William Harvey Shanabrook ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  General Notes:

William consistently misreported his age on the census forms. Assuming that his birth date was 19 Dec 1878 which matches the 1900 US Census that required a birth month and year, then in 1910 he reported his age as 3 years too old (34 instead of 31); in 1920 he reported his age as 3 years too old (44 instead of 41); in 1930 he reported his age as 2 years too young (49 instead of 51).
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William traveled and lived in multiple places during his life. He was born in Missouri but within 5 years his parents were living in Winona, Minnesota. In another 10 years his parents were living in Mauston, Wisconsin.

The 1900 US Census shows him married but living back at home with his mother in Trempealeau, Wisconsin.

By 1918, he has moved once again and is working as a carpenter for a coal company in Logan, West Virginia. By 1920, he moved once again back to York, Pennsylvania where the census records show him living with his 2nd wife.

This is where things get a little confusing. The 1930 US Census shows a William H. Shanabrook living back in York, Pennsylvania with his wife, Margaret, and one son, Edwin. But there is another 1930 US Census record showing another William H. Shanabrook in Hazard, Kentucky where the census strangely records him as "single" and there is no mention of his 2nd wife or son. I am sure that the census from Hazard, Kentucky is the correct William because his brother Warren was also living in Hazard, Kentucky. In addition, he registered for the WW II Draft in 1942 at Hazard, KY.

So, was William enumerated twice in 1930 ...once in York, Pennsylvania with a wife and son, and then a second time in Hazard, Kentucky where he listed himself as single? Maybe the marriage fell completely apart and he just had to get away from it all. Or are the 1920 and 1930 US Census records of a William Shanabrook in York, Pennsylvania the wrong William? Both of those records do list his birth location as Pennsylvania instead of Missouri yet the 1910 US Census absolutely shows him living with the two sons. So it does indeed look as if in 1930 William just abandoned the wife and son back in York, Pennsylvania and moved to Hazard, Kentucky declaring himself single.

The 1940 US Census shows him still living in Hazard, Kentucky with his brother, Warren, and both of them are shown as single. In 1952, he died in Portland, Oregon where I suspect he was staying with one of his sons during his final years.
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  Death Notes:

Name: William H Shanabrook
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 03 Mar 1952
Event Place: Portland, Oregon
Certificate Number: 3048

Citing this Record
"Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZH5-454 : 11 December 2014), William H Shanabrook, 03 Mar 1952; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Portland, Oregon, certificate number 3048, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1876 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 34 on the 1910 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Clay Township, Saline, MO on 1 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 599B, District 72, Family 15, Roll 0716
Clay Township, Saline County, Missouri
Willie H. Shanabrook..Son..1..PA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Minnesota State Census in Winona, MN in May 1885. ⁴

1885 Minnesota State Census
Page 285, Family 829
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
Wm. Schanbrook..6..MO

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Wisconsin State Census in Mauston, WI in 20 June 1895. ¹¹

1895 Wisconsin State Census
Page 5
Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin
Mary Shanabrook...Head
2 white males: (William, and either Warren or Edgar, both were in Ohio by 1900)

(William was living with his mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 137, Family 149, Roll 1819
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home rented
William H. Shannabrook..Son..Dec 1878..21..MN..Printer

(Living with mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in York, PA on 25 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 118, Family 296, Roll 1435
York, York County, Pennsylvania
200 Beadin(?) Street; Home owned, with mortgage
William H. Shanabrook..Head..34..PA..Saloon Keeper..Divorced
Irwin R. Shanabrook..Son..12..PA
Edwin G. Shanabrook..Son..9.PA
Annie Shanabrook..Sis..44..PA..Housekeeper, Saloon..Widowed
Harry M. Keefer..Brother-in-Law..31..PA..Bartender..married 11 yr

(William was divorced, living with 2 sons, sister, and brother-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Dec 1878, then his age should have been 31 instead of 34.
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Carpenter for H. W. Wilson Coal Company in Logan, WV. ²

• He resided in Logan, WV on 12 September 1918.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Logan, WV.

Name: William Harvey Shanabrook
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1878
Birthplace: , United States
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in York, PA on 8 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 187, Family 29, Roll 1669, Ward 10
York, York County, Pennsylvania
734 South Inan(?) Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Wm. H. Shanabrook..Head..44..PA..Foreman, Chain Works

(Living with 2nd wife, 1 son, widowed mother-in-law, and widowed sister-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Dec 1878, then his age should have been 41 instead of 44. His birth location should have been Missouri instead of Pennsylvania.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Hazard, KY on 7 April 1930. ⁸

1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 11, Dwelling 78, Family 95, Roll 774
Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky
Oakhurst Street, Owns Home
William H. Shanabrook..Head..49..MO..Carpenter, Houses..Single

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Dec 1878, then his age should have been 51 instead of 49. Also note that he reports that he is "single" and no mention of his wife, Margaret Gockmauer.
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Hazard, KY on 14 April 1940. ⁹

1940 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 97-11, Family 170, Roll 1348
Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky
Baker Avenue; house owned $2000
Residence in 1935: Same House
W. H. Shannabrook...Brother..60..MO..9th grade..Carpenter..Single

(William was living with his younger brother, Warren.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Dec 1878, then his age should have been 61 instead of 60.
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• He was buried after 3 March 1952 in the Trempealeau Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial 140614627
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• His obituary was published in the Winona Republican-Herald on 5 March 1952 in Winona, MN.

William H. Shanabrook, 73, died at a Portland, Ore., hospital Monday after a two month illness. He formerly lived at Winona, Minn., and Trempealeau.

He was born Dec. 19, 1878, in Missouri and went to Winona when 6. He attended Trempealeau schools.

Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Iva Smith, Mrs. Margaret Herman and Mrs. Minnie Adams, all Trempealeau, and two brothers, Edgar Cincinnati, and Warren, Portland, who will bring the body here.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM at the Herman home, the Rev. A. E. Attwood officiating. Burial will be in Trempealeau Cemetery.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, MN, Mar 5, 1952)
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