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Descendants of Jacob Shankle

Generation No. 2

2. ANNA MARY² SHANKLE (JACOB¹) She married PETER EVERETT ARMAGOST¹¹ in Pennysylvania, son of PETER ARMAGOST and SUSANNAH MILES. He was born 13 September 1834 in Clarioni County, PA, and died May 1905 in Harrington,.

Notes for PETER EVERETT ARMAGOST:
Information on family of Peter Armagost and Mary Shankle received 3 May 1993 from Dennis Lazenby (713 Butterfield - Toledo, OH 43615). He lists no other information for spouse of Peter Armagost other than her name which he lists as Anna Mary Shankle. Dennis has children of Peter Armagost and (Anna) Mary Armagost listed as Clair, Thomas, Frank and George. He also states that both Peter and Mary died in Rock Island, IL in 1905.

Census Records for Clarion County, PA show Peter Everett living in Clarion County with his father

Vital information for Peter Everett Armagost, his wife Anna Mary Shankle and their children received Jan 1999 from Betty Ondricek, Plymouth, CA (bczech@directcon.net); "Peter left Pennsylvania with his brother James. First he went to Illinois and then to Iowa and then to Kansas (he built the Fair View school near Burr Oak, Kansas). He left Kansas and went to the state of Washington in the late 1890's. His wife stayed behind. In Washington he homesteaded 160 acres of government land. He also owned about five homes there. One day in May of 1905 he got caught out in a storm near a friends home. He was out all night and the next morning they found him dead. The Coroner said he died of natural causes, but his family thinks differently. The day before his death, during the storm, he had signed over all his houses to this friend."

More About PETER EVERETT ARMAGOST:
Occupation: Carpenter

Children of ANNA SHANKLE and PETER ARMAGOST are:

	i.		CLAIR³ ARMAGOST¹².
	ii.		THOMAS ARMAGOST¹².
	iii.		FRANK SHANKLE ARMAGOST¹³, b. 1867; d. Abt. 1914.

Notes for FRANK SHANKLE ARMAGOST:
Received Jan 1999 from Betty Ondricek, Plymouth, CA (bczech@directcon.net); "Frank was a telegraph operator. He was very close to his brother George and his Neice Jessie. He wrote to Jessie and told her he was going up in the mountains near New York hunting. He didn't come back so a search party went out. They found a man's body partial eaten by wolves. The clothing labels matched those of Frank so they believe it was his body. One thing was wrong. Frank had 2 fingers missing on one hand and the body had all ten fingers. The family believes that the man had robbed Frank, taken his clothing and possibly murdered him and then was attacked by wolves and died."

iv.

GEORGE EDWARD ARMAGOST, b. 18 February 1870; d. 22 July 1938.

3. MARGARET ANN² SHANKLE (JACOB¹) was born 17 April 1826 in Union County, PA, and died 27 November 1904 in Town of Vilas, Langlade, WI ¹⁴. She married ZEPHANIAH ALLEN SPACE 19 December 1847 in PA ¹⁵, son of ZEPHANIAH SPACE and CATHERINE ARMSTRONG. He was born 01 November 1827 in New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA, and died 20 February 1902 in Town of Peck, Langlade, WI ¹⁶.

Notes for MARGARET ANN SHANKLE:
Obituary from Antigo Daily Journal; Tuesday, November 29, 1904: "Mrs. Margaret Space, aged 78 years, one of the oldest residents of the town of Vilas died Sunday. She is survived by a number of relatives. One of her daughters, who died several years ago, was the wife of former Congressman Myron D. McCord. The remains will be taken to Merrill for interment." (Note: Myron McCord's middle initial is incorrectly identified, his middle initial was "H")

More About MARGARET ANN SHANKLE:
Burial: Merrill Cemetery, Lincoln, WI

Notes for ZEPHANIAH ALLEN SPACE:
"Returning to pioneer days, with the mill as a nucleus a small but thriving settlement sprang up...with their families as early as 1851...Zephaniah (sic) Space". Source: "A Lincoln County History" pp 25

Obituary from Antigo Daily Journal; Friday, February 28, 1902: "Z. Space, an old and highly respected resident of the town of Peck, died at the advanced age of 77 years last Thursday. He leaves several children, one daughter being the wife of Myron H. McCord, former Congressman of this district and yesterday appointed U.S. Marshall of the district of Arizona by Pres. Roosevelt. The funeral was held in this city Friday, Rev. Nimits, officiating."

More About ZEPHANIAH ALLEN SPACE:
Burial: 21 February 1902, Antigo Cemetery, Antigo, Langlade, WI

Children of MARGARET SHANKLE and ZEPHANIAH SPACE are:

9.	i.		ALLEN ZEPHANIAH³ SPACE, b. 24 February 1848, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA; d. 07 September 1923, Town of Vilas, Langlade, WI.
10.	ii.		SARAH ETTA SPACE, b. 13 May 1853, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA; d. 21 June 1903, Long Beach, Orange, CA.

