Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.
Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884. 

MORGAN COUNTY
ADAMS TOWNSHIP
PAGE 318

ADAM R. SHAKE, farmer, was born in Jefferson County, Ky., April 25,
1821, and is the youngest in a family of five children born to George and 
Cristiann (Donaldson) Shake, natives of Jefferson County, Ky., and of Ger-
man and Scotch descent respectively.  George Shake was educated and
married in his native State, where he owned a small farm, and was engaged
in agricultural pursuits until the fall of 1835, when he came with his family
to Adams Township, Morgan County, Ind.  Here he entered and bought
400 acres of wild land and improved a farm, upon which he resided until
his death, which occurred in 1848, in his fifty-sixth year.  Mr. S. was a mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church and his wife of the Baptist Church.
He was also a member of the Masonic fraternity.  Adam R. Shake, the sub-
ject, received only a limited common school education, and was employed
on his father's farm until he was twenty-one years old.  His father then deeded
him 160 acres of wild land adjoining the old homestead, which he improved 
and upon which he still resides, having 240 acres, upon which is the best
sugar orchard in the township.  Mr. Shake was married, January 7, 1841, 
to Miss Martha B. Whitaker, a native of Shelby County, Ky.  Nine children
blessed their union, six of whom--two sons and four daughters--are yet
living.  Mr. Shake and wife are devoted members of the Christian Church.
He is also a member of Eminence Lodge, No. 440, A., F. & A. M., of
which lodge he is a Past Master.  In politics, he is a Republican.

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