Martha Pattie South
Born: August 7, 1845 in Breathitt Co, Kentucky
Died: April 21, 1923 in Franklin Co, Kentucky
Buried: Frankfort Cem, Frankfort, Franklin Co, KY
Married: Edward Harrison Shaw February 7, 1870 in Kentucky. Son of James R Shaw and Mary M McQueen. He was born August 5, 1840 in Madison Co, KY and died December 12, 1926 Franklin Co, KY
Children:
Lewis C Shaw (1871 - ??)
Mary M Shaw (1873 - ??)
James Weldon Shaw (1874 - 1951)
Narcissa Shaw (1877 - ??)
Harry Shaw (1879 - ??)
Ada A Shaw (1884 - 1935)
Edward Harrison Shaw:
Served in Conf. army in Gen.
Buckner's body guard and later in the Ky. Morgan's Cavalry
Served as a Private in Co. B, Chenault's 11th Ky. Cav.
Run over by an auto at the Forks of Elkhorn
He died in Frankfort (according to his death certificate) in 1926 at the age of
80 and is in the Frankfort Cemetery. He was the Harry Shaw who was the custodian
of the Old Capitol, and is described in this article as demonstrating the rebel
yell during WWI.
An old newspaper clipping from June 30, 1938 gives the following account:
Shaw Placed Flag On Pole
"War Between the States Veteran Lifted Stars, Stripes Over Capitol"
"Harry Shaw, an old Confederate soldier in Frankfort, who died several years
ago, probably was the only old veteran in Central Kentucky who, like Col. "Dick"
Redd, up until his recent death, always was surrounded by children who clamored
for his "war stories" and invariably called for the "rebel yell" at the finish."
"Harry was custodian of the Old Capitol at Frankfort in the days before the
Kentucky Historical Society opened and installed their museum in the building;
and after showing visitors through the century-old capitol, he gathered the
party around him on the front steps and sang, "Morgan's Raiders", and "The Girl
I Left Behind Me", winding up with the "rebel yell" and with distributing copies
of the songs used by Morgan's men."
"Upon the entrance of the United States into the World War, the Old Capitol was
taken over by the federal government as a sub-station for the manufacture of
army shirts. On the day the shirt depot opened, a ceremony was held in
connection with the raising of the American flag on a large pole by the federal
authorities."
"While the arrangements for the ceremony were being made, it developed that
Harry Shaw, while with Morgan's men, had participated in the capture of
Frankfort and that he accompanied a Captain from Louisiana who climbed on top of
the Old Capitol, lowered the "Stars and Stripes" and raised the "Stars and
Bars".
"Harry came to the local committee in charge of the ceremony, told them of the
Frankfort raid, and the deed of the Louisiana Captain and himself, and asked the
privilege of "restoring Old Glory", now that the United States had declared war
on Germany. The privilege was granted and Harry, after bowing his bared head and
with tears in his eyes, hoisted the flag to the top of the pole and then gave
the "rebel yell" for Uncle Sam."
Death certificate:
Shaw, Edward Harrison
Certificate # 30731
White, Male, Widowed
Born: August 5, 1840, Madison County, Kentucky
Age: 86 years, 4 months, 5 days
Occupation: Retired farmer
Date and place of death: December 12, 1926, Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin County,
Kentucky
Cause of death: Fracture of skull
Contributing to death: Run over by an automobile
Attending physician: R. B. Guinn, M.D.
Father's name: J. R. Shaw, born Fayette County, Kentucky
Mother's maiden name: Mary M. McQueen, born Madison County, Kentucky
Informant: James R. Shaw, Rt. # 2, Frankfort, Kentucky
Buried: December 14, 1926, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County,
Kentucky
Funeral director: Louis LeCompte, Frankfort, Kentucky
Submitted by: Anne H. Lee