4. ADAM² SHANKLE (JACOB¹)^17,¹⁸ was born 11 June 1830 in Union County, PA, and died 24 September 1896 in New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA. He married (1) NANCY TRAISTER. She was born 1856, and died 1937 in New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA. He married (2) MARY E. ARBASTER¹⁹ 1864 ²⁰. She was born 1845, and died 1884.

Notes for ADAM SHANKLE:
"History of Clarion County" by Davis; pp 559: "Oil Prospecting...The first one was drilled on the flat opposite C. O'Donell's on the Armstrong county side in 1861. Philip Corbett, J. D. O'Donnel, James McBride, Adam Shankle, Jacob Shaffer, did the work, but at the depth of 164 feet the greater part of those engaged on the well enlisted in the army, and the others abandoned it."

More About ADAM SHANKLE:
Burial: New Bethlehem, Porter Twp, Clarion, PA

Notes for NANCY TRAISTER:
Clarion County Cemetery List - Porter Township:
Shankle, Nancy Trister 1858-1937 79y

More About NANCY TRAISTER:
Burial: New Bethlehem, Porter Twp, Clarion, PA

Children of ADAM SHANKLE and NANCY TRAISTER are:

	i.		HARRY C.³ SHANKLE, b. 27 September 1886; d. 30 October 1937.
	ii.		SARA FERN SHANKLE, b. 11 February 1888; d. 1980.

Notes for SARA FERN SHANKLE:
Clarion County Cemetery List - Porter Township:
Shankle, S. Fern 1888 - 1980 92y

More About SARA FERN SHANKLE:
Burial: New Bethlehem, Porter Twp, Clarion, PA

	iii.		JAMES E. SHANKLE, b. 10 October 1889.
	iv.		FRANK L. SHANKLE, b. 09 June 1891; d. 1951.

Notes for FRANK L. SHANKLE:
Clarion County Cemetery List - Porter Township:
Shankle, Frank L - 1891 - 1951 60y

	v.		ELEANOR E. SHANKLE, b. 07 February 1893.
	vi.		CHARLES W. SHANKLE, b. 14 September 1894; d. 08 November 1938.
	vii.		THOMAS H. SHANKLE, b. 25 May 1896.

Children of ADAM SHANKLE and MARY ARBASTER are:

	viii.		SAMUEL E.³ SHANKLE, b. 1866²⁰.
	ix.		EMMA CATHERINE SHANKLE, b. 1868²⁰; d. 1941; m. LAMISON²⁰.
	x.		CARRY SHANKLE, b. 1871²⁰; d. 1884.
	xi.		ADAM A. SHANKLE, b. 1873²⁰; d. 1941.
	xii.		ALLEN S. SHANKLE, b. 1875²⁰.

5. CATHERINE L.² SHANKLE (JACOB¹) was born 30 April 1842 in New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA ²¹, and died 11 March 1885 in New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA. She married WILLIAM HENRY FRAZIER²² 1871 in New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA ²³, son of HENRY FRAZIER and MARY DELP. He was born 20 May 1839 in Reedsburg, Clarion, PA, and died 25 July 1907 in New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA.

More About CATHERINE L. SHANKLE:
Burial: New Bethlehem Cemetery, Clarion, PA

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY FRAZIER:
"History of Clarion County" by Davis; pp xvii "Frazier, William H., New Bethlehem, was born in Monroe township,Pa., in 1839. He was a son of Henry and Margaret (Delp) Frazier. Margaret was born in Clarion county, Pa., in 1818, and died in 1874; her husband was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., in 1812, and died in 1882. They were married in 1832. Henry settled in this county with his mother and brother John. Henry and Margaret had a family of eleven children, eight of whom are now living. Three sons enlisted and served in the late war - George W. enlisted in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, served out his term of enlistment, enlisted again, and served to the close of the war; William H., in Seventy-eight Pennsylvania Regiment, enlisted on August 29, 1862, was wounded, losing two fingers of the right hand, for which he now receives a pension. He was discharged on October 26, 1863. Thomas M. enlisted in Company F, Sixty-third Pennsylvania Regiment, in 1861, served out his term of enlistment, re-enlisted, and died at Yorktown, Va. The rest of the children now living are James W., John S., Calvin R., Harlon R., Mary A., and Ella Silva. William H. Frazier was married in 1860 to Rachel Shankle, who died in 1870, leaving a family of three children - Oscar L., Elfida E., and William M. A. Mr. Frazier then married his second wife, Catherine Shankle in 1871. She died in 1885, leaving two children - Charles E. and Sarah E. He then married his third wife, Eliza A. Nolf, in 1886."

1899 Directory of Clarion County
New Bethlehem Borough
Frazier, W.H. Laborer

(Merrill) Star Advocate; February 2, 1878: "Personal - Among the callers at the Advocate office this week...We were favored with a pleasant call today from Mr. Wm. H. Frazier of New Bethlehem, Pa., who is visiting his sisters, Mrs. M. A. Space and Mrs. D. L. Anderson, in this place. He is very well pleased with the appearance of our town, and entertains some idea of making it his home at no distant day."

