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M Robert W. Shanks

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History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.

County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 35 Essex County, Elizabeth Hancocks, 2005, Global Heritage Press, Campbellville, ON:
Shanks Robert, 23, Romney, Romney, s/o James & Mary, married, 25 Dec 1862 Elizabeth Wigle, 21, Gosfield, Gosfield, d/o John & Salome.

1901 personal census, Gosfield South, Essex Co., ON, G3-3:
Shanks Robert, M, Married, 9 Aug 1842, 58, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Ep[iscopal], Farmer;
Elizabeth A., F, wife, Married, 26 Nov 1844, 56, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth;
Mary S., F, daughter, Single, 7 Nov 1866, 34, born Ont, origin: Eng, Can, Meth;
Parenas J. J., M, son, Single, 30 Nov 1867, 33, born Ont, origin: Eng, Can, Meth, Farmer's Son;
Ethelarabel, F, daughter, Single, 24 April 1888[sic], 22, born Ont, origin: Eng, Can, Meth.

Headstone, Ruthven United Cemetery, Ruthven, Essex Co., ON, transcribed by the Essex Branch of the OGS:
Robert W. Shanks 1840-1922.
Elizabeth A. Wigle his wife 1842-1917.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 74-76:
Horatio Wigle, a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families of his section of County Essex, is a successful farmer and progressive citizen of Gosfield township, in addition to being identified with large business enterprises...
     Wendel Wigle, grandfather of Horatio, began farming on Lot 10, Concession 3, Gosfield township, in a log house which he erected in 1805, the year of his marriage, and which he occupied until 1823, when he removed to Cedar Creek...
     John W. Wigle was born July 12, 1806, and was the oldest child of his parents...
     John W. Wigle married Salonia Fox, daughter of Philip Fox, and she died May 3, 1878. They had children as follows: ... Elizabeth, the only one of the daughters now living, is the wife of R. W. Shanks, extended mention of whom will be found elsewhere...