Wm. A. Shunk Biography, Charles Mix County, SD

	This biography is taken from the "Standard Atlas of Charles Mix 
	County (1906)", published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Page 55

	Transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com and may be copied for 
	non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved.


Wm. A. Shunk came to the county in 1879 and for years lived on and near Papineau 
bottom, moving to his present home near Wagner in 1886. He was the first county
superintendent of schools who had any schools to supervise, although not the
first one elected.