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Josephine Cottam

Josephine Cottam

Female 1892 - 1951  (59 years)

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  1. 1.  Josephine CottamJosephine Cottam was born 6 May 1892, Snowville, Box Elder, Utah, United States; died 15 May 1951; was buried 18 May 1951, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States.

    Notes:

    My Mother, Josephine Cottam Shaw by Karen Shaw Thomas May 1993
    Contributed By G. Shaw Soren · 21 January 2015

    It is a beautiful sunny day here in the Northwest and I was able to mow my lawn today. The rain finally stopped!

    As I was mowing the grass and out in the beautiful sunshine, I started thinking of Mom, knowing that I wanted to get my history of her written. The thoughts of her started flooding back in my memory. It was very appropriate that I should be mowing the grass, for I remember Mother as a person that wasn't afraid of doing good hard work. If she were living today (she would have been 101 years old this month), she would be one of the first one to be mowing her lawn or doing any other work that would be necessary to making a house a home.

    Even though Mother was ill a lot while I was growing up, she was cleaning the house or irrigating the pasture or butchering the chickens when she felt well.

    I can remember her taking our bull by the chain on the ring of his nose down to the neighbors when they wanted to use him. She was one of the bravest persons that I've ever known. I cannot imagine even doing something like that of leading a mean bull around. She had made certain that Chyrl and I were in the house because the bull was very mean and she didn't want us to get hurt. There I was, watching out the window in fear and Mom showed no fear at all. It was a job that had to be done and Mom knew she had to do it.

    My fondest, most precious memories of Mom involved hers and my love for music. I can remember Chyrl and I singing for the Townsend Club in Riverbank, California, or at Church. I'd look out in the audience and could always spot Mom right away, because she'd have her head tilted as if trying to absorb and hear every word that we sang. She would have the proudest look on her face and a big, big smile. When I sang at Church or at school, Mom and Dad were always there and the love would radiate from their faces to me.

    There was many a day when Mom was ill and wouldn't be able to get out of bed. She'd often ask me to play the piano for her and sing some songs. Her favorites were Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, The Lord is My Sheppard, Abide with Me, How Gentle God's Command, Come Unto Jesus, We Thank Thee 0 God, for a Prophet, I need Thee Every Hour and Bless This House, 0 Lord We Pray, to name just a few. She found a lot of solace and peace in music and the words of the songs

    We always attended Church as a family when I was growing up. This was very important to Mother. After getting home, we would have a Sunday afternoon dinner that was excellent. Mom was a very good cook and her fried chicken or pheasant was the best! The very first thing she taught me to bake was a custard pie. I'll always remember that day and also making fudge from scratch.

    When we were growing up, they didn't have catchy sayings like "Don't be a Litter Bug" and yet Mom taught me to be careful with the earth and our environment and to enjoy the beauty of it. We'd be driving down the
    road and if she saw a board in the middle of the road or any other debris, she'd stop, walk back and pick it up and take it home to throw it away. Many a times, we'd come to a screeching stop in order for her to pick up something so it wouldn't be a hazard to the next car that came by or so that it wouldn't litter the ground. You could do that in those days, before fast moving cars on the streets and freeways. When I was six years old, the Second World War broke out. Mom and Dad had the best Victory Garden in the area. Everyone was encouraged to plant a vegetable garden and ours was full of every vegetable imaginable.

    Mom always kept very close tabs on Chyrl and I and yet she allowed me the freedom to chase the birds in the fields or to walk a mile or more down the road to another field to pick a big bouquet of bright orange California poppy wildflowers.

    I can remember Beth taking care of Chyrl and I when Mom was very ill. Once, when she was in the hospital, we rode with Beth to the hospital and we took the "snarls" from Chyrl's hair to show Mom that she was being a good girl about getting her hair combed. Mom was interested in everything we did and paid a lot of attention to Chyrl and I. The love that she showered on us while she was alive was enough to last even to this day.

    As Mom was getting ready to leave on her trip back to Utah with Maxine and Walt before she passed away, I can remember standing by her in the kitchen in the home at Riverbank, California, and the last thing she said to me was, "If you ever want to talk to me, Karen, just pray". I think she had a premonition that she might not see me again. I'm thankful for her words to me as they have brought slot of peace to me down through the years and closeness to my Mother that will be forever.

