William T.
Shadley
William T. Shadley, farmer, P.O. Oak Point, was born January 10, 1833, in
Shelby County, Indiana, the fourth son and eighth child of a family of twelve
children. His father was William J. Shadley, who was born September 8, 1800, in
Virginia, and removed to Licking County, Ohio, when a young man, and here
married, March 20, 1819, to Rebecca, born April 8, 1797, in Virginia, daughter
of Joseph Francis. After his marriage, he moved to Shelby County, Indiana, and
here remained until the fall of 1852, when he removed with his family to this
State [Illinois] and bought 360 acres in Johnson township, land in Section 33
and 28, and died here in the township October 1, 1857; his wife died October 27,
of the same year. They raised a family of eleven children, viz.: Ursula,
Mary, Nathaniel, Amy, James, Mahlon, Hannah,
William F., Daniel, Francis and Stephen,
all living save Daniel; all living in Shelby County except Hannah, Ursula, Mary,
Amy and William F. William Francis, our subject, was raised a farmer, and was
eighteen years of age when he came to this county. At his majority, he was
married, in January 21, 1854, to Sarah C., born in Stark County, Ohio, eldest
daughter (and child) of John S. Slusser by his wife, Nancy
Montgomery. After Mr.
Shadley’s marriage, he located on a piece of land given him by his father, and
engaged in farming, and has since remained. He has now 265 acres of land, all in
this township. He has six children living, eight were born; the living –
Viola
(wife of John A. Thorp), John, Hanan, Frank,
Mary and Nevada; deceased were Dayton and an infant daughter.
Mr. Shadley has two sisters in this township - Hannah, Mrs. Jacob Fling;
Mary, wife of Joseph Neighbarger; Ursula E.,
resides in Casey, wife of Thomas Bless; Amy, lives in Jasper County, wife of
John Foutz. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically, he is
a Republican.
History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois; Edited by William Henry
Perrin; O.L. Baskin & Co., 188,. pages 139 & 140
Contributed by Barb Huff
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