Shook, William (v)

Surname	Shook
Given Name	William
Gender	Male
Born	1785 in Hampshire County, Virginia
Died	20-NOV-1874 in Illinois
Father	David SHOOK (1765 VA - 1849 IL)
Father	Susanna SEARS (1771 VA - 1850 IL)

Family Line

William Shook (v)-> David Shook (f)-> Hermanus Shook (gf).

Given Name

While I have denoted William as William (v or five), this is to disquinquish William from other Williams in my research. It does not mean he was Willam the Fifth.

Birth and Death Dates

These dates are from Ancestry.com family entries (no records).

Marriage

18-JAN-1812 in Knox County, Indiana to Rachel WEASE; born: ~1794 in Kentucky.

Children

Margaret May SHOOK; born: 1813 in Indiana; died: 1874 in Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois
William Elijah SHOOK (1815 IN - 1861)
Hannah Ann SHOOK; born: 1816 in Dubois, Dubois County, Indiana; died: 1874 in Edgar, Edgar County, Illinois
Rachel Sarah SHOOK; born: 1820 in Illinois; died: 1874

Notes

William was born in Hampshire County, Virginia (no record), which is just across from Deleware. He married in Knox County, Indiana, then lived in Clark County, Illinois for at least 20 years where he probably died.


William Shook (ca. 1785)Hampshire County, [West] Virginia	William Shook (ca. 1812)Knox County, Indiana	William Shook (ca. 1850 - 1870)Clark County, Illinois

¹ 1850 United States Census->Illinois->Clark County->Martinsville->Image 24/27 (Ancestry.com)

Name	Age	Sex	Birthplace	Occupation
Shook, William	65	Male	Virginia	Farmer
Shook, Rachel	55	Female	Kentucky
McIntire, Rachel	7	Female	Illinois

² 1860 United States Census->Illinois->Clark County->Dolson->Image 12/32 (Ancestry.com)

Name	Age	Sex	Birthplace	Occupation
Shook, William	74	Male	Virginia	Farmer
Shook, Rachel	67	Female	Kentucky

³ 1870 United States Census->Illinois->Clark County->Dolson->Image 5/31 (Ancestry.com)

Name	Age	Sex	Birthplace	Occupation
Shook, William	84	Male	Virginia	Farmer
Shook, Rachel	77	Female	Kentucky	Keeping house
Bartmass, William	23	Male	Illinois	Farmer

The Shook Family