Married: 1895 Lawrence Co Emma Rodrick* Children: - Ernest Ray (1896-1959 buried Greenville IL; m: Dessie Marie Rigall) -
May* (1899 IL m: Everett Sutterfield*) -
Bessie Jane (1902 IL-1978 IL buried Sumner Cem; m: Samuel E Palmer) Leslie L (1906 IL-1986 IL buried Highland Cem - Mt Carmel IL; m: Margaret Neoma Wilcox) -
Lillian* (1910) -
Leota Magdalene (1915 IL-2001 IL buried Crawford Co IL; m: Luther Cleon Schoffstoll)
* indicates buried with William Alva Shank in Chauncey Cemetery.
About Chauncey Cemetery:
Chauncey Cemetery is located in the west part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 5 North, Range 13 West of the 2nd P. M. in Petty Township, Lawrence County, Illinois. The cemetery is just south of Chauncey on Chauncey Road. Burials: 537 Location: Chauncey, Lawrence county, Illinois