More About WILLIAM HENRY FRAZIER:
Burial: New Bethlehem Cemetery, Clarion, PA

Children of CATHERINE SHANKLE and WILLIAM FRAZIER are:

EDWARD SPACE³ FRAZIER²⁴, b. 24 August 1872, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA ²⁵; d. 05 September 1878, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA.

More About EDWARD SPACE FRAZIER:
Burial: New Bethlehem Cemetery, Clarion, PA

ii.

CHARLES EDGAR FRAZIER²⁶, b. 04 October 1873, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA ²⁷; d. 05 April 1894, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA.

More About CHARLES EDGAR FRAZIER:
Burial: New Bethlehem Cemetery, Clarion, PA

iii.

SARAH ETTA FRAZIER, b. 27 February 1877, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA ²⁸; d. 07 August 1940, Merrill, Lincoln, WI ²⁹; m. LEON GOSSELIN, 16 November 1909, Merrill, Lincoln, WI ³⁰; b. 17 June 1860, Canada; d. 10 January 1944, Lincoln County, Wisconsin ³¹.

Notes for SARAH ETTA FRAZIER:
Obituary, Merrill Daily Herald; Thursday, August 8, 1940; Page 1; No. 9828: "Mrs. Sarah Etta Gosselin, 122 State street, wife of Leon Gosselin, died at 4:30 p. m. yesterday at Holy Cross hospital. Ailing from heart disease since last April, she suffered a severe attack August 2. Mrs. Gosselin was 63 years old.
"Mrs. Gosselin, nee Frazier, was born Feb. 27, 1877, at New Bethlehem, Penn. She came to this city in 1907 and was married Nov. 16, 1908, to Mr. Gosselin.
"She was a member of Scott Memorial Methodist church, Ladies' Aid Society, and the Eastern Star, White Shrine.
"Surviving are her husband, a brother, William Frazier, Rochester, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. T.P. Slaugenhoup (sic) and Mrs. Charles Winger, Indiana, Penn.
"Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Taylor funeral home, the Rev. C. E. Hagen, pastor of Scott Memorial church, officiating."

More About SARAH ETTA FRAZIER:
Burial: Merrill Cemetery, Merrill, Lincoln, WI ³²

Notes for LEON GOSSELIN:
Obituary, Merrill Daily Herald; Tuesday, January 11, 1944; Page 1; No. 10826: "Funeral services for Leon Gosselin, 83, of 304 Stuyvesant street, who died yesterday at the Holy Cross hospital at 9 a. m. will be held Thursday from the Taylor funeral home at 8:30 a. m. and from St. Francis Xavier Catholic church of which he was a member, at 9 a. m. Rev. Father Phillip Krembs will officiate. Interment will be in the Merrill Cemetery.
"Mr. Gosselin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benort Gosselin, was born June 17, 1860 in Canada. He had made his home in Merrill for about 40 years. He was a carpenter and summer home caretaker. He had been in ill health for the past month.
"He was married in Merrill on November 16, 1909 to Sarah Etta Frazier, who died August 7, 1940.
"Surviving are seven nephews, La Rue, William, Harry, Reed, Wallace and Myron Frazier, Merrill, and Charles Slaugenhoup, Provo, Utah, and two sisters-in-law, Mrs. T. P. Slaugenhoup, New Bethlehem, Pa., and Mrs. Georgianna Winger, Indiana, Pa.
"The body will lie in state at the Taylor funeral home from this afternoon until the hour of the services. Rev. Father Krembs will say the Rosary tomorrow at 8 p.m."

More About LEON GOSSELIN:
Burial: 13 January 1944, Merrill Cemetery, Lincoln, WI³²

Marriage Notes for SARAH FRAZIER and LEON GOSSELIN:
Merrill Star Advocate; Wednesday, November 11, 1909: "At the Catholic parsonage last evening, Rev. Father I. Guiliou? officiating, Mrs. Sarah E. Frazier of New Bethlehem, Pa., and Leon Gosselin of this city, were united in marriage. The contracting parties were attended by Miss Mabel Rusch and Wm. A. Powell.
"Following the ceremony the wedding party and about a dozen friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Rehfeld, where a wedding supper was served.
"The bride has resided in Merrill about two years, making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Rehfeldt, and Mr. Gosselin, a carpenter by trade, has lived in and about Merrill for a number of years.
"Mr. and Mrs. Gosselin have gone to housekeeping in the John Zinck home on State street recently purchased, where all their friends and relatives will wish them joy and happiness all their lives."

iv.

FIRMEN LAFAYETTE FRAZIER³³, b. 05 August 1879, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA ³⁴; d. 22 October 1881, New Bethlehem, Clarion, PA.

More About FIRMEN LAFAYETTE FRAZIER:
Burial: New Bethlehem Cemetery, Clarion, PA

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