Benjamin Shackelton Family
Benjamin was the oldest child and son of John Ogden Shackelton and Anny "Mary" Wintermute. He moved to Ancona, Illinois in 1856 and then on to Kansas in 1869. Benjamin cared for his mother after his father's death and she moved with him and his family to Kansas. Benjamin was a farmer and also a craftsman. He made many covered wagons and repaired wheels.
Benjamin Shackelton
b. 15 September 1815 in Knowlton, Sussex (now Warren) County, New Jersey
baptised: 17 September 1815 in Stillwater, New Jersey

m. 4 February 1857 in Livingston County, Illinois**

d. 20 August 1889 in Walnut, Kansas

buried: Walnut Cemetery, Walnut, Kansas
Lavinia Miller
b. 21 July 1823 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania

d. 30 July 1909 in Walnut, Kansas

buried: Walnut Cemetery, Walnut, Kansas
Children of Benjamin Shackelton and Lavinia Miller:

i. Fremont B., b. 8 October 1858 in Ancovy (Ancona), Illinois
ii. Wilmont, b. 3 June 1860 in Ancovy (Ancona), Illinois; m. Ada Hershey; 2 children; son (unknown name); d. in Infancy; Edna J. m. Clyde Miller

iii. Della, b. 12 October 1861 in Ancovy (Ancona), Illinois; d. February 1944 in Walnut, Kansas; buried at Walnut Cemetery, Walnut, Kansas; m. George Ramdom Romp on 24 November 1880 in Walnut, Kansas** b. 1859 in Des Moines, Iowa; d. 21 June 1937; buried at Walnut Cemetery, Walnut, Kansas; 1 son, Earl W., b. 27 November 1883; d. 6 November 1936; buried at Walnut Cemetery; he died unmarried.

iv. John Wesley, b. 11 June 1864 in Ancovy (Ancona), Illinois
**Sources other than The Shackleton book:

1) Benjamin Shackelton marriage date; Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900, Internet Database

2) Ella Shckelton marriage date to George Romp; Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-73, Internet Database
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