Sophia Robinson Marks Shaw

25 March 1827—9 December 1861

1 Born at Portage, Livingston County, New York; daughter of Rosannah Robinson and William Marks. 2 Moved to Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio, by 1837, and to Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, 1842. 3 Joined the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo as a founding member, March 17, 1842. 4 Moved to Shabbona, DeKalb County, Illinois, circa 1846. 5 Married George W. Shaw, 1846; one child. 6 Died at Shabbona. 7 (See Document 1.2, 1.6, 4.28, first mentioned here)

Footnotes

1 Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com, accessed Dec. 2014), memorial no. 73238131, Sophia R. Shaw; Shabbona Grove Cemetery, Shabbona, IL.
2 “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Dec. 2014), Sophia Robinson Marks K1GW-LSZ.
3 “People of the Time,” database, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/reference/people, accessed Nov. 2014), William Marks.
4 Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book, 1841–1846, CHL, entry for Mar. 17, 1842.
5 “Illinois Marriages, 1790–1860,” index, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Dec. 2014), Sophiah [sic] R. Marks and George W. Shaw, Aug. 18, 1846; citing Jordan Dodd, comp., Illinois Marriages, 1790–1860; from DeKalb Co. Court Records, Sycamore, IL. 1850 U.S. census, Shabbona, DeKalb Co., Illinois, p. 351A, Sophiah [sic] Shaw; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Dec. 2014); from NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 104.
6 “Illinois Marriages, 1790–1860,” index, Sophiah R. Marks and George W. Shaw. “Family Tree,” database, Sophia Robinson Marks and George W. Shaw 9FKH-DXQ.
7 Find a Grave, memorial no. 73238131. 1860 U.S. census, Shabbona, DeKalb Co., Illinois, p. 360, Sophia Shaw; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Dec. 2014); from NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 173.