DIVISION 2
previously - DIVISION 1
David S. Shellabarger Mausoleum
LOT : 126
ROW : 17
COLUMN : 8
SUB. R/C : East/West
GRAVE # ?
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William Lincoln Shellabarger Sr.
b. January 11, 1866
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
d. February 3, 1920
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: February 5, 1920
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FATHER
David Sterritt Shellabarger Jr.
(1837-1913)
MOTHER
Anna Elizabeth Krone
(1843-1928)
MARRIED
Irene Robinson Thatcher
(1865-1931)
September 5, 1888
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
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CHILDREN
with Irene
David Sterritt Shellabarger
(1891-1973)
Charles Thatcher "Baz" Shellabarger
(1893-1923)
William Lincoln Shellabarger Jr.
(1894-1971)
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NOTE:
William's great-great grandfather,
Martin Hans Shellabarger,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Sitting left to right - Fred Shellabarger, Grace (Shellabarger) Allen, Anna Elizabeth (Krone) Shellabarger, Corinne Shellabarger, David Shellabarger Jr., Marie (Shellabarger) Crowder & Smith Crowder. Standing left to right - Florence (Fred's wife), Lucien Shellabarger, Mable (Licien's 1st wife), Edwin Hillman, Adele (Shellabarger) Hillman, William Shellabarger & Irene (William's wife).
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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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HOW'D YOU GET THAT NAME?
William's mother, Anne Elisabeth, was the daughter
of David Krone who owned the Macon House hotel
in Decatur, Illinois. It was well known as good
lodging, relatively near the courthouse, and widely
regarded for its cuisine. David's wife, Ruth Worley
Krone, was well known as a good cook. Lawyers and
judges riding the circuit used to stay there, and
one of the frequent guests was Abraham Lincoln.
There are other stories of Mr. Lincoln helping to
haul in lumber for David's workshop and once
getting the other lawyers (including Swett) to help
him carry in a piano that was delivered to the
hotel in the afternoon after court. Abraham Lincoln
was fond of children, He would hold little Anne
Elisabeth on his lap and play with her in the 1840's.
For this reason, and to show her fondness for her
old friend, Anne Elisabeth named her second son -
William Lincoln.
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
4 FEB 1920 * page 3
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