..He was an original member of the Majestic Quartet, which formed in the early 1930s. The quartet sang on the Crazy Water Crystal Show and traveled the southeast with Grady Cole from WBT Radio in Charlotte, NC.
..In 1929 he moved to Rock Hill and opened Shaw's Cleaners. He also worked in textiles. Even when operating his business, he often helped his children in their businesses.
..His mother died in 1918 and he went to work at the age of 15.
..After he married he took in several of his sisters and helped raise them.
..He was an original member of the Majestic Quartet, which formed in the early 1930s. The quartet sang on the Crazy Water Crystal Show and traveled the southeast with Grady Cole from WBT Radio in Charlotte, NC.
..In 1929 he moved to Rock Hill and opened Shaw's Cleaners. He also worked in textiles. Even when operating his business, he often helped his children in their businesses.
..His mother died in 1918 and he went to work at the age of 15.
..After he married he took in several of his sisters and helped raise them.
Family Members
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Mary Eula "Mamie" Shaw Adams
1894–1974
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Stella Blanche Shaw Bowers
1896–1924
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Minor Ward Shaw
1897–1918
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John Dewey Shaw
1899–1980
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William Judson "Willie" Shaw
1901–1925
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Daisy Eliese Shaw Faulkenberry
1904–1930
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Harriet Shaw
1907–1917
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Florina Shaw Faulkenberry
1908–1943
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Iva Mae Shaw Nichols
1910–1995
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Anna Lee Shaw Truesdale
1913–2000
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Edrid Idella Shaw Gambrell
1916–2008
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