James Washington Nesbit and Bessie Shaw

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Husband James Washington Nesbit ¹

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           Born: 23 Feb 1850 - Warrington Twp, York Co, PA 2
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           Died: 9 Sep 1912 3
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         Father: John Creighton Nesbit III (1803-1883) 4
         Mother: Julia Klinedinst (      -1881) 5

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       Marriage: 23 Dec 1884 3

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Wife Bessie Shaw ³

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         Father: Joseph Shaw (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Jane Ann Mitchell (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Sidney Nesbit ³

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           Born: 30 Jul 1887 - Durand, Pepin Co, WI 3
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         Spouse: Verna Mildred Carrington (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 5 Jun 1911 3

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2 M Leslie Creighton Nesbit ³

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           Born: 5 Oct 1891 - Durand, Pepin Co, WI 3
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         Spouse: Madge Lowry (      -      ) 3

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3 F Margaret Elizabeth Nesbit ³

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           Born: 5 Nov 1898 - Mondovi, Buffalo Co, WI 3
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General Notes: Husband - James Washington Nesbit

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He was educated in the local schools under the care of his father, a noted teacher of mathematics. He then entered Millersville Normal School and finished at Lebanon, Ohio. He adopted the profession of teaching and was given life certificates in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Washington. He was principal of the Lakeland Schools in Minnesota, a position he resigned to accept the principalship of the Durand School at Durand, Wisconsin. After thirteen years he resigned to take a like position at Mondovi. In 1905 he was elected superintendent of the schools at Ellensburg, Washington, and while serving in that capacity he was appointed superintendent of the Ellensburg State Normal Training School and was engaged in teaching history in the Normal Preparatory School, all of which positions he was filling at the time of his death.

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General Notes: Wife - Bessie Shaw

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from Lakeland, MN

She held the position of treasurer of the city of Ellensburg, Washington.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 20, 38.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 20.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 38.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 14.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 20, 35.