William Sheakley and Esther Wallace

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Husband William Sheakley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 May 1784 - Adams Co, PA 2
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           Died: Bef 1888 - Mercer Co, PA
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         Father: John Sheakley (1755-1816) 1 3 4
         Mother: Margaret Jenkins (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Esther Wallace ²

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            AKA: Easter Wallace 1
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           Died: Bef 1888 - Mercer Co, PA
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Children

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1 M Thomas W. Sheakley ^{1 5}

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           Born: 26 Feb 1810 - Perry Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5
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           Died: 1 Jun 1891 5
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         Spouse: Judith Long (      -1876) 5

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2 M William Sheakley ^{1 5}

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           Died: Aft 1888
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3 M John Sheakley ^{1 5}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1888 - Iowa
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4 F Nancy H. Sheakley ^{1 6}

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           Born: Abt 1818
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           Died: 1881 - Mercer Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Thomas White (Abt 1816-1856) 6 8

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General Notes: Husband - William Sheakley

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Date of birth Aug 13. [HMC 1909, 970]
He was born on the original Sheakley homestead near Gettysburg, PA.
He was the first of his brothers to marry and establish a home, some of the family negroes remaining with him on the farm until 1845.
He went to the defense of Erie when threatened by the British in the War of 1812.
He commenced keeping tavern in Perry Township, Mercer County, PA, in 1820, in a hewed log-house, erected the previous year, on land later owned by his son, and entertainment was furnished at his place for more than thirty years.

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General Notes: Wife - Esther Wallace

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Chambersburg, PA
She died at 98 years of age.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1102.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 562.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 995.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1512.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 970.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 970, 1057.

7 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 1057.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1102, 1104.