England, immigrated in 1894, an Alien, a merchant, works at a creamery, rents a house.
* Grace R. Shaw - wife, female, white, age 23, first marriage, married 2 years, one child born, one child living, born Connecticut, parents born England/Connecticut,
* Alfred R. Shaw - son, male, white, age 11/12, single, born Massachusetts, parents born England/Connecticut
* Thomas Johnson - lodger, male, white, age 22, single, born England, parents born England/England, immigrated in 1907, Alien, a wagon driver, works in a creamery.
Fred Shaw died on 17 January 1919 at the age of 34 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of pneumonia and influenza.[8-9] He was buried 19 January 1919 at Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[9]
An obituary for Fred Shaw was published in the 17 January 1919 edition of the Fitchburg Sentinel newspaper[8]. The obituary says:
"Fred Shaw, Singer and Textile Overseer, Dead
"Fred Shaw, well known singer, died at his home, 80 Arlington Street, shortly before noon today from influenza and bronchial pneumonia after an illness of 10 days. He was 33 years old. Mr. Shaw was born in England, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Shaw, and came to this country when about eight years old. He was a member of Christ church choir and the Fitchburg Choral society. He was also a member of the Men's club of Christ church and the Textile Overseers association. He was employed as foreman shipper at the Fitchburg Yarn. Mr. Shaw had a wide circle of friends who will be grieved to learn of his death and who mourn with his family. He leaves his wife and son Fred, a sister Ellen of Danielson, Conn., and a brother, Harry, of this city."
In the 1920 United States Census, the Mrs. Fred Shaw family resided at 781 Main Street in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts[10]. The household included:
* Mrs. Fred Shaw - head, rents, female, white, age 43, widow, born Connecticut, parents born England/Connecticut, can speak, read and write English, a hairdresser, works at home on own account.
* Fred Shaw - son, male, white, age 10, single, born Massachusetts, parents born England/Connecticut, attends school, can speak, read and write English.
In the 1930 United States Census, the Grace R. Shaw family resided at 150 Birchard in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts[11]. The household included:
* Grace R. Shaw - head, rents, $60/month, has a radio, female, white, age 53, widow, reads and writes English, born in Connecticut, parents born in England/Connecticut, speaks English, a proprietor, works in a beauty shop, an owner
* Fred R. Shaw - son, male, white, age 20, single, reads and writes English, born Massachusetts, parents born England/Connecticut, speaks English, a clerk, works in a drug store, a worker.
* Florence M. Stoddard - lodger, female, white, age 50, single, reads and writes English, born Massachusetts, parents born Massachusetts/Massachusetts, speaks English, a garment maker, works in a garment factory, a worker.
* Isabelle W. King - lodger, female, white, age 50, single, reads and writes English, born New York, parents born New York/New York, no occupation.
In the 1940 United States Census, Grace R. Shaw resided at 103 Walnut Street in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts in the Ethel Allison household[12]. Grace was a housekeeper, female, white, age 63, a widow, born in Connecticut, lived in the same house in 1935, was at work, worked 56 hours the previous week as a housekeeper in a private home.
In the 1950 United States Census, Grace R. Shaw resided in the Ethel I. Allison household at 103 Walton [Walnut?] Street in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts[13]. The household included:
* Ethel I. Allison - white, female, age 50, never married, born in Massachusetts, a worker, worked 40 hours the previous week, a clerk, works in a bank
* Grace R. Shaw - white, female, age 63, a widow, born in Connecticut, a worker, worked 40 hours the previous week, a housekeeper, works as a domestic.
Grace (Richmond) Shaw married William Norman Moody, as his second wife, on about 23 September 1952 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
William Norman Moody was born on 10 December 1874 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died in 1960 at the age of 86 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was buried in 1960 at Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
Grace Louise (Richmond) (Shaw) Moody died of a coronary occlusion on 13 December 1963 at the age of 87 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.[14]
Grace was buried on 16 December 1963 at Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[14] The Find A Grave memorial for Grace (Richmond) (Shaw) Moody has this information:
"Birth: 1876
Death: Dec. 13, 1963
Buried: December 16, 1963 Age: 87
Funeral Home: May Residence: Norwood, Ma
Cause: Coronary Occlusion
Evergreen Cemetery
Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section 12 Lot 84"
A death notice for Grace (Richmond) (Shaw) Moody was published in the Fitchburg Sentinel, dated 14 December 1963, on page 2. The death notice says:
"MOODY -- In Norwood, Dec. 13, Mrs. Grace L. (Richmond) Moody of Norwood, widow of William N. Moody, mother of Fred R. Shaw of Norwood, grandmother of Sandra Cole and David Shaw. Funeral Monday at 11 a.m. at United Church of Norwood. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, at 1 p.m. Calling hours at May Funeral Home, 85 Nichols street, Norwood, today and tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m."
SOURCES:
1. Putnam, Connecticut, "Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1-3, 1855-1900 ", digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 15 March 2020), 2 microfilms, "Births, marriages, deaths v. 2 1869-1899 Births v. 3 1895-1900," [also on FHL US/CAN Microfilm 1376371], Volume 3, page 82 (image 70 of 442), Grace Louise Richmond birth entry, 22 August 1876.
2. "U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," indexed database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Grace R. Shaw (1876-????) entry.
3. 1880 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Killingly: Page 379A, dwelling #26, family #42, Thomas Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 110.
4. 1900 United States Federal Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Leominster; ED 1644, Sheet 4B, dwelling #63, family #88, Thomas Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 692.
5. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org), Marriages, Volume 562, Page 366, Leominster, 1907: Grace L. Richmond and Fred Shaw entry, 21 October 1907.
6. "Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920," indexed database and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Deaths, Fitchburg, 1919, Page 52, Fred Shaw entry, age 34-2-15.
7. 1910 United States Federal Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holden, ED 1773, page 9A, dwelling #99, family #150, Alfred Shaw household, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 629.
8. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image, (https://www.findagrave.com), Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Mass., Fred Shaw (1884-1919) memorial #44596579.
9. The Fitchburg Sentinel, Fitchburg, Mass., online database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Fred Shaw obituary, 17 January 1919.
10. 1920 United States Federal Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Fitchburg Ward 4, ED 59, page 1B, dwelling #14, family #28, Mrs. Fred Shaw household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 746.
11. 1930 United States Federal Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Fitchburg, ED 176, Page 9B, Dwelling #145 Family #233, Grace R. Shaw household; indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 963.
12. 1940 United States Federal Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Fitchburg, Enumeration District 14-70, sheet 7A, line 17, Grace R. Shaw in Ethel Allison household; indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Series T627, Roll 1647.
13. 1950 United States Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Fitchburg, Enumeration District 14-91, Sheet 9, Line 2, Grace R. Shaw in Ethel I. Allison household; indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives and Records Administration, 1950 U.S. Census, Roll 3377.
14. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image, (https://www.findagrave.com), Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Mass., Grace Moody (1876-1963) memorial #48192002.
Grace Louise (Richmond) (Shaw) Moody (1876-1963) was my grand-aunt, the sister of my grandmother, alma Bessie (Richmond) Seaver.
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