Person:Clinton Shankland (1)

"Clinton R. (Dick) Shankland, 88, formerly of 2308 Ranchland Drive, died at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday (Oct 27, 1981) in the Good Samaritan Home. He was born on Aug. 15, 1893, in Mount Sterling, the son of David Worth and Emma Crabb Shankland. He attended Mount Sterling schools and the Gem City Business College. He was of the Methodist faith and a 64-year member of the Quincy Lodge 296 AF&AM. He was married Aug. 14, 1915, to Charlotte Elizabeth Weigand. She died on Dec. 3, 1964. He worked as an auto mechanic, operating his own service garage. He joined Standard Oil in 1925 and retired in 1952 as a traveling superintendent of equipment with headquarters in Chicago. Surviving two sons, Richard D. Shankland of Quincy and Jack T. Shankland of Joliet; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife and two brothers."

 "Fred C. Shankland...was born January 19, 1876, and had he lived until January of 1966 would have reached the age of 90 years.  His parents were David Worth Shankland, who died March 19, 1935, having come to Illinois in 1853 from Nicholas County, Kentucky and settled in Lee Township, and Kate (Means) Shankland, who died in 1884, leaving two young sons, Fred and Earl, and a baby boy, John, who died September 11, 1884... David Shankland was married again on November 7, 1886, to Mrs. Emaline (Crabb) Stoops, and to this union, another son, Richard, was born. Richard's mother passed on January 13, 1933...Surviving are: Earl Shankland of Mt. Sterling and Richard Shankland, of Quincy, his brothers: Richard Shankland Jr. of Quincy, and Jack Shankland of Joliet, his nephews, they being the sons of Richard Shankland Sr.: also Jack's ten children and Richard (third) and Mike, sons of Richard, Jr; also Richard (fourth), baby son of Richard (third); Mrs. Mae Hart of Cunningham, Kansas, sister of Fred's deceased wife; and C.E. (Buzz) Sears, a cousin, who was a great favorite of Fred's, of Hot Springs, Arkansas.  "Shank," as he was called by friends, with whom he was always jovial and ready to exchange pleasantries, will be sadly missed by his relatives and host of friends. " {'Descendants of William Shankland', by John N. Shankland, <www.shankland.name>, 1 Sept 2004, no sources cited}
 In the WWI draft registration, Clinton Richard Shankland is listed in Adams Co., Illinois. {WWI Draft Registration Index, <www.ancestry.com>}

1.   John N. Shankland. Descendants of William Shankland. (online at <www.shankland.name> as of 22 June 2004).