John Shackleton Family
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Thank you so much, Karen Muller for helping us out with this family! Karen provided a great deal of information including John Shackleton, Jr's parents names and his siblings! She also connected Frank Iverson, one of our "mystery" Shackletons!!!
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John Shackleton, Sr., b. About 1815 in England, d. in Granger, Medina, Ohio, m. Ann Bullock (daughter of James Bullock) on 21 March 1836 in Braford Parish, Yorkshire, England; she was b. About 1811; both are buried in Granger Medina, Ohio, however death dates are unknown. John and Ann came to the United States apparently in the late 1850's and settled in Granger, Medina, Ohio. They had 8 children!

1. Ellen, b. 1836 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, d. 1837 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
2. Robert, b. 14 February 1838 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, d. 27 October 1905 in Ames, Iowa, buried in Lynwood Cemetery, Boone, Des Moines, Iowa, He served in the Civil War in the Ohio V. Infantry, Company D., 178th; m. Harriett Carr on 19 January 1862 in Medina, Ohio; she was b. 3 September 1835, d. 18 March 1913, buried in Lynwood Cemetery; 6 children.

Children of Robert Shackleton and Harriett Carr:

i. Lizzie A., b. About 1865 in Ohio
ii. Jay, b. About 1866 in Ohio
iii. Ervin, b. About 1869 in Ohio
iv. Floyd, b. About 1872 in Ohio
v. Spray, b. About 1876 in Ohio
vi. Unknown child

3. James, b. 1840 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, d. 1907 in Miami, Florida

4. John Shackleton, Jr., b. 7 March 1842 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, d. 25 May 1927 in Akron, Summit, Ohio; buried in Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio; m. Anna Catherine Ault, in 1867 at Akron, Summit, Ohio; She was b. 29 September 1843, d. 28 June 1909; 5 children

Children of John Shackleton and Anna Catherine Ault:
i. William Edwin, b. 1869, d. 1872
ii. John Henry, b. 1870, d. 1871
iii. Frank Iverson, b. 20 March 1873 in Granger, Medina, Ohio, d. 15 June 1968 in  Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln, Maine, m. Ella May Buffum (daughter of George Remeber Buffum) on 19 September 1900; 2 children, Ada May, b. 1903, d. 28 April 1988 in Portland, Maine; Perkins Wentworth, b. 7 April 1906, d. 2 March 1996 in Chelsea, Maine, m. Birdene Frances Webster on 9 June 1934 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine; she d. 30 September 1991 in South Bristol, Maine

iv. Lilly Elizabeth, b. 1874 in Granger, Medina, Ohio, d. 16 April 1965 in Barberton, Summit, Ohio, m. Edmund Kingsland Henry; 4 children, (a) Kathryn; (b) Edmund; (c) Dorothy; (d) John, m. Unknown, 6 children, Janet Catherine, Mary Jane, James Robert, Patricia Claire, Cordelia Ruth, and Loretto Jean

v. Richard "Raymond", b. 1879 in Granger, Medina, Ohio, d. 21 March 1961 in Augusta, Maine, m. Unknown; at least one son, William I., b. About 1900 in Ohio

5. Jane, b. 1846 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, d. 1916 in Granger, Medina, Ohio, m. William King on 10 September 1871 in Granger, Medina, Ohio

6. William, b. 1851 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, d. 6 March 1918 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

7. Margaret, b. 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, d. 1929 in Masilion, Ohio, m. Frank Pierce Anthony

8. Anna, d. 1869 in Granger, Medina, Ohio
Sources other than The Shackletons book:
1) Ohio Deaths, 1913-1937; Internet Database
2) Ohio Deaths, 1958-69; Internet Database
3) Maine Death Index, 1960-97; Internet Database
4) 1880 US Federal Census
5) 1920 US Federal Census
6) 1930 US Federal Census
7) Maine Marriage Index; Internet Database
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