Paul Stewart Shire 
Paul was born on May 30th, 1923 in Jefferson, Oklahoma. Paul's father was Paul Hobart Shire and his mother was Elizabeth Marie Webster. His paternal grandparents were Eli A Shire and Elizabeth May Shephard; his maternal grandparents were Leroy Edward Webster and Minnie Estelle Mitchell. He had four brothers and a sister, named Lowell, Zane, Robert, Rocky and Lauvita. He was the third oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 25 on September 22nd, 1948 in Fredonia, Kansas.General Notes
Stuart was born on a farm our parents had rented near Jefferson, Oklahoma in 1923. He started First Grade at Longdale, Oklahoma and graduated from High School at Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1941, having attended grade school and high school at several Oklahoma Schools where our parents taught. Stuart was an outstanding athlete participating in football, basketball, track and baseball.
Stuart joined the Naval Air Corps in 1943 and entered Pilot Training flying Corsairs. He served in the Pacific area in 1945 as WW II was coming to an end. Stuart wrote that one of the most difficult tasks in his career was landing and take-off from the Aircraft Carrier. Stuart completed his tour of duty as a Flight Instructor at Corpus Christi. He was discharged as Lt.
Jr. Grade in 1947. He planned a teaching career in conjunction with farming and had started farming in the Summer of 1948. On September 22, 1948 he was struck by lightning while on his tractor and died instantly. He is buried in the Fredonia Cemetery. His dreams for life were silenced at age 25. He left a 2-year-old son, Paul Stuart II and his widow. Young Stuart and his wife Diane have resided in Houston, Texas for many years. They have one daughter, Suzy, who resides and works in Dallas.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1866 in Annapolis d.1964 in Enid, Oklahoma
- b.1874 in Brown County, Indiana d.1952
- b.30 May 1923 in Jefferson, Oklahoma d.22 Sep 1948 in Fredonia, Kansas
- b.07 May 1790 in Virginia d.07 Feb 1863 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.03 Oct 1840 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio d.30 Sep 1934 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma
- b.12 Mar 1768 in Derry twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d.19 Sep 1849 in Lynchburg, Highland County, Ohio
- b.29 Aug 1796 in Middleway, Jefferson County, Virginia d.08 Apr 1860 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.07 Apr 1769 in Jefferson County, Virginia d.30 Sep 1859 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.18 Apr 1869 d.04 Dec 1961 in Blackwell, Oklahoma
- b.28 Jun 1775 in Bolton, Lancashire, England d.Mar 1843 in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia
- b.23 Sep 1811 in Page County, Virginia d.14 Nov 1882 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.21 Jul 1778 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England d.06 Nov 1839 in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia
- b.14 Nov 1845 in Hollowtown, Clay twp, Highland County, Ohio d.21 May 1921 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma
- b.30 Nov 1770 in Maryland or Berkeley Springs, West Virginia d.23 Aug 1850 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio
- b.17 Jan 1815 in Highland County, Ohio d.25 Jun 1897 in Mt. Orab, Brown County, Ohio
- b.15 Nov 1776 in Winchester, Virginia d.18 Feb 1855 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio
- b.23 Nov 1898 in Lamont, Oklahoma d.01 Jul 1989 in Fredonia, Kansas
- b.11 Oct 1880 in Wellington, Kansas d.05 Jan 1976 in Blackwell, Oklahoma
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Details of Paul's family with June Smith Shire
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Lowell Shire
Lowell Shire