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     Sarah Henderson was born in May 1838 in Ohio.² She married Abram Murphy, son of William R. Murphy and Margaret Artman, on 22 January 1855 in Fulton Co., Illinois.¹ She died on 11 April 1904 at age 65.³ She was buried at Cuba Cemetery in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois.³
     She and her husband Abram lived in Fulton Co., Illinois, where they are listed in Cass Twp. in the 1860-1880 censuses^4,5,6, and in the town of Cuba in the 1900 census.²
     She and Abram had the following known children: Samantha (b abt 1857), James W. (b 25 December 1857, d 24 June 1942), Charles Perry (b 6 May 1863, d 18 January 1922), Estella Rachel (b 29 September 1872, d 12 November 1947).^7,8,9,4,6,10

     Milton Murphy was born on 13 January 1838 in Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,2 He married Clementine Murphey, daughter of Solomon Murphey and Martha McKinney, on 19 March 1857 in Cass Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.^3,1 He died on 19 April 1908 at age 70.² He was buried at Cuba Cemetery in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois.²
     He and his wife Clementine lived in Fulton Co., Illinois, and are listed there in Cass Twp. in the censuses from 1860 to 1880.^4,5,6 He began farming on rented land in Cass Twp. at age 19.¹ He established his own farm about 1862, buying 120 acres in Section 11, and later added 40 additional acres.¹ He also dug coal during the winter.¹
     In 1892 he and Clementine bought property in the town of Cuba in Fulton Co., where he built a house¹, and where they are listed in the 1900 census.⁷
     He served as a Justice of the Peace in Cass Twp. for 16 years, and was later a member of the Town Board in Cuba.¹
     He and Clementine were said to be involved in the Chatsworth disaster, a train wreck about three miles east of Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois, late on the night of 10 August 1887. At least 81 people were killed, and hundreds more were injured.¹
     He and Clementine had the following known children: Phebe Ann (b 20 October 1857, d 22 January 1921), Martha M. (b abt 1859, d 27 September 1921), Emma Elizabeth (b 2 January 1861, d 7 November 1926), Frank L. (b abt 1863, d bef 1908), George M. (b 20 October 1865, d 9 May 1943), William S. (b 4 November 1866, d 18 Marc h 1945), Eddie Ross (b abt 1871), Albert E. (b abt 1874), Cyrus A. (b abt 1876).^{1,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12}

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• 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck
  
• Chatsworth Train Accident - Newspaper Accounts.
  

     Clementine Murphey was born on 15 February 1840 in Newark, Licking Co., Ohio.^2,4 She married Milton Murphy, son of William R. Murphy and Margaret Artman, on 19 March 1857 in Cass Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,3 She died on 5 October 1924 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, at age 84.^2,4 She was buried on 7 October 1924 at Cuba Cemetery in Cuba, Fulton Co., Illinois.^4,2
     She and her husband Milton lived in Fulton Co., Illinois, and are listed there in Cass Twp. in the censuses from 1860 to 1880.^5,6,7 They bought property in the town of Cuba in Fulton Co. in 1892, where Milton built a house³, and where they are listed in the 1900 census.⁸ She continued to live there, on Avenue C in Cuba, after her husband's death⁹, but in 1920 she was listed in the census living with her daughter Martha and her husband Eph. Brown in Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois.¹⁰
     She and Milton were said to be involved in the Chatsworth disaster, a train wreck about three miles east of Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois, late on the night of 10 August 1887. At least 81 people were killed, and hundreds more were injured.³
     She and Milton had the following known children: Phebe Ann (b 20 October 1857, d 22 January 1921), Martha M. (b abt 1859, d 27 September 1921), Emma Elizabeth (b 2 January 1861, d 7 November 1926), Frank L. (b abt 1863, d bef 1908), George M. (b 20 October 1865, d 9 May 1943), William S. (b 4 November 1866, d 18 Marc h 1945), Eddie Ross (b abt 1871), Albert E. (b abt 1874), Cyrus A. (b abt 1876).^{3,5,6,7,11,12,13,14,15}

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• 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck
  
• Chatsworth Train Accident - Newspaper Accounts.
  

