Mrs.
Ruby Shaw
| History Mrs. Ruby Shaw was born Ruby Lawrence on August 14, 1897, on the Lawrence family homestead on what is now Kearney Street. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Mesquite, graduating in 1915. In 1845, Mrs. Shaw's grandfather, John P. Lawrence, settled and began farming the land upon which the Ruby Shaw Elementary School now stands. Her father, Stephen Decatur Lawrence, was born on the homestead in 1853. The land on which Shaw Elementary stands was owned by the Lawrence family until 1972. Mrs. Shaw married Harry Shaw who preceded her in death. Four sons were born into this family, Bob, Steve, Bill, and Dan, all of whom graduated from Mesquite High School. Mrs. Shaw was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mesquite for 65 years and was still active in the nursery department at the time of her death on November 11, 1973. |
