Person:George Shankland (1)

George is listed with his mother in the 1870 & 1880 census.

  "In 1878 [Steward Mathon]went to Warren county, Indiana, and engaged in farming there, and on December 23, 1880, married Evangeline Shankland, of Indiana, a native of that state, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Shankland, the former of whom died in Indiana in the sixties, and the latter in Custer county, Nebraska, in May, 1907. Mrs. Mathon has one brother, George W., in Eureka valley [Rock Co., Nebraska?] and a sister in Missouri." {"Compendium of History, Reminiscence & Biography of Nebraska", <http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Comp_NE/index.htm 1912>}
 In the 1900 census for Cliff, Custer Co., Nebraska, Geo. W. Shankland is a farmer, single, age 55, born Aug. 1844 in Indiana.  His parents were born Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was born Dec. 1818 in Kentucky (father Kentucky, mother Pennsylvania).  She is a widow age 81.  Living with them is Fannie M., born Sept.1890 in Nebraska (parents Indiana).  She is 8 and listed as 'daughter' with additional [unreadable] note -- possibly adopted or niece. Winford Gibbs, nephew, was born Jan. 1884 in Nebraska (parents Indiana). [Possibly the son of Emeranda.]  {p.71, T623, roll 921}
 In the 1910 census for Cliff, Custer Co., Nebraska, George W. Shankland is 64, single, born Indiana (parents Kentucky) farmer; with niece Fannie Gibbs 19 born Nebraska (parents Indiana), single, with 1 of 1 child living (?); and son [of Fannie?], Alva (Pool?), 1, born Nebraska (father Iowa, mother Nebraska). {ed 78, sh 5b, p. 96} Winford C. Gibbs, 26, with wife and child, is a farmer in Cliff.
 He may be the George W. Shankland in 1920 in Wellington, pct 42, Larimer Co., Colorado, age 75 born Indiana (parents Kentucky), widowed.  His nephew 'Winfred Gibbs' is also in Larimer.

1. ↑ Church of Latter Day Saints. International Genealogical Index record / IGI. (<familysearch.com>).