Franklin Benjamin Shuffler (1888 - 1919)

Born 29 Mar 1888 in Republic, Kansas, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Virginia (Ballard) Steele — married 20 Feb 1907 in Mills, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1919 at age 30 in Pacific Junction, Mills, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Frank Benjamin Shuffler was the son of Valentine A Shuffler (1853–1916) and Sarah Elizabeth Hatcher (1859–1947), born on 29 Mar 1888 in Republic County, Kansas. His family resided at Rose Creek until after 1895, and lived in Pacific Junction and Plattville, Mills County, Iowa, after 1900.^[1][2][3][4]

Frank married Virginia "Virgie" Ballard (1889–1977) on 20 Feb 1907 in Mills County, Iowa. They lived in Pacific Junction where Frank worked as a barber and an auctioneer, and they had four sons.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Frank Shuffler and Virginia Ballard had the following children:

• Donald Francis Shuffler (1909–1977)
• Darrell Franklin Shuffler (1911–1974)
• Dale Darvin Shuffler (1913–1987)
• Duane Frederick Shuffler (1915–1966)

Frank died in a train accident on 9 Jan 1919 in Pacific Junction and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa. His death was widely reported in newspapers throughout the area, and this obituary appeared in the Lincoln Journal Star on 11 Jan 1919.^{[10][11][12][13]}

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 11.--Frank Shuffler, a switchman at the Burlington yards at Pacific Junction, was run over and killed instantly, the wheels of the car, passing over his chest and head, crushing life out instantly. Mr. Shuffler has lived in Pacific Junction for the past eleven years, has barbered all the time until a few months since, when he and his employer, Thomas Martin, both quit the barber shop and went to work switching in order to help the government win the war. He leaves a wife and four small boys.

Sources

1. ↑ Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925; Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_129; Line: 30,Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2009.
2. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Place: Plattville, Mills, Iowa; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240448.
3. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1905; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2014.
4. ↑ Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007.
5. ↑ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951; Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2014.
6. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Place: Plattville, Mills, Iowa; Roll: T624_413; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1374426.
7. ↑ Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Provo, UT, 2007.
8. ↑ Newspapers.com, The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, 10 Dec 1916, Sun, Pg 4, Baby Beef Tops Record.
9. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Mills County; Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, 2005.
10. ↑ Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999; Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, 2000.
11. ↑ Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997; Probate Records, 1854-1935; Author: Mills County (Iowa). County Recorder; Probate Place: Mills, Iowa; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2015.
12. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial #92808482.
13. ↑ Newspapers.com, Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, 11 Jan 1919, Sat, Pg 2, Switchman Was Killed.