SHADLE, George H.

SHADLE, HILEMAN, COLE, SWING, LARRIMER

Posted By: Nettie Mae
Date: 1/18/2003 at 22:02:04

SOURCE: "Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa" Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1893

GEORGE H. SHADLE, a resident of section 9, Cedar township, is one of the prominent
men who came here in the spring of 1881. He was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania,
November 12, 1849, and was a son of George Shadle, a native of Pennsylvania, who had
descended from an old family of the State, who had come from German ancestors. The
mother of our subject was named Susan Hileman, a native of Pennsylvania, a daughter of
George Hileman of the same place.

Our subject was a lad of eight years when the family removed to Clinton county,
Iowa, and settled near Camanche. Later the parents moved to Boone county, in 1868, and
now live in Beaver township, the father aged sixty-seven and the mother sixty-eight years.
By occupation the father is a farmer, in politics a Republican and a consistent member of
the United Brethren Church. Twelve children were born to the parents of our subject, four
of these being sons, and one of the latter, John was a member of the Sixteenth Iowa
Infantry, in Company C, and he was taken prisoner and died.

Our subject was reared in Clinton county, Iowa, on a farm and attended the
common schools. In 1881 he came to this section and took up a farm of 200 acres of wild
land. He now has it in good shape, with a large grove and fine orchard, hence enjoys the
comforts of farm life to the highest degree. His house is a nice frame residence of one
story and a half, 14x26, and with and L of one story, 14x18. This is all tastefully
furnished, and his farm shows comfort and thrift in every direction. He has all the
stabling and shed room to be found upon all well-conducted farms, and believes in making
his cattle comfortable, and succeeds.

Our subject was married at the age of nineteen in the county of Clinton, Iowa, to
Miss Elizabeth Cole, a woman of the greatest good sense and wise management. She was
born in Indiana, a daughter of Madison Cole, a native of Indiana, and Jan (Swing) Cole, a
native of Indiana. She was six years of age when her friends came to Clinton county,
Iowa, where she was educated. Her parents are yet spared to her, living in Douglas
township.

Six children have been born to our subject and wife, as follows: Hattie, the wife of
Charles Larrimer, of Sac City, the mother of three children; Cora Viola, at home; William
M., also at home; as also are Susan Ellen and Harry E. One little son, Clarence, died at
the age of five weeks.

Our subject is a People's party man, believing that the principles of that
organization are the best for the country. He is known in all his neighborhood as a man of
the strictest integrity, and has many friends. The family is highly regarded by all who
know them.