     Alzina Sage Shaver was born on 15 March 1831 in Ohio.¹ She was married by A. C. Fast, J. P., to Robert C. Curry on 30 December 1852 in Ashland Co., Ohio.² She died on 2 November 1913, from a stroke suffered four days earlier, in Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, at age 82.¹ She was buried on 4 November 1913 at Nova Cemetery in Ashland Co., Ohio.¹
     She and her husband Robert moved from Ohio to Michigan sometime between 24 October 1853, when their son Thomas was born in Ashland Co., Ohio, and 27 May 1857, when their daughter Mary was born in Carmel Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan.³ They are listed in Carmel Twp. in the 1860 census, with their children Thomas and Mary.⁴ She and her children actually appear twice in the 1860 census. They are also listed with her parents in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.⁵
     On 28 July 1865, when she applied for a pension after her husband's death from an illness contracted while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War (Appl. No. 103672, Cert. No. 69854), she was living with her parents in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.^3,6 Her application for a pension was approved on 7 April 1866, with an effective start date of 16 December 1864, the date of her husband's death. She received $8.00/month, later increased to $12.00/month.³
     By 1870 she had set up her own household in Troy Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, where she is listed in the censuses from 1870 to 1900. Her children Thomas and Mary were living with her in 1870, and her aunt Temperance Shaver was living with her in 1870 and 1880. Also with her in 1880 was a one-year-old grandson, Edwin Motter. Her daughter Mary Motter, then divorced, was with her in 1900, along with her two children Arthur (age 23) and Edwin (21).^7,8,9
     In late December 1909 she moved to Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio,¹⁰ where she is listed in the 1910 census with her daughter Mary's family (who had been remarried, to Amos Kirkpatrick).¹¹
     She and Robert had two children, Thomas Hayes (b 24 October 1853, d 17 September 1927) and Mary Jane (b 27 May 1857, d 10 February 1933).^3,12,13

     Robert C. Curry was born about 1828 in Ohio.³ He was married by A. C. Fast, J. P., to Alzina Sage Shaver, daughter of Andrew Shaver and Mary Artman, on 30 December 1852 in Ashland Co., Ohio.¹ He died from chronic diarrhea on 16 December 1864 in Cairo, Alexander Co., Illinois.²
     He and his wife Alzina moved from Ohio to Michigan sometime between 24 October 1853, when their son Thomas was born in Ashland Co., Ohio, and 27 May 1857, when their daughter Mary was born in Carmel Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan.² They are listed in Carmel Twp. in the 1860 census, with their children Thomas and Mary.³
     On 4 January 1864 in Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan, he enlisted for three years service in the Civil War as a private in Co. G of the 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery (formerly the 6th Michigan Infantry, and sometimes called the 1st Michigan Heavy Artillery). During his service the regiment was on garrison duty at Port Hudson, Louisiana, until 6 June 1864, infantry duty at Morganza, Louisiana, until 24 June, and engineering service at Vicksburg, Mississippi, until 23 July. They were then moved to the mouth of the White River in Arkansas, and to Ashton, Arkansas, the next day, 24 July. In August 1864 they were sent to Alabama, where Co. G performed garrison duty at Fort Morgan, which had just been captured by Union forces during the Battle of Mobile Bay.^2,4,5
     He was discharged for disability, suffering from chronic diarrhea of six months duration, on 5 December 1864 at the General Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. While on his way home he was admitted to the Post Hospital in Cairo, Illinois, on 14 December, and died there two days later.²
     He and Alzina had two children, Thomas Hayes (b 24 October 1853, d 17 September 1927) and Mary Jane (b 27 May 1857, d 10 February 1933).^2,6,7

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• Battle of Mobile Bay
  
• Siege of Fort Morgan.
  

     Peter Shaver was born about 1833 in Ohio.¹
     Some unsourced online family trees show his death date as 1852, but no confirmation for that has been found.