    Josephine married John Riley Shaw 20 Jul 1910, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. John (son of Edmund Riley Shaw and Sarah Jane Ward) was born 30 Apr 1888, Pleasant View, Weber, Utah Territory, United States; died 22 Sep 1953; was buried 25 Sep 1953, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Venis Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Dec 1911, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; was christened 3 Mar 1912, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 29 Apr 2001, Utah, United States; was buried 3 May 2001, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
    2. 3. Erma Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1913, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 14 Aug 2007.
    3. 4. Phyllis Mozella Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jan 1916, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 7 Nov 2002, Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States; was buried 11 Nov 2002, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States.
    4. 5. John Riley Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1917, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 18 Jun 1949; was buried 21 Jun 1949, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
    5. 6. Marjorie Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Oct 1919, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 22 Nov 1922, Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried , North Ogden Cemetery, Weber, Utah, United States.
    6. 7. Beth Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1922, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 2 Aug 2009, Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States.
    7. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Robert Keith Shaw  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1927, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 6 Dec 2014, Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, United States; was buried 15 Dec 2014, Dixon, Solano, California, United States.
    9. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Venis ShawVenis Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born 31 Dec 1911, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; was christened 3 Mar 1912, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 29 Apr 2001, Utah, United States; was buried 3 May 2001, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

    Venis married Francis Vivian Brown 27 Jul 1931, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States. Francis was born 20 Aug 1908, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States; was christened 1 Nov 1908, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States; died 20 Mar 1974; was buried 23 Mar 1974, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Venis married Julian Morris Powell 4 Jan 1934, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States. Julian was born 20 Jan 1911, Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States; died 13 Jan 2010, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Erma ShawErma Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born 19 Oct 1913, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 14 Aug 2007.

    Notes:

    A Memory of Grandma
    Contributed By sagestaples1 · 17 July 2013

    She use to sit in her chair and just ask us great grand kids about all of our sports, school, etc. She would tell us we could go get a candy out of her candy drawer but the nut roll was hers, we could not touch it. She would also go sit in her t.v. room with us and ask us if we would like to watch football or baseball. She loved sports and was constantly watching them. She was so kind and loving. She was one of the most unselfish people I have ever met. I loved her with all my heart.

    Erma married George Grant Staples 20 Jul 1933, LOGAN - Logan Utah Temple. George (son of George Tunis Staples and Margie Robins) was born 28 Nov 1912, Eden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 30 Jul 1993; was buried 3 Aug 1993, Eden, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Phyllis Mozella ShawPhyllis Mozella Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born 8 Jan 1916, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 7 Nov 2002, Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States; was buried 11 Nov 2002, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States.

    Phyllis married George Fredrick Tucker 25 Feb 1936, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States. George was born 12 Dec 1913, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 23 Jan 1996; was buried 26 Jan 1996, North Odgen, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  John Riley ShawJohn Riley Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born 15 Aug 1917, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 18 Jun 1949; was buried 21 Jun 1949, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

    John married Blanche Marion Marberger 9 May 1942, Malad, Idaho, United States. Blanche was born 1 Jan 1923, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 11 Sep 1990, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Marjorie ShawMarjorie Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born 8 Oct 1919, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 22 Nov 1922, Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried , North Ogden Cemetery, Weber, Utah, United States.

  6. 7.  Beth ShawBeth Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born 14 Oct 1922, Pleasent View, Weber, Utah, United States; died 2 Aug 2009, Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States.

    Beth married Sherman Parker 15 Sep 1941. Sherman was born 21 Jun 1919, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States; died 8 Sep 2011. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Robert Keith ShawRobert Keith Shaw Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1) was born 16 Mar 1927, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 6 Dec 2014, Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, United States; was buried 15 Dec 2014, Dixon, Solano, California, United States.

    Robert married Living [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Venis2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Venis2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  3. 14.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Venis2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erma2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living. (daughter of Hubert Eugene Record and Bertha Evelyn Parris) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erma2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  6. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erma2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  7. 18.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Phyllis2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  8. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Phyllis2, 1.Josephine1)

  9. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Phyllis2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  10. 21.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Josephine1)

  11. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]


  12. 23.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert2, 1.Josephine1)

  15. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Living2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (15.Living3, 3.Erma2, 1.Josephine1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (22.Living3, 5.John2, 1.Josephine1)

  3. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (23.Living3, 9.Robert2, 1.Josephine1)

  4. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 9.Robert2, 1.Josephine1)

  5. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 9.Robert2, 1.Josephine1)

  6. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 9.Robert2, 1.Josephine1)


Generation: 5

  1. 33.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (27.Living4, 15.Living3, 3.Erma2, 1.Josephine1)

  2. 34.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (27.Living4, 15.Living3, 3.Erma2, 1.Josephine1)

  3. 35.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (27.Living4, 15.Living3, 3.Erma2, 1.Josephine1)


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