Shane, Elmer Ezekial

Elmer married Letterman, Gertrude in 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Shane, Irene V. was born on 6 Feb 1904; died on 30 Sep 1980.
2. Shane, Clarence was born in 1905; died in 1981.
3. Shane, Ervan was born on 17 Apr 1910; died on 20 Nov 1978.
4. Shane, Orville H. was born on 12 Mar 1912; died on 12 Jan 1993.
5. Shane, Gerald D. was born on 23 Apr 1914; died on 13 Jan 2005.
6. Shane, Eleanor G. was born on 4 Nov 1916; died on 7 Jul 1983.
7. Shane, Margaret M. was born on 12 Oct 1918; died on 17 Jul 1995.
8. Shane, Donald E. was born on 8 Aug 1923; died on 31 Jul 1996.
9. Shane, Donovan Dean was born on 8 Aug 1923; died on 3 Feb 1994.

Daniel married Caldwell, Margaret M. on 21 Dec 1876 in Brimfield, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Margaret was born on 27 Aug 1854 in Brimfield, Peoria, Illinois, USA; died on 9 May 1922 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Brimfield, Peoria, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Brimfield Cemetery

Hiram married Stansbury, Susan Lyon on 30 May 1839 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Susan was born on 12 Feb 1821 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; died on 27 Oct 1896 in Brimfield, Peoria, Illinois, USA; was buried in Brimfield, Peoria, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

partial obituary of Susan Stansbury Shane, Hiram's wife.

...death been a continuous member of this one church for a period of 59 years, or a longer time than any other living member. The lots on which the M.E. Church stands were donated by her husband, who was present and took part in the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the present structure.
She was a member of and the oldest settler on the Old Settler's Association and a prime mover in the organization of this society, in the annual meetings of which she took a deep interest. The easy chair presented to her by the Association a few years ago is now in the possession of Miss Cora caldwell, a granddatughter, who was with her and helped care for her during her last illness.
For fifty-one years and six months the farm northeast of town was her home but about seven years ago she moved to Brimfield where, with her yoiungest dayghter, Miss Lula Shane, she has since resided. During the years she has been an invlaid she had been tenderly and devotedly cared for by this daughter, who has been constantly by her side, anticipating her every wish.
Out of a family of nine children but two brothers survive her: Thomas Stansbury, of Canton, and Wm. Stansbury, of Brimfield. From a vast prairie wilderness she lived to see this land subdued, brought to the height of cultivation and made to blossom as the rose. During her long life she noted these changes that were being wrought and many a happy hour has been spent by the younger generation in listening to the tales of early pioneer days as told by Grandma Shane.
The funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon, at the M.E. Church, conducted by the pastor, I.W. Donning, assisted by Revs. Jordan and Cox. The floral tributes were very beautiful and appropriate in design. The church was filled to the doors, all the children and many grandchildren being in attendance, together with a large number of other relatives and friends. The remains were tenderly lais away in the Brimfield Cemetery, by the side of those of her beloved companion, who had preceded her to the other shore.

Notes:

Berkeley county was created from Virginia as part of the state of West Virginia. It did not officially become part of West Virginia, USA until after the Civil War.

Marriage Records of Berkeley County Virginia, USA 1781-1854 & bond 4-15
LETTER AT PO JUL 7, 1814
VOL 16-1814-1815
Wife was noted as Katherine or Catherine Snode.
There is also death date of 1869 in some of the records. Brown Cemetery is also
called Thomas/Shane Cemetery.

Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., ; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes records James Shane of Peoria County purchased 144 84/100 acres at the NW 1/4 Section 6 Township 10 north of the baseline of Range Six East of the 4th PM,

James married Shrode, Catherine on 15 Apr 1809 in the former Berkeley County, Virginia;, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA. Catherine (daughter of Shrode, Solomon and Neff, Anna Maria Mary) was born in 1788 in Pennsylvania, USA; died before 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

in the 1880 census, Elizabeth Shane Brown stated Catherine was born in Penn.

I received the following from Max Grove, who looked in his books for mentions of the Shanes and Shrodes.
"There is quite a bit available about your family.

First, the maiden name of Catherine is Shroad, Shrodes and other spellings, not Snode.
She was b. circa 1789 at Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. That is the south western part of the state. She died 1870 at Howard, Wayne County, Iowa.

Her parents were Soloman Shrodes, Shroad etc. and Anna Mary (Unknown maiden name) who were married in Pennsylvania, USA in 1772. Anna Mary was b. 1755 in Pennsylvania, USA and died in Berkeley County, Virginia, USA, (West Virginia, USA) circa 1810. Soloman was b. circa 1750 and d. after 1811 in Berkeley County, Virginia, USA (West Virginia, USA). I have not yet found the grave sites of Soloman and Anna Mary.

Catherine m. James Shane in Berkeley County Virginia, USA, (West Virginia, USA), circa Apr 14, 1809. The Marriage Bond suretor was James Booth and the bond is recorded in Berkeley County Marriage Bond book #3, pg. 112. The marriage date was not recorded, only the bond date. That could be due to several reasons, (1) they never got married, (2) the minister, who is not recorded, never returned the marriage certificate, or they were married outside Berkeley County.

James William Shane b. circa 1787 (63 years old in the 1850 census) and died May 21, 1874. The 1870 Census for Wayne County, Iowa shows him living with the Amos Brown family and he is 82 years old and blind. It should also be noted that in the 1850 Census, James Shane was living with Amos & Hannah Brown and their 4 children, plus James' son Caleb, who was 21 years old. Catherine is not shown to be living in this household. In the 1850 census, James is living in District 56, Woodford, Illinois, USA. In 1830 Census Berkeley County, Virginia, USA (West Virginia, USA), James Shane and his family of 7 people lived at Middletown, now Gerrardstown, West Virginia, USA, probably near his inlaws, the Shrodes who are buried in the Gerrardstown Presbyterian Cemetery. I have yet to find a connection between Frank Shane and James W. Shane.