Person:Benton Shankland (1)

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Benton L. Shankland
b.1861 Cass Co., Illinois
d.1886 Illinois
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m. 17 Jan 1860
  1. Benton L. Shankland1861 - 1886
  2. William Lafayette Shankland1864 - 1934
  3. Martin Luther Shankland1870 - 1938
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Name Benton L. Shankland
Gender Male
Birth? 1861 Cass Co., Illinois
Death? 1886 Illinois

Benton may have been counted twice in the 1880 census as he shows up with his father and possibly on his own as 'apprentice telegraphy' in Oakford, Menard Co., Illinois in the O.F. Hubbard household. {p152d, NARA T9-0236} 

  He is buried in the Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery in Chandlerville, Cass Co., Illinois, with his parents. {Cass Co. Illinois USGenWeb Archives, <www.rootsweb.com>}
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