     Joseph W. Shaver was born on 25 November 1834 in Ohio.¹ He was married by B. D. Jones, Minister, to Agnes C. Palmer, daughter of Cassius Palmer and Ruby Turner, on 3 October 1861 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^3,4 He died from meningitis on 21 May 1911 in Chester Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, at age 76.¹ He was buried on 24 May 1911 at Millerburg Cemetery in Carmel Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan.^1,5
     He and his wife Agnes moved to Michigan sometime between 1864, when their son Frances was born in Ohio, and 1866, when their son Arthur was born in Michigan.⁶ They are listed in Chester Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, in the censuses from 1870 to 1910.^6,7,8,9
     He and Agnes had eleven children, but names are known for only ten: Frances E. (b abt 1864), Arthur Adelbert (b 22 February 1866, d 26 July 1946), Mary R. (b 15 September 1868, d 31 March 1921), Winnie R. (b 16 June 1871, d June 1900), Bertrand C. (b abt 1873), Melvin Berdett (b 5 June 1875, d 17 September 1916), Orville C. (b 28 May 1877), Willard (b 28 February 1881), Myland (b 29 April 1885), Clifford J. (b 13 January 1893).^{7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17}

     Agnes C. Palmer was born on 13 December 1845 in Ohio.² She was married by B. D. Jones, Minister, to Joseph W. Shaver, son of Andrew Shaver and Mary Artman, on 3 October 1861 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^1,2 She died from bronchial pneumonia on 31 January 1931 in Chester Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, at age 85.² She was buried on 4 February 1931 at Millerburg Cemetery in Carmel Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan.^2,3
     She and her husband Joseph moved to Michigan sometime between 1864, when their son Frances was born in Ohio, and 1866, when their son Arthur was born in Michigan.⁴ They are listed in Chester Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, in the censuses from 1870 to 1910.^4,5,6,7 She was still listed in Chester Twp. in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, after her husband's death. In 1920 her grandson Marcus Shaver, age 15, son of her son Orville, was listed with her, and in 1930 her widowed sister Rosette Mason was living with her.^8,9
     She and Joseph had eleven children, but names are known for only ten: Frances E. (b abt 1864), Arthur Adelbert (b 22 February 1866, d 26 July 1946), Mary R. (b 15 September 1868, d 31 March 1921), Winnie R. (b 16 June 1871, d June 1900), Bertrand C. (b abt 1873), Melvin Berdett (b 5 June 1875, d 17 September 1916), Orville C. (b 28 May 1877), Willard (b 28 February 1881), Myland (b 29 April 1885), Clifford J. (b 13 January 1893).^{5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17}

     Jasper Newton Shaver was born on 15 January 1837 in Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio.² He was married by Charles Thomas, Minister, to Sarah A. Risher on 11 February 1864 in Ashland Co., Ohio.³ He died from apoplexy (i.e., a stroke) on 28 June 1912 in Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, at age 75.¹ He was buried at Nova Cemetery in Ashland Co., Ohio.^4,1
     He served in Co. K of the 102nd Ohio Infantry, enlisting as a Corporal on 14 August 1862.^5,6 The Regiment was mustered in on 6 September 1862 at Covington, Kentucky. They participated in the defense of Cincinnati, Ohio, until 22 September, then moved to Louisville, Kentucky. They were part of the pursuit of Gen. Bragg's forces into Kentucky from 6-15 October, then marched to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where they helped guard the railroad to Nashville, Tennessee. They next moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, where they were on duty building bridges, forwarding supplies, etc.⁷ He was discharged for disability at Clarksville on 27 August 1863, suffering from chronic diarrhea.^5,8 He received a pension for his service, which he applied for on 4 September 1879.⁹
     He and his wife Sarah and their children are listed in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.^10,11 In 1900, after his wife's death, he was living with his son Tulley and his wife Clara in Troy Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio,¹² and in the 1910 census he was listed as a lodger in the household of Peter Lance in the town of Ashland in Ashland Co., Ohio.¹³
     He and Sarah had the following known children: Charlie Sherman (b 14 December 1864, d 15 February 1950), James Sanford (b 1 September 1867, d 25 June 1952), Tulley Risher (b 21 May 1871, d 1 March 1948), Nancy D. (b 1 November 1877, d 3 August 1933), Todd W. (b 24 February 1880, d 1887).^{11,14,15,16,17,18,19}

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• Defense of Cincinnati.
  

