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Edward F. and Dollie Winegart Shackelton of Mountain Home, Arkansas will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday, June 14, 1980, with an open house from 2 to 4p.m. at the Legion Hut, West 6th and Dyer Streets. Everyone is invited, the Shackeltons said, and they request no gifts, please.
Married June 12, 1920, at Chicage, Illinois the couple are parents of two daughters, Eleanor Swansen of Glenview, Illinois, and Dorothy Saffle of Jacksonville. They have six grand-children and three great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Shackelton moved here 23 years ago following his retirement. A former pressman, he was employed for 37 years by R.R. Donnelley of Chicago. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church. A 50-year Mason, he is also a member of the Mountain Home Loge, F&AM. Mrs. Shackelton is active in the the Mountain Home Extension Homemakers Club, was a charter member of the Baxter General Hospital Auxiliary and serves as chairman for that organization.
Corrections and Additons from LaRaine Margaret Wright Petch
Sixth Division-Sixth Section p 283 "unconnected" line
Jonas Shackleton was born April 9, 1834. He was NOT a farmer. He was from a wealthy Irish family who disowned him after he left the Roman Catholic Church. He was provided with a yearly allowance and moved to Manchester where he met and married his wife, Elizabeth Kaye, who was English.
The children of Jonas and Elizabeth Shackleton:
i. Norman Shackleton; b. 1884; d. 1970
a. Norman Shackleton, b. 18 May 1920. A Lieut. Col. in the Canadian army.
(as in book correct)
ii. Florence Shackleton, b. 1890 England; d. 1970 in Toronto, Ontario
The children of Florence Shackleton and William Blockage:
a. Elizabeth Shackleton, b. 1914 in England; m. Jack Seeds in 1939 at Toronto; 2 children; a son and a daughter; they were divorced.
iii. Frank Shackleton is NOT the son of Jonas. He is the grandson. His father is Victor. Frank had 12 children.
iv. Adolphus Shackleton. It was Victor who died in Detroit from Alcohol.
v. Gertrude Shackleton was the last of Jonas and Elizaabeth's 13 children and LaRaine Petch's grandmother. Jonas was 61 when she was born in 1895. She married Edmund Wright, b. 1892 in Somerset, England; d. 1974 in Toronto, Ontarion;
The children of Gertrude Shackleton and Edmund Wright:
a. Fredrick Shackleton Wright, b. 1923 in Toronto, Ontario; d. 12 August 1980 in Toronto, Ontario; m. Constance Currie on January 1949; children:
Frederick Edmund Albert Wright; m. Anne Duck, children, Katherine Honey Anne Wright, Robert Richard Allen Wright, Sarah Wright, Thomas Henderson Wright, Daniel Gordon Wright, Robert Richard Wright, and Donna Marie Wright
b. Gordon Edmund Wright; m. Gloria Margaret Bruce; children, LaRaine Margaret Wright, m. Donald Floyd Petch; Douglas Gordon Wright, m. Laura Lee, one son, Steven Lee Wright
c. A third son (actually Gertrude's 2nd son) was b. 7 August 1925; d. 8 August 1925. He was baptized "Gordon Wright" and is bried in infants cemetery, Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
vi. Edith Shackelton was a daughter of Jonas; b. 1871 in England; died August 1979 in Toronto. She married George Bachelor in Toronto. Their one child is named Jessica. Jessica married James Hutton and has 2 children; James and Jeanine Hutton.
Other children of Janas and Elizabeth Shackleton were George, Alexander, Ivy, Jacob, Elizabeth, Jason and David. All 13 lived.
Letter from Mrs. Patricia Gee (dated 3 August 1980)
Patricia wrote that she had secured the will and estate inventory of Richard Shackleton (p. 115 in book)
"Matha is mentioned in the will as a daughter of Richard. There is some confusion because of crossing out the word "and" whether the daughters are: Elisabeth, Sarah, Martha and Jane. It would seem that there were two-one who married to Wm. D. Johnson (line Patricia is interested in) and one married to a man named Lawrence. Another posssiblitiy is that Martha Jane was actually the Mary Jane listed in the book and that Lawrence was an incorrect recollection of the husband's name.
The will also supplies the name of Benjamin Shackleton's wife as "Catherine Cummins" -not Gummins, and we can add that Benjamin predeceased his father.
Finally, William is never mentions as a son in spite of the fact that he lived until 1879. That seems curious to me-the other children mentioned pretty much verify the names which are recorded in the book. We can also add that Richard died between Jan 1, 1839 and March 13, 1839, the date of the estate inventory.
Bernice wrote that she was so happy for Patricia's research work on this Richard's line because he is assumed to be the brother of our Benjamin the first.
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Mary E. Shackelton
Re-Elect H. J. Shackleton
Canidate for School Board
M.S.D. of Warren County
Representing Adams & Warren Townships
