In 1880 was living in Louden, New Hampshire with David F Leavitt, a farmer and minister his wife Nancy and their 23 year old daughter Callie. Frank is listed as a servant but we learn a bit more as the census taker includes a note that Frank had previously been at the Orphan's Home in Franklin, New Hampshire.
Frank must have moved to Brooklyn, New York and worked there as a bricklayer before 1898 as this is the location from where he enlisted on April 29, 1898 for three years in the military from Brooklyn, New York. His enlistment document states that he had blue eyes, dark brown hair, a fair complexion, and was 5' 8 1/2" tall. His age was listed as 26 years 7 months but we're pretty certain he was 29 years at this time.
His enlistment ended nine months later on February 28, 1899 with an honorable discharge showing that he had served a an artificer. He returned to his bricklayer job in Brooklyn by June 25, 1900 and married Maime Deutche shortly thereafter. By 1910 their family had two young children, Edith and Martha and was also living with his mother-in-law Martha Deutsch and in 1911 we find the family at 103 Academy in Queens.
Interestingly by 1920 the Frank and Maime had moved to Minisink, New York where Frank was employed as a farmer and four years later applied for a pension.
Frank was back in Brooklyn by 1929 and is mentioned in a newspaper article for attending a Spanish-American War Veteran's event where he was elected as the officer of the day. Two years later he is listedn in another article then participated in another Veteran's event as the junior color sergeant. His wife was the auxiliary chaplain.
Frank died on Sept 30, 1935 in the Bronx at the age of 67 and was buried at the Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn. His wife Maime died 27 years later in New York and was buried next to her husband.
CHILDREN:
Edythe Elizabeth Shackford - (1903-1968) - married Frank LedDuke in 1919
Martha Rollins Shackford (1906-1981)
SOURCES:
1870 United States Federal Census, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, population schedule, Concord, Page No 57-58, dwelling 440, family 542, John L Shackford; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 May 2015).
1880 United States Federal Census, Merrimack County, population schedule, Louden, enumeration district (ED) Enumeration Distrct No 184, Page No 36, dwelling 288, family 299, Frank Shackford servant in home of David F Leavitt, taken from Orphan's hme at Franklin, N.H.; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 May 2015).
1900 United States Federal Census, Kings County, New York, population schedule, Brooklyn, enumeration district (ED) Enumeration District No 255, Sheet No 22, house number 1109, Frank Shackford; digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 May 2015).
1910 United States Federal Census, New York County, New York, population schedule, Queens, enumeration district (ED) Enumeration District No 1154, Sheet No 3A, Academy Street, visited 103, family 55, Frank A Shackford; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 May 2015).
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