     Sarah A. Risher was born in 1835 in Ohio.^4,5 She was married by Charles Thomas, Minister, to Jasper Newton Shaver, son of Andrew Shaver and Mary Artman, on 11 February 1864 in Ashland Co., Ohio.⁶ She died on 10 November 1899.^7,4 She was buried at Nova Cemetery in Ashland Co., Ohio.⁴
     She and her husband Jasper and their family are listed in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.^5,8
     They had the following known children: Charlie Sherman (b 14 December 1864, d 15 February 1950), James Sanford (b 1 September 1867, d 25 June 1952), Tulley Risher (b 21 May 1871, d 1 March 1948), Nancy D. (b 1 November 1877, d 3 August 1933), Todd W. (b 24 February 1880, d 1887).^{8,1,9,10,11,12,13}

     Margaret A. Shaver was born in September 1840 in Ohio.^1,2 She married George W. Hollis on 2 May 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois.^3,4
     She probably moved to Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, with her parents about 1865 or 1866.^5,6 She and her husband George are listed in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Lewistown, Fulton Co., Illinois.^7,8 Although they are listed in Fulton Co. in the 1880 census, George is also listed in the city directories for Peoria, Illinois, in neighboring Peoria Co., starting in 1875. Their children Andrew, Cordelia, and James are also listed in Peoria in various years between 1884 and 1899, and Margaret is listed there as George's widow in 1898 and 1899.⁹ By 1900 she had moved back to Ohio, where she is listed in the census with her daughter Cordelia and son James in Shelby, Richland Co.²
     Ancestry trees list Margaret as being born 6 September 1839 in Ashland Co., Ohio, and dying there 8 April 1907, and list her husband George as dying 24 May 1898 in Peoria, Illinois. However, no sources have been found online to confirm that.
     She and George had the following known children: Andrew (b abt 1868), twins Marshall and Perry A. (b February 1870, both d bef 1880), Cordelia L. (b February 1874), James H. (b abt 1878).^7,10,11

     George W. Hollis was born about 1820 in Tennessee.² He married Margaret A. Shaver, daughter of Andrew Shaver and Mary Artman, on 2 May 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois.^1,3 He died between 1897, when he was listed in the Peoria City Directory at 507 Illinois Ave., and 1898, when his wife Margaret was listed at the same address as his widow.⁴
     He and his wife Margaret are listed in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Lewistown, Fulton Co., Illinois.^2,5 His occupation is listed as a carpenter.^2,5 Although they are listed in Fulton Co. in the 1880 census, George is also listed in the city directories for Peoria, Illinois, in neighboring Peoria Co., starting in 1875. Their children Andrew, Cordelia, and James are also listed in Peoria in various years between 1884 and 1899, and Margaret is listed there as George's widow in 1898 and 1899.⁶
     Ancestry trees list Margaret as being born 6 September 1839 in Ashland Co., Ohio, and dying there 8 April 1907, and list her husband George as dying 24 May 1898 in Peoria, Illinois. However, no sources have been found online to confirm that.
     He and Margaret had the following known children: Andrew (b abt 1868), twins Marshall and Perry A. (b February 1870, both d bef 1880), Cordelia L. (b February 1874), James H. (b abt 1878).^2,7,8

     Eliza Jane Shaver was born on 12 January 1842 in Ashland Co., Ohio.^2,3 She married John K. McCulloch, son of Henry McCulloch and Mary Keimer, on 1 November 1866 in Fulton Co., Illinois.⁴ She died on 8 April 1907 at age 65 from a ruptured spleen, brought on by leukemia.^3,2 She was buried at Villisca Cemetery in Villisca, Montgomery Co., Iowa.³
     She moved to Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, with her parents about 1865 or 1866.^2,5 In 1869 she and her husband John moved to Cedar Co., Iowa,², where they are listed in Inland Twp. in the 1870 census.⁶ They moved again, to Taylor Co., Iowa, in 1874², and are listed there in Nodaway Twp. in the 1880 federal census, and the 1885 and 1895 Iowa state censuses.^7,8,9 According to Eliza's obituary, they moved to the town of Villisca in Montgomery Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1900², but they were enumerated there in the 1900 census on 7 June¹⁰, as well as in the 1905 Iowa state census.^11,12
     She and John had two children, Henry H. (b May 1868) and Andrew C. (b 26 June 1870, d 19 January 1945).^10,13,14,2

