| # | Children | Name | Born | Died | Father | Mother |
|---|
| 1 | | | b. 9 Jan 1849 | d. 24 Jul 1915 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
| 2 | | | b. 13 Jan 1850 | d. 11 Feb 1903 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
| 3 | | | b. 25 Dec 1851 | d. 24 Jun 1933 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
| 4 | | | b. May 1856 | d. 4 Apr 1919 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
| 5 | | | b. 12 May 1860 | d. 27 Aug 1935 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
| 6 | | | b. 27 Oct 1865 | d. 24 Oct 1937 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
| 7 | | | b. Jan 1867 | d. 11 Apr 1941 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
| 8 | | | b. 1871 | d. 1953 | Joseph Merritt Shaw, Sr | Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^ |
1830 - 1918 (88 years)