POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 3
ROW : 5
GRAVE # 43
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Charles Thatcher "Baz" Shellabarger
b. February 23, 1893
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
d. October 4, 1923
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: October 6, 1923
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FATHER
William Lincoln Shellabarger
(1866-1920)
MOTHER
Irene Robinson Thatcher
(1865-1931)
MARRIED
Charlotte Kerney
(1899-1975)
June 16, 1920
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
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CHILDREN
with Charlotte
Annabelle Irene Shellabarger
(1923-1984)
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NOTE:
Charles Thatcher Shellabarger,
fought in
WORLD WAR I
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HISTORY OF POWERS ADDITION
Most of the land on the west side of the original Greenwood cemetery
was owned by Orlando Powers. As with many pioneer families, they chose a spot on their property to bury their loved ones. The spot the Powers family picked was right next to Block 8, at the west boundry of Greenwood. There are stones dating back to the 1850's.
Around 1878 that section of land was annexed to Greenwood cemetery. The lot looks like one big section, but is actually two. On the east side of the section is Block 8. On the west side is the Powers Addition. If you stand at the south end of the section and look north you will see 4 trees in a direct line with the fence to the north. That is the original property line of Greenwood.
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Standing top row: Edwin brown Hillman, unknown, Charles Thatcher Shellabarger, James MacDougall Allen, Thomas Henry Ramsey, David Sterritt Shallabarger, Fred David Shellabarger, Irene (nee-Thatcher) Shellabarger, William Lincoln Shellabarger Jr., Andrew Smith Crowder. Standing second row: Grace (nee-Shellabarger) Allen, Corinne (nee-Shellabarger) Ramsey, Mary Douglas Shellabarger, Florence (nee-Pitts) Shellabarger. Sitting adults: Lucien Carpenter Shellabarger, Adele (nee-Shellabarger) Hillman, David Sterritt Shellabarger Jr., Anna Elizabeth (nee-Krone) Shellabarger, William Lincoln Shellabarger Sr., Marie (nee-Shellabarger) Crowder. Sitting children: Corinne Shellabarger, Catherine Shellabarger, Julia Shellabarger, Robert Crowder.
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
5 OCT 1923 * page 3
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