George W. Shrewsbury

1853 - 1919  (66 years)

• Name	George W. Shrewsbury
  Birth	6 Oct 1853	Matoaka, Mercer Co., VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Dec 1919	Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV   [1]
  	Cause: menengitis
  Burial	8 Dec 1919	Matoaka, Mercer Co., WV   [1]
  Person ID	I26255	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Eleanor "Nellie" Worrell,   b. 1863, Carroll Co., VA d. 24 Sep 1929, Pinoak, Mercer Co., WV (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1876	Mercer Co., WV   [2]
  	Both George and Nellie are found in the 1910 Mercer Co., WV Census listed as widowed.
  Children	1. Alice Shrewsbury,   b. 1878, Mercer Co., WV d. 29 Dec 1928, Dott, Mercer Co., WV (Age 50 years)   2. Granval Shrewsbury,   b. 28 Oct 1880, Beeson, Mercer Co., WV d. 15 Mar 1938, Beeson, Mercer Co., WV (Age 57 years)   3. Minnie Shrewsbury,   b. 1884, Mercer Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lula Shrewsbury,   b. 1887, Mercer Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mandi Shrewsbury,   b. 1891, Mercer Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   6. Otis Shrewsbury,   b. 12 Oct 1891, Mercer Co., WV d. 15 Jun 1955, Princeton, Mercer Co., WV (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F10078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 12 Oct 1876 - Mercer Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Son of William James and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Brooks) Shrewsbury.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 144 (1919), George W. Shrewsbury, accessed 3 Nov 2025. (Reliability: 3). [S1540] West Virginia. Mercer County., Mercer Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register, 1: 27, line 40, Shrewsbury-Worrell, 1876; accessed 3 Nov 2025. (Reliability: 3).