William Jefferson Shadwell

1869 - 1954  (85 years)

• Name	William Jefferson Shadwell
  Birth	17 May 1869	Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jun 1954	Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Funkhouser Cemetery, Effingham, Illinois
  Person ID	I24698	King/Roy
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	John Richard Chadwell (Shadwell),   b. 18 Mar 1839, Green Creek, EFFINGHAM, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1917, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann Manuel
  Marriage	21 Mar 1861	EFFINGHAM, Illinois
  Notes	Married: Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Name: John R Chadwell Gender: Male Spouse Name: Nancy Monnet Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1861 Marriage County: Effingham Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1010047 - 1010048.
  Documents		Federal Census 1900, John Richard Shadwell family Effingham, Illinois
  		Federal Census 1870, John Shadwell family Doouglas Twp, EFFINGHAM, Illinois
  Family ID	F13276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Ann Rodgers,   b. 14 Sep 1866, SPENCER, Indiana d. 6 Nov 1944, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1887	CLAY, Indiana
  Notes	Married: Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 Name: William J Shadwell Spouse Name: Laura A Rodgers Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1887 Marriage County: Clay
  Children	+ 1. Ralph Rufus Shadwell,   b. 21 Jun 1887, Indiana d. 4 May 1929, Saginaw, SAGINAW, Michigan (Age 41 years)   2. Harry Shadwell,   b. ca. Jan 1890, Indiana   3. Carrie Shadwell,   b. ca. Jan 1890, Indiana   4. Earl R. Shadwell,   b. ca. Aug 1891, Indiana   5. Albert L. Shadwell,   b. ca. Dec 1894, Illinois   6. Lucy L. Shadwell,   b. ca. Jan 1898, Illinois   7. Golda Belle Shadwell,   b. ca. Oct 1899, Illinois   8. Leitha Shadwell,   b. ca. 1899, Illinois + 9. Ernest Floyd Shadwell,   b. 4 Mar 1902, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois d. 22 Dec 1981, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois (Age 79 years) + 10. Ralph Nelson Shadwell,   b. 29 Jan 1904, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois d. 25 Mar 1970, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois (Age 66 years)   11. Vesta Shadwell,   b. ca. 1905, Illinois + 12. Trobia L. Shadwell,   b. 27 Aug 1906, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois d. 14 Jun 1981, Effingham, EFFINGHAM, Illinois (Age 74 years)   13. Frank Shadwell,   b. ca. 1906, Illlinois + 14. Blanche Shadwell,   b. ca. 1909, Illinois
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Record of William Shadwell and Laura Rodgers
  		Federal Census 1940, Harry Cornell family
  		Federal Census 1910, William Shadwell family
  		Federal Census 1920, William Shadwell family
  		Federal Census 1900, William Shadwell family
  Headstones		Headstone of William and Laura Shadwell
  Family ID	F13283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2022

  
  

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  [S5] Obituary. William J. Shadwell, 86, a retired farmer of Summit Township, died Sunday, June 27, 1954 at the family home. He was born May 17, 1869 in Indiana, to John Richard Shadwell and Nancy (Manuel) Shadwell. Funeral services were held on Monday at the Methodist Church in Funkhouser, with Rev. Dale Lockhart officiating. Burial followed in the Funkhouser Cemetery. Mr. Shadwell married Laura A. Rodgers on September 25, 1887 in Indiana. He is survived by five sons, Harry, Ernest, Ralph, Trobia and Albert, all of Effingham; five daughters, Mrs. Vesta (Bess) Leonard of Peoria, Illinois, Mrs. Carrie Conner, Mrs. Lucy Larimer, Mrs. Leitha Jewell and Mrs. Blanche Cornell, all of Effingham. He was preceded in death by his wife and six of his children. In later years of his life he lost his eye sight. He still had a sense of humor, and loved his family.