Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1916 — Big Family Reunion Is Held Near Raub. [ARTICLE]

Big Family Reunion Is Held Near Raub.

The second annual reunion of the Shonkwiler families was held on Sunday in the grove on William Shonkwiler’s farm southwest of Raub, and was attended by 260 relatives. The forenoon was spent in social pastimes and a picnic dinner was served at noon. In the afternoon a business meeting was held at which the following officers were elected: Elmer Shonkwiler of Raub, president; Miss Lillie Roach of Rockville, secretary, l and James Washburn of Remington, treasurer. Judge Frank Shonkwiler of Monticello, Illinois, responded to a call for a speech with some interesting facts concerning the history of the family and Oliver Shonkwiler of Hartley, lowa, and James Shonkwiler of Morton spoke briefly. Those attending from a' distance were: Mr and Mrs. Daniel Shonkwiler, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Shonkwiler, Mr. and Mrs. Will Roach and two children of Rockville; Mr. and Mrs. James Shonkwiler and son, William Perkins, Olis and Oscar Perkins, Cora Firestone and son of Morton; Mr. and Mrs. Oran Perkins and son, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Perking and three children of Bainbridge; John Shonkwiler of Greencastle; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sutton and two children of Wolcott; James McDaniel of Lochiel; Mr. and Mrs. James Washburn and family of Remington; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Goshorn and four children of Clay City; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Shonkwiler of Indianapolis; Dr. and Mrs. Bert Shonkwiler and Berel Yuckey of Bremen; Mr. and Mrs. George Garver of August; Mr. and Mrs. William Shonkwiler of Kentland; Mr. and Mrs. Charles White and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clarke, Mrs. Enslen of Sheldon, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs x . Vol Shonkwiler and two sons of Woodland, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Van Auken of Paris, Illinois; Mrs. T. J. Welfey of Decatur, Illinois; Judge and Mrs. Frank Shonkwiler of Monticello, Illinois; Will Shonkwiler and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moore and son, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gilmore, Levi Landrice and Nel Edmondson of Atwood, Illinois; Oliver Shonkwiler of Hartley, Iowa; John M. Shonkwiler and son of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The next reunion of the Shonkwiler families will be held at Morton.