     John K. McCulloch was born on 9 September 1842 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He married Eliza Jane Shaver, daughter of Andrew Shaver and Mary Artman, on 1 November 1866 in Fulton Co., Illinois.¹ He died from a stroke on 15 February 1910 in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, at age 67.^2,5,4 He was buried on 20 February 1910 at Villisca Cemetery in Villisca, Montgomery Co., Iowa.^5,4
     He served during the Civil War in Co. A of the 55th Illinois Infantry, enlisting as a private for three years service on 25 August 1861 in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois.^6,7,8 The regiment was organized at Camp Douglas in Chicago, and mustered in 31 October 1861. They left for Benton Barracks in St. Louis on 9 November, traveling by railroad and steamboat, arriving two days later. On 12 January 1862 they left by steamboat for Paducah, Kentucky, arriving on 22 January after several delays caused by ice in the river.
     They started up the Tennessee River by steamboat on 8 March, and fought at the Battle of Shiloh 6-7 April, suffering heavy losses, with 52 killed, 199 wounded, and 26 captured. They participated in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi, from 29 April to 30 May, then marched to Memphis, Tennessee, where they were on duty until 26 November. They were part of Sherman's Tallahatchie Campaign from 26 November to 13 December, followed by the Yazoo Expedition from 20 December 1862 to 2 January 1863, including the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou 26-28 December 1862.
     The regiment next joined the Vicksburg Campaign under Gen. Grant, and were engaged in several battles, including the Siege of Vicksburg from 18 May to 4 July 1863. They left for Memphis, Tennessee, on 27 September, and were part of the Chattanooga Campaign from October to November.
     From January to April 1864 they were stationed at Larkinsville, Alabama. John McCulloch's three-year term was coming to an end, and he re-enlisted on 31 March 1864. Veterans were granted a furlough from 16 April to 10 June, then rejoined the regiment for the Atlanta Campaign, which included action at the Battles of Kennesaw Mountain on 27 June, Atlanta on 22 July, Ezra Church on 28 July, and Jonesborough from 31 August to 1 September. They then joined the pursuit of Confederate Gen. Hood into Alabama from 3-26 October. A few days later, on 31 Oct 1864, John McCulloch was promoted to corporal.
     The regiment participated in Sherman's March to the Sea from 15 November to 21 December, then the Carolinas Campaign from January to April 1865, and was present at Bennett Place when Confederate Gen. Johnson surrendered his army on 26 April.
     From 29 April to 19 May they marched through Richmond, Virginia, to Washington, D.C., where they participated in the Grand Review of the Armies on 24 May. They then traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, via Louisville, Kentucky, and Memphis, Tennessee, arriving on 6 June. The regiment was mustered out at Little Rock on 14 August, and returned to Chicago, arriving on 22 August, where they were paid and officially discharged.
     During its nearly four years of service the 55th Illinois Infantry traveled 11,965 miles, with 3,240 miles on foot. They were engaged in 31 battles, were under fire a total of 128 days, and suffered casualties of 108 killed and 339 wounded.^9,10,6
     In 1869 he and his wife Eliza moved to Cedar Co., Iowa,¹¹, where they are listed in Inland Twp. in the 1870 census.¹² They moved again, to Taylor Co., Iowa, in 1874¹¹, and are listed there in Nodaway Twp. in the 1880 federal census, and the 1885 and 1895 Iowa state censuses.^13,14,15 According to Eliza's obituary, they moved to the town of Villisca in Montgomery Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1900¹¹, but they were enumerated there in the 1900 census on 7 June¹⁶, as well as in the 1905 Iowa state census.^8,17
     He and Eliza had two children, Henry H. (b May 1868) and Andrew C. (b 26 June 1870, d 19 January 1945).^16,18,5,11

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• Battle of Shiloh
  
• Siege of Corinth
  
• Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
  
• Vicksburg Campaign
  
• Siege of Vicksburg
  
• Chattanooga Campaign
  
• Atlanta Campaign
  
• Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
  
• Battle of Atlanta
  
• Battle of Ezra Church
  
• Battle of Jonesborough
  
• Sherman's March to the Sea
  
• Carolinas Campaign
  
• Bennett Place
  
• Grand Review of the Armies.
  

