Person:John Shankland (7)

There is a marriage record for J. M. Shankland marrying Lena Houmes 1892 in Iroquois Co.

 In the 1900 census for Grant, Vermillion Co., Illinois, John Shankland is 34, b. Jan 186? in Illinois (father Kentucky, mother Ohio), married 7 years, farmer; with wife Lena 34, b. June 1866 in Wisconsin (parents Germany) with 2 of 2 children living; daughters are Elva b. Aug 1893; and Pauline Aug 1896 -- both born Illinois. {ed 83, sh 5b, p. 120}
 In the 1910 census for Jerauld Co., South Dakota, J. M. Shankland is 44, born Indiana (parents US), married twice, this marriage for 18 years, farmer; with wife Lena 44, born Wisconsin (parents Holland), with 4 of 4 children living; children are Elva 16; Pauline 13; Veda 9; and Foster 6 -- all born Illinois. Mother-in-law Mary Houmes is 84, born Holland (parents same) emigrated 1845, widow, with 7 of 9 children living. Hired man Elwyn (Blaney?) is 38 single from Iowa. {ed 248, sh 7a, p. 60}
 In the 1920 census for Alphena, Jerauld Co., South Dakota, John M. Shankland is 53 Illinois (father Ohio, mother Indiana), farmer; with wife Lena S. 54 born Wisconsins (parents Holland); and children Veda 19 IL and Foster C. 16 IL. {ed 110, sh ?a, p. 6, roll 1721 HeritageQuest}
 In the 1930 census for Jerauld Co., South Dakota, there are listings for John M. Shankland 1864, Lena 1865 and Foster C. 1905.
 There are records of John and Lena Shankland buried in Jerauld Co. South Dakota.  {<ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/sd/jerauld/jercem.txt>}  

 There is a record in the California Death Index for Elva Agnes Kershner, father 'Shanklin', mother Taylor, born 27 Apr 1897 in Illinois, died 1991 in Tulare Co., California.
 There are listings for Foster and Veda Shankland in "A history of Jerauld Country, South Dakota" written by Fred N. Dunham (1963). Foster C. Shankland is listed in the South Dakota Legislator Historical Listing in 1953. 
 According to a WorldConnect database, Foster C. Shankland (1903-1992) married Vivian Garber (1906-1976), daughter of Hosea F. and Bessie Garber,  in Yankton, South Dakota in 1930. {'Edgewood-Colesburg (Iowa) + surrounding towns', by Phyllis Peterson, updated Nov 2007, <www.rootsweb.com>, 28 Nov 2007}