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m. 27 Dec 1859
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In the 1900 census for Monroe, Alexandria, Marion Co., Indiana, Frank Chrisman is 39, b. Jun 1860 in Indiana (parents Germany) married 4 years, laborer; with wife Martha 33 b. May 1867 in Illinois (father Ohio, mother Kentucky), with 1 of 1 child living; son Gale is 1 b. Dec 1898 in Indiana. Ollie Shankland [Martha's sister?] is a boarder, age 33 b. Dec 1866 in Illinois (father Kentucky, mother Ohio), single. {ed 97?, sh 8b?, p.48} In the 1920 census for Alexandria, Monroe township, ward 1, Madison Co., Indiana, Mary Howard is 74 born North Carolina (parents same), widow; with son Leander M. 63 born North Carolina (parents same), widower; 'help' is Ollie A. Shankland 53 born Illinois (father Kentucky, mother Ohio), single, 'housekeeper - private family'. {ed 124, p. 2a, p. 65, roll 449 HeritageQuest} In the 1930 census for Randolph Co., Indiana, there is a listing for Ollie A. Shankland, b. 1868, 'sister-in-law', possibly living with Martha and Frank Crisman. "Shankland, Thomas Lee: Deaths- The Muncie Morning Star, Saturday, May 25, 1940. Winchester, Ind., May 24.- Thomas Lee Shankland, 69, died this morning at a Richmond hospital. He is survived by the widow, Myrtle; two daughters, Mrs. Tracy Barber, of Saratoga, and Mrs. Eugene Kolp, of here; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Christman and Miss Olive Shankland, both of Ridgeville. Funeral services will be held at the Barber home at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and burial will be in the Young America Cemetery." {contributed by Gina Richardson, Randolph County Obituaries, <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/Obits/s.htm>} |