John Holland Shake

Brief Life History of John Holland

When John Holland Shake was born on 30 December 1837, in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, his father, Adam A Shake, was 40 and his mother, Jane Donaldson, was 43. He married Patsey Ann Harrison in 1863, in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Seatonville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Fern Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 19 March 1910, at the age of 72, and was buried in Kings Church Cemetery, Mount Washington, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Holland Shake
1837–1910
Sophia C. Paris
1846–1922
Marriage: 25 October 1871
Frank Leslie Shake
1872–1946
Lillie B Shake
1874–1959
Thomas Benjamin Shake
1877–1954
David C. Shake
1880–
Bemus Shake
1884–1970
George Wigginton Shake
1885–1960
James Adam Shake
1885–1963
Mary Alma Shake
1886–1887

Sources (29)

  • Jno H Shake, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Shake, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • John H Shake, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854

Male Atkins, 10 Jan 1854

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch and North German Schaack .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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