Jacob Shenkel 1840 - 1927 Pennsylvania / Ohio
NEED his parents
son of
Jacob born 1 Jan 1840 Pittsburg Ohio
Jacob died 14 August 1927 East Liverpool Ohio
buried
has brothers
William b- abt 1842
Albert b-abt 1844
Jacob lived in Ohio 1847 - 1860 then off to the war
after war returned to East Liverpool Ohio
(Special Gettysburg 125th Anniversary Issue Vol 2 Fall 1987 pgs 8-23 contained
Memories of the war: Jacob Shenkel's Gettysburg Diary The Last Shot
by Timothy R Brooks)
CIVIL WAR joined the 33rd Independent Pittsburg Pennsylvania Regiment
after reaching full complement, the 33rd ordered to Washington, D. C.
and became part of the Capitol's perimeter defenses.
On 18 November 1861, the 33rd was redesignated the 62nd Pennsylvania
Volunteers, and completed its training as an operational fighting unit
for the upcoming spring offensive. Jacob Shenkel's official rank was
musician / drummer attached to Company L; one of two for each company.
(62nd Reg Co L)
married 1 Jan 1866 Annie Cowen
dau of
Annie born Pittsburg Pennsylvania
Annie died 1892
buried
Note: Annie's brother served in the CIVIL WAR -
Abashe Cowen "Bash" 62nd Reg Co L
Abashe Cowen died 12 May 1864 Laurel Hill
Abashe Cowen "Bash" as he was nicknamed, assumed many military
transgressions in his soldiering career;
most notably a court martial in March 1863 for breaking into the
medical supplies and absconding with several bottles of whiskey.
children -- Remus b- abt 1868? moved to Illinois
-- Mentor b- abt 1870?
-- Pearl b- 7 May 1874 d- Aug 1968 Residence E Liverpool Ohio
-- Daisy b- abt 1874?
and a grandson
-- Elwyn Shenkel b-15 Dec 1895
d- Feb 1971 Residence E Liverpool Oh
1917 in 332nd Inf training at Camp Sherman near Chillicothe Ohio
ss # 291 14 3473
Elwyn Shenkel Ohio
father maybe ??
Mentor Shenkel b-15 Dec 1895
d- Feb 1971 E Liverpool Ohio
note -- Memories of the War:
Jacob Shenkel's Gettysburg The Last Shot
by Timothy R Brooks
Vol 2 number 3
Fall 1987 page 15
in 1917, Jacob's grandson Elwyn in 332nd Inf in training at
Camp Sherman near Chillicothe Ohio commented in his diary that
his grandfather had appeared on foot and spent the day with the men.
Perhaps the old vetern was trying to stir his recollections of an
earlier time when life was exciting and all one's comrades were
young and brave. Grandfather Jacob Shenkel b-1840 served in civil war.
Special Gettysburg 125th Anniversary Issue Vol 2
Fall 1987 pgs 8-23 contained
Memories of the war:
Jacob Shenkel's Gettysburg Diary The Last Shot
by Timothy R Brooks
References for family members---- also letters written
pg 14 Shenkel apparently made at least one condolence
call on the Cowen family in Pittsburg, the upshot being that he married
Private Cowen's sister, Annie on January 1, 1866. Prior to her death
in 1892, she and Jacob raised four children into adulthood:
Remus who moved to Illinois; Mentor and his two daughters Pearl
and Daisy, all of whom resided in East Liverpool. (Ohio)
pg 15 As a charter member of the local post of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Shenkel, not surprisingly, appears in
most of that organization's group photographs.
In 1917, Jacob's grandson,
Elwyn Shenkel, a member of the 332nd Infantry in training at
Camp Sherman near Chillicothe Ohio, commented in his diary that
his grandfather had appeared on foot and spent the day with the men.
Perhaps the old veteran was trying to stir his recollections
of an earlier time when life was exciting and all one's comrades
were young and brave.
Jacob Shenkel died at his home at
412 East Third Street on August 14,1927 at age 86; sixty-four years
after his portrayal as a corpse at Devil's Den at a time so long ago,
when many young hearts slipped below life's horizon into ageless
grounds of death.
THE DIARY
Inside cover reads:
"Jacob Shenkel - Co L 62nd Regt. P.V.
2nd Brigard, First Division
Fifth Corps, Army Potomac"
"Daily Pocket Diary for the year 1863
for the purpose of Registering
Events of Past, Present or Future Occurrence"
Inside rear cover reads: "Jake Shenkel was
Born in the city of Pittsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Born January 1st 1840.
Lived in the State of Ohio from year 1847 until 1860.
August 9th Enlisted in Defense of the National Flag
and to help crush the Rebellion.
pg 16 April 1863
Monday April 27 - Rec'd letter from A.A. and one from
Mr?. Saw Frederick and the Rest of the Boys in the 46th P.V.
Wanda Shinkle received in 1998 from Tim Brooke,
he got pictures & diary in Chester West Virginia at yard sale.
Special Gettysburg 125th Anniversary Issue Vol 2 Fall 1987
pgs 8-23 contained
Memories of the war:
Jacob Shenkel's Gettysburg Diary The Last Shot
by Timothy R Brooks
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