Spencer Strother Shawhan · Shawhan Family History

Youngest child of William Elken Shawhan and Adelaide Cooper — sibling of Zacha George Shawhan (Zac I) (direct line, Gen 8), not himself part of the traced direct line to Spencer. Became an electrical engineer, worked internationally for the Radisson Hotel company, and died young in Peru.

Life events

24 Jan 1894Born
Dec 1924Living in Kansas City, Missouri, per his mother Adelaide's death notice
Dec 1938Living in St. Paul, Minnesota, per his father William Elken's death notice
(undated)Married Dorothy Lowe of Billings, Oklahoma
(undated)Died in Lima, Peru, after falling ill from drinking river/lake water on a fishing trip during a Radisson company project; flown to New York for treatment but did not survive

Sources

History and Genealogy of the Shawhan and Related Families. Also named in both his parents' own death notices.

At a glance

Born: January 24, 1894
Died: Lima, Peru — fell ill after drinking river/lake water on a fishing trip during a company project there; flown to New York for treatment but did not survive
Occupation: Electrical engineer — joined the Radisson Hotel company's design/construction team
Status: As of 1924, living in Kansas City, per his mother's death notice ("Spencer of Kansas City"); by 1938, living in St. Paul, per his father's death notice ("Spencer Shawhan, St. Paul") — a career move consistent with international engineering work

Family

Parents

William Elken Shawhan, Adelaide Cooper

Spouse

Dorothy Lowe, of Billings, Oklahoma. Marriage date not given.

Brothers and sisters

Frank C Shawhan (1884), Zacha George Shawhan (1888)

Places

Kansas City, Missouri (as of 1924)
St. Paul, Minnesota (as of 1938)
Lima, Peru (death, per a Radisson Hotel company project there)

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