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SHAHAN, Ezra Booker (1843-1911)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: LAIR, Margaret Rhodes SHAHAN, Eddie Etta SHAHAN, Cora M. SHAHAN, Melvin Booker SHAHAN, Carl Sheridan SHAHAN, Lester J.+ SHAHAN, Otto Emery SHAHAN, Ezra Booker 1 2 3 Born: 12 Apr 1843, Grafton, Taylor County, Virginia Marriage: LAIR, Margaret Rhodes about 1865 in prob. Knox County, Missouri Died: 2 Nov 1911, Hurdland, Knox County, Illinois at age 68   General Notes: Taylor County became part of West Virginia in 1863. Ezra married Margaret Rhodes LAIR, daughter of Thomas P. LAIR and Catherine "Kitty" M. ANDERSON, about 1865 in prob. Knox County, Missouri. (Margaret Rhodes LAIR was born on 15 May 1850 in Shelby County, Missouri and died on 21 Jun 1915 in Hurdland, Knox County, Missouri.)

1 1910 US Census (District 51, Shelton, Knox County, Missouri). Surety: 4. Lists Era B. Shahan (age 67, b. VA), wife Margaret R. (age 59, b. MO) and children Lester (age 16, b. MO) and Otto E. (age 14, b. MO), living in Shelton, Missouri. Also in the household is "grandson" Ezra Gregory (age 7, b. MO), whose parents are both listed as born in Missouri. Era is listed as a "farmer, stock & grain" and indicates that both his parents were born in Virginia. Margaret indicates that both her parents were born in Kentucky. The couple indicate that they have been married for 44 years, and have had 13 children, 10 of whom are still living.

2 1900 US Census (District 45, Shelton, Knox County, Missouri). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Ezra Shahan (age 57, b. Apr 1843, VA), wife Margaret (age 50, b. May 1850, MO) and children Eddie J. (age 19, b. Aug 1880, KS), Cona M. (age 15, b. Jun 1884, MO), Melvin [sp? illegible] (age 13, b. May 1887, MO), Carl S. (age 10, b. Aug 1889, MO), Lester J. (age 5, b. Dec 1894, MO) and Otto (age 3, b. Nov 1896, MO), living in Shelton, Missouri. Ezra is listed as a "farmer" and indicates that both his parents were born in Virginia. Margaret indicates that both her parents were born in Kentucky. The couple indicate that they have been married for 35 years, and have had 13 children, 12 of whom are still living.

3 1860 US Census (Salt River, Knox County, Missouri). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Ezra Shahan (age 17, b. VA), living in the household of Stephen (age 66, b. KY) and Rebecca (age 60, b. KY) Sharp in Salt River, Missouri. Stephen Sharp is listed as a "farmer." Ezra's relationship [if any] to the Sharp family is unclear.

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