Clarke County GaArchives Obituaries.....Shackelford, Charles W. November 28, 1915
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The Athens Banner  30 Nov 1915 p 1
Mr. C. W. Shackelford Buried Monday
Father of Messrs. F. C. and T. J. Shackelford of This City Passes Away.
Almost in sight of the ninetieth milepost on life's highway, Mr. Charles W. 
Shackelford entered into rest Sunday morning at ten o'clock at his home in 
Attica.
Although he had been in vigorous health up to a few months since, his death was 
not unexpected as for several weeks it was known that he could not, on account 
of his old age, much longer resist the inroads of disease.
Had he lived until the fifteenth of next March he would have been ninety years 
old. He was born in Crawfordville, Ga., March 15, 1826, being the son of Mr. 
Thomas J. Shackelford, a well known school teacher of that place.
He was only twelve years of age when his father died, and being the elder child 
he at once began to think how he might shoulder the responsibilities of life. 
Alexander H. Stephens was a great friend of his father, and took a lively 
interest in him and his brothers and sisters. A few years later Mr. Stephens 
sent him to Augusta to enter the drug business and he lived there a few years. 
From Augusta he went to Jackson county and engaged in farming, making a success 
of his undertaking as a young man. In 1849 the gold fever struck the country and 
the young man could not resist the temptation to go to California. He went by 
boat to the Isthmus of Panama and crossed the isthmus on foot. Then he went by 
boat to California. In recent years he delighted to get with those who had seen 
the great works at the Panama canal and talk with them about how the country 
looked when he crossed over from ocean to ocean on foot.
In California he engaged in mining for several years and came back to Georgia 
with a goodly amount of gold dust on his person. With this gold he bought half 
of his uncle's plantation in Jackson county, which he owned up to the time of 
his death.
When the War Between the States broke out he was assigned to duty in Athens to 
guard the ammunition works that wkere (sic) located in the old Check Factory but 
this did not suit him. He wanted to go to the front and did so. He was a 
lieutenant in the company raised in Jackson county by Capt. Thomas Williams and 
was a member of Cobb's Legion for quite a while in the war.
After the war he again engaged in farming and in that walk of life he spent the 
remainder of his days. He never lost interest in his work. Up to his last years 
he was devoted in the cultivation of the soil.
He married in early life Mrs. Caroline Daniel, who preceded him to the glory 
world but a few years since. He is survived by four sons, Messrs. Thomas J. 
Shackelford and Frank C. Shackelford, of Athens, Henry N. Shackelford, of 
Attica, and George O. Shackelford, of Abbeville, Ga.  
For the greater part of his long and useful life he was a member of the 
Presbyterian church. "Uncle Charlie," as his friends delighted to call him, 
possessed many of the rarest of virtues. He was a true, loyal, devoted friend, 
an honest, upright, progressive citizen; a faithful husband and loving father. 
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at half past three o'clock at the home 
of Mr. Thomas J. Shackelford on Milledge avenue and the interment was in Oconee 
cemetery. Quite a large number of sorrowing friends gathered to pay the last 
tribute of affection. The services were conducted by Revs. E.L. Hill and S. J. 
Cartledge. The choir sang beautifully the hymns "Some Day the Silver Cord Will 
Break," and "Abide With Me."
The casket was borne to the hearse by the pall-bearers, . . .(omitted names) At 
the grave the last sad rites were performed and the remains lovingly consigned 
to the keeping of mother earth.       



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