     John M. Shaver was born about 1844 in Ohio.^1,2
     He was listed with his parents in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, in the 1860 census¹, and in Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, in the 1880 census, both times as single.²
     He is probably the John M. Shaver who married Endora M. Naive on 25 September 1870 in Fulton Co.³
     A Find A Grave entry for him says he was born May 1844 in Ashland Co., Ohio, and died 26 December 1904 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan. It also says he married, but was divorced a few months later, and never remarried. However, primary evidence has not been found online to confirm this.^4,5 He thus may be the John Shaver born May 1844 in Ohio, and divorced, listed in the 1900 census as a servant in the household of Amos Sprinkl in Carmel Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan.⁶

     Andrew P. Shaver was born on 29 April 1847 in Ohio.^3,1 He married Nancy Jane Yates on 24 January 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois.² He died on 26 January 1899 at age 51.³ He was buried at Shields Chapel Cemetery in Fulton Co., Illinois.³
     He served during the Civil War in Co. C of the 186th Ohio Infantry, enlisting as a private on 9 March 1865. The regiment was on duty in Cleveland, Tennessee, from March to May, 1865; in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from May to July, and in Nashville, Tennessee, from July to September. They were mustered out there on 18 September, and left there for Columbus, Ohio, the following day.^4,3
     He and his wife Nancy and their family were living with his parents in Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, in 1870 and 1880.^5,1 They also may have lived for a time in Kansas, as their son James was born there about 1874.¹ In the census his occupation was listed as farmer in 1870 and coal miner in 1880.^5,1
     He and Nancy had three children, Mary May (b May 1869, d 28 July 1944), Charles E. (b 11 August 1871, d 22 November 1945), and James F. (b abt 1874).^1,6,7,8

     Nancy Jane Yates was born on 11 November 1848 (her cemetery marker says 12 November 1849) in Alabama.^2,3 She married Andrew P. Shaver, son of Andrew Shaver and Mary Artman, on 24 January 1867 in Fulton Co., Illinois.¹ She died on 5 February 1917 in Cass Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, at age 68.^2,3 She was buried on 7 February 1917 at Shields Chapel Cemetery in Fulton Co., Illinois.^2,3
     She and her husband Andrew and their family were living with his parents in Putman Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, in 1870 and 1880.^4,5 They also may have lived for a time in Kansas, as their son James was born there about 1874.⁵ After her husband's death, she lived with her daughter Mary May Rock and her family in Cass Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, where they are listed in the 1900 and 1910 censuses.^6,7
     She and Andrew had three children, Mary May (b May 1869, d 28 July 1944), Charles E. (b 11 August 1871, d 22 November 1945), and James F. (b abt 1874).^5,8,9,10

     Anna Harris was born about 1803 in Kentucky.^1,2 She married David Artman, son of Michael Artman and Margaret Mason, about 1826 (based on the probable birth date of their first known child, Sarah).^1,3 She died on 26 February 1856 in Grayson Co., Kentucky, from consumption (i.e., tuberculosis).²
     She and her husband David are listed in the 1850 census in Grayson Co., Kentucky, with their children Sarah, Mary, Joseph, and James.¹

     Sarah J. Pearl was born about 1822.¹ She married David Artman, son of Michael Artman and Margaret Mason, on 2 February 1858 in Grayson Co., Kentucky.¹
     She and her husband David are listed in Grayson Co., Kentucky, in the censuses from 1860 to 1880. Their children Maranda and George are listed with them, along with, in 1860, David's son James from his first marriage. Also living with them were Samuel Gordon, Julian Beale, and Samuel Cose in 1870, all listed as engineers, and Alanzo King in 1880, a servant aged 15.^2,3,4