Extract from the 1870 Census:
Name: Margaret Shanks
Age in 1870: 3
Estimated birth year: 1867
Birthplace: Scotland
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: daughter
Home in 1870: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin
Post office: Alloa
Occupation: none
Census place: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1706; Page: 21; Image: 43
Date: 16 Jul 1870

Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Margaret Shanks
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: 1867
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-household: daughter
Home in 1880: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Scotland
Mother's birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Edward (age 15), John C (11), David W (8), and Allan (6)
Census place: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1420; Family History Film: 1255420; Page: 24.4000; Enumeration District: 17
Date: 24 Jun 1880

Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Maggie C Fleming
Age at last birthday: 32
Date of birth: Nov 1867 [sic]
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1900: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin
Marital status: married
Number of years of marriage: 4
Number of children: 3
Number of children living: 3
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Scotland
Mother's birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: none
Census place: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1781; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 2
Date: 1 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Margaret C Fleming
Age in 1910: 42
Estimated birth year: 1868
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of family: wife
Home in 1910: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 13
Number of children: 5
Number of children now living: 5
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Scotland
Mother's birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: none
Census place: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1705; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 27
Date: 25 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Margaret Fleming
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: 1868
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head of house: wife
Home in 1920: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Scotland
Father's native tongue: Scots
Mother's birthplace: Scotland
Mother's native tongue: Scots
Occupation: none
Census place: Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1980; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 597
Date: 11 Jan 1920

Obituary from the “Daily Register” of Portage, Wisconsin dated 21 Jul 1927:
Passes After
Long Illness
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Death Comes to Mrs. Marga-
ret Fleming at Her Home
In Caledonia
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Mrs. John R. Fleming passed away at her home in Caledonia, on Wednesday morning, July 20, 1927, following an illness of several months.
Margaret Clark Shanks, daughter of John and Elizabeth Shanks, pioneers of Caledonia, was born in that town on Nov. 11, 1866. All of her life has been lived in Caledonia, except a few years spent in Milwaukee and Chicago.
On November 10, 1895, she was united in marriage to John R. Fleming who survives her. To this union were born three daughters and two sons. The children are Mrs. Thomas B. Ramsey, Mrs. Earl Baird, Mrs. Walter S. Harvey and John E. Fleming of Caledonia and Thomas Fleming of Columbus. There are eight grandchildren.
Besides the immediate family, she leaves to mourn her loss four brothers: E. B. Shanks, D. W. Shanks and A. B. Shanks, all of Portage, and J. C. Shanks of Pierre, S.D.
Mrs. Fleming was very much of a home woman and her life was devoted to her family and friends. She will be much missed in her home and community, for her kindness and hospitality.
Truly it may be said of Mrs. Fleming “her sons and daughters rise up to call her blessed." To the end of their days they will cherish fond memories of a loving, devoted mother whose self-forgetfulness will ever be their inspiration to noble living.
She followed in her Master's footsteps and went about doing good. She is gone, but not forgotten. Her work on earth is ended, but the influence of her life lives on. We miss her, her place is vacant but it is God’s way. His will be done.
Funeral services from the home on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. E. J. Roberts. Burial in the Shanks cemetery.

Children:
(1) Agnes Elizabeth Fleming b. 17 Nov 1896 in Caledonia, Wisconsin, home d. 29 Mar 1976 in Portage, Wisconsin
(2) Margaret Shanks Fleming b. 2 May 1898 in Caledonia Township, Wