John was a farmer, a minister of the Gospel, (many records list him as Rev. John Shockey) and a school teacher. In a booklet "Discourses Given Before the Allen County Historical Society," it states: "It was the policy of the school officials of Auglaize Township to employ the best possible talent. John Shockey was the first teacher conducting a special school during the winter of 1833-1834, in a log cabin, on Section 36."
John was a farmer, a minister of the Gospel, (many records list him as Rev. John Shockey) and a school teacher. In a booklet "Discourses Given Before the Allen County Historical Society," it states: "It was the policy of the school officials of Auglaize Township to employ the best possible talent. John Shockey was the first teacher conducting a special school during the winter of 1833-1834, in a log cabin, on Section 36."
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Rev John
SHOCKEY
Died
Jan 2 1873
In His 76th Year
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