Shanklin - AS - 50th
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 6 May 1898 p 3
Hoopeston, Ill Chronicle – Mr. and Mrs. AS Shanklin celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the home on the west side on Wednesday evening of this week. A large number of their descendants and other relatives and friends were present and with the assistance of an elegant supper, a pleasant evening was spent. Several nice presents were made to Mr. and Mrs. Shanklin. Among those present from a distance were Mr. Shanklin’s brother, JW Shanklin of Yountsville, Ind; Enoch Lawton and wife of Lafayette, Ind; Mrs. James N. Sanders, Mrs. Dr. Dewey and Mrs. Alice McIntire, all from Crawfordsville, Ind; Mrs. Alma Blake, Thomas Schleppy and family of New Richmond, Ind. AS Shanklin and Miss Catherine Lowe were married near Crawfordsville, Ind April 27th, 1848. To them were born five children, four of whom are living, namely: Mrs. JR Vance and CE Shanklin of this city, JW Shanklin and Mrs. Alice McIntire of Crawfordsville, Ind. - "S"