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Daughter of Henry Koontz
(still researching)

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1840 United States Federal Census
about Henry Koontz
Name: Henry Koontz
1840 District 5, Allegany, Maryland
Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Females - Under 5: 2
Females - 5 thru 9: 1 ---*Louisa
Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Females - 40 thru 49: 1

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1850 District 4, Allegany, Maryland
Henry Koontz 65 *farmer
Catharine Koontz 54
David Koontz 28
Andrew Koontz 19
Louisa Koontz 17 ---*
Louina Koontz 15
Susan Koontz 13
Margaret Koontz 10
Sophia Koontz 13

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Marriage:
October 19th 1852 Bond/Marriage?
William Burns Shaw
Allegany County, Maryland

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1860 District 3, Monongalia, Virginia
Henry Koontz 74 MD *farmer
Sarah Koontz 51 MD
Susan Koontz 22 MD
William B Shaw 41 MD
Louisa Shaw 24 MD -----*
Fanny Shaw 6 MD
Helen M Shaw 2 VA -*note: Ellen
Patrick Mccue 21 IRE *farm hand
William H Simpkins 16 MD

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1870 District 4, Allegany, Maryland
William B Shaw 42 MD *occupation: miller
Louisa S Shaw 37 MD ----*
Ellen M Shaw 12 VA -*note: Helen
Oscar R Shaw 10 VA -*note: Oscar K
Benjamin Shaw 7 VA -*note: Frank
Mary B Shaw 1 MD -*note: Minnie

*notes:
Oscar Kemp Shaw -b. December 20th, 1861
Benjamin Frank -b. April 8th, 1863
Mary B. "Minnie" -b. October 4th 1869

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1880 Moscow, Allegany, Maryland
Louisa Shaw 47 MD MD MD *widowed ---*
Ben F. Shaw 17 MD MD MD -*note: Frank
Mary B. Shaw 10 MD MD MD -*note: Minnie

*note:
Frank was a coal miner

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"West Virginia, Deaths, 1853-1970"
Name: Louisa Shaw
Event Date: ---*reads: NOV 13TH 1886
Event Place: Mineral County, West Virginia
Gender: Female
Age (Expanded): ---*reads: 52 years
Birth Date: 1834
Marital Status: Married --*note: widowed
Occupation: Housekeeper
*cause of death: consumption

*informant on document:
Frank Shaw ---*note: her son

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