Wesley Willard Shook[1, 2]
1866 - 1947 (80 years)-
Name Wesley Willard Shook [1, 2] Birth 22 Apr 1866 Versailles, Ripley, Indiana, United States 
[1, 2] Gender Male Residence 21 Jun 1870 Versailles, Ripley, Indiana, United States [1] Residence 11 Jun 1880 Johnson Township, Ripley, Indiana [2] Death 30 Jan 1947 Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana, United States Burial Springdale Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana, United States Person ID I20450 McKelleb Last Modified 31 Dec 2021
Father David Wesley Shook, b. 20 Apr 1836, Ripley County, Indiana, United States d. 4 Mar 1917, Windfall, Tipton, Indiana, United States (Age 80 years) Mother Sarah Jackson, b. 12 Nov 1841, Ripley County, Indiana, United States d. 2 May 1934, Tipton County, Indiana, United States (Age 92 years) Marriage 15 May 1862 Ripley County, Indiana, United States Family ID F4653 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rachel A. Huston, b. 1872, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 24 Mar 1896 Tipton County, Indiana, United States Children 1. Hazel I Shook, b. Abt 1897, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown2. Carrie Lova Shook, b. 20 Oct 1900, Tipton County, Indiana, United States d. 14 Feb 1992, Galveston, Cass, Indiana, United States (Age 91 years)3. Roscoe R Shook, b. Abt 1904, Indiana, United States d. 27 Aug 1924 (Age 20 years)Family ID F3606 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Aug 2022
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Birth - 22 Apr 1866 - Versailles, Ripley, Indiana, United States 
Residence - 21 Jun 1870 - Versailles, Ripley, Indiana, United States 
Marriage - 24 Mar 1896 - Tipton County, Indiana, United States 
Death - 30 Jan 1947 - Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana, United States 
Burial - - Springdale Cemetery, Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - (Research):The Peru Republican carried his obituary as follows: Wesley W. Shook, 81, retired farmer, died at his home in Bunker Hill, Thursday. He had been ill about a year, the immediate cause of his death being a heart block. He was born in Ripley county, April 22, 1866. A son of Mr. and Mrs. David Shook. He was united in marriage with Rachael Hueston March 24,1896 . She preceded him in death several years ago. Mr. Shook had been o (a) resident of Bunker Hill 40 years and was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.Hazel Arthur and Mrs. Carrie Mathis of Bunker Hill. A sister, Mrs. Ira Melson and a brother, the Rev Albert Shook, both of Windfall. Ten grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. The body will remain at the Glasier funeral home and may be viewed after 7 p .m. Friday . Services will be held at the Bunker Hill Baptist church at 2 :30 Sunday with the Rev.We. Clark officiating.Interment will be in Springdale cemetery.
2.The Tipton Daily Tribune also carried his obituary as follows:
Rites Set Sunday for W.W. Shook, Once of County
Funeral services for Willard W. Shook, former resident of Tipton county who died at his home near Bunker Hill Thursday following a heart attack Wednesday, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Baptist church in Bunker Hill. Burial will follow in the Bunker Hill cemetery. Mr . Shook, who was 80, was born near Versailles in Ripley county April 22 1866 to David W.and Sarah (Jackson) Shook. He came to Tipton county with his family in the fall of 1890 and lived here several years . Mr Shook later moved to Greenwood where he resided for about six years and then moved to a farm near Bunker Hill where he had lived for the past 25 years. In 1894, Mr. Shook married Miss Rachel Huston and they were the parents of three children, one of whom, Roscoe is deceased . Survivors are two children, Mr. J. Franklin Arthur, 457 North Main street and Mrs.Carrie Mathis of Bunker Hill; one brother, Albert L. Shook and one Sister, Mrs. Ira Melson, both of Tipton county; 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Author: Bill Mathias
- (Research):The Peru Republican carried his obituary as follows: Wesley W. Shook, 81, retired farmer, died at his home in Bunker Hill, Thursday. He had been ill about a year, the immediate cause of his death being a heart block. He was born in Ripley county, April 22, 1866. A son of Mr. and Mrs. David Shook. He was united in marriage with Rachael Hueston March 24,1896 . She preceded him in death several years ago. Mr. Shook had been o (a) resident of Bunker Hill 40 years and was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.Hazel Arthur and Mrs. Carrie Mathis of Bunker Hill. A sister, Mrs. Ira Melson and a brother, the Rev Albert Shook, both of Windfall. Ten grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. The body will remain at the Glasier funeral home and may be viewed after 7 p .m. Friday . Services will be held at the Bunker Hill Baptist church at 2 :30 Sunday with the Rev.We. Clark officiating.Interment will be in Springdale cemetery.
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Sources - [S586] 1870 U.S. Census, Ripley County, Indiana, Johnson Township; Page #36; Roll: M593_355; Dwelling #245, Family #247; Wesley W Shook, Line #9; Accessed; 31 December 2021 (Reliability: 3).
- [S587] 1880 U.S. Census, Ripley County, Indiana, Johnson Township; 157; Page #20; Roll: T9_307; Dwelling #177, Family #191; Willard Shook, Line #22; Accessed; 31 December 2021 (Reliability: 3).
- [S586] 1870 U.S. Census, Ripley County, Indiana, Johnson Township; Page #36; Roll: M593_355; Dwelling #245, Family #247; Wesley W Shook, Line #9; Accessed; 31 December 2021 (Reliability: 3).