Hello!
I found your names on the Ripley County, Indiana Surnames Research Query
Page <
http://genweb.net/~inripley/rcsurnam.html> as associated with
queries including the SHOOK family line. Hopefully, we can make a
connection, and possibly unravel some mysteries.
I'm working the ancestry of Jefferson SHOOK and would appreciate hearing
anything you have on someone by this name: his parents, siblings,
children and their spouses. Here's what I have:
Jefferson Shook (b. Jul. 11, 1802; d. Jun. 28, 1875) m. Mary Winbigler
(b. Jun. 22, 1807; d. Oct. 18, 1853) on May 29, 1827. Jefferson was
born in Maryland and married Mary there, near Hagerstown, Frederick
County, Maryland. They may have immigrated via Pennsylvania but moved
to Ohio prior to 1830: a "Jefferson Shuck" is listed in the Jefferson
Township, Montgomery County, Ohio 1830 census [p. 235] Jefferson and
Mary settled in York Township, Darke County, Ohio where they are listed
in the 1840 and 1850 censuses [Grant]. His occupation is given as that
of a blacksmith. Mary passed away and is buried in Brock Cemetery in
Darke County. Only their youngest daughter Harriet lived with "J.
Shook" in the York Township, Darke County 1860 census listing, his
occupation then being given as a grocery keeper. When he died,
Jefferson was residing with his youngest son Samuel in Grant County,
Indiana. Their children included:
- John Shook (b. c1829) m. Lydia ? in 1850
- Mahala Shook (b. Jan. 11, 1831; d. May 15, 1895) m. Dayton
Irelan
Nov. 28, 1850 and had eight children.
- Mary Shook (b Feb. 29 1832; d. Mar. 5, 1902), never married
- Susan Shook (b. c1833)
- Catharine Shook (b. 1837)
- Samuel R. Shook (b. Jan. 27, 1839; d. Nov. 16, 1917)
- Elizabeth Shook (b. 1841)
- Malinda Shook (b. 1844)
- Harriet Shook (b. 1846)
Samuel R. Shook married Rosetta Stevens (b. Oct.14, 1854; d. 1935) on
Dec. 18, 1873 in Grant County, Indiana. He is my wife's
g-g-grandfather.
I'd appreciate your checking your records to see if you have a Jefferson
Shook, or any family listings of Shooks that originated in Frederick
County, Maryland.
Thank you.
- Bill Cupp
--
J. William Cupp Asst Professor, Computer Information
Systems
(765)677-2292 Division of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics
dock at my homeport: Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion,
Indiana
http://www.indwes.edu/Faculty/bcupp
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