Person:Walter Shankland (1)

In the 1900 census for Mechanicsburg, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Walter L. 'Shanklen' is 32, born Aug 1867 in Illinois (father Kentucky, mother Illinois), married 1 year, coal miner; wife Mary is 21, born May 1879 in England (parents same), emigrated 1879. {ed 116, sh 14a, p.157}

 In the 1910 census for Mechanicsburg, Leslie R. Shankland is 42 born Illinois (father Kentucky, mother 'unknown'), 'driver - coal mine', married once for 11 years; with wife Mary 30 born Illinois (parents England), with 2 of 2 children living; children are John A. 8 and Thelma I. 3. {ed 175, sh 13b, p. 45, roll 326 Heritage Quest}
 In the 1920 census for Niagara Falls, ward 6, Niagara Co., New York, Walter L. Shankland [indexed as 'Skwanklan'] is 50 born Illinois (parents same), 'laborer - mfg plant'; with wife Mary 40 born England (parents same); and children John T. 18; Thelma 12 and Walter E. (?) -- all born Illinois. {ed 114, sh 7 a&b, p. 271, roll 1241 HeritageQuest}

 In the 1930 census for Niagara Falls, there are listings for Mary Shankland 1880, Thelma 1907, Walter E. 1914 and John 1902 with Violette 1906, Betty 1926, and Ruth 1929.

1. ↑ John N. Shankland. Descendants of William Shankland. (online at <www.shankland.name> as of 22 June 2004).
2.   Albert Shankland. Shankland Family Research. (copy of typed manuscript, dated 1 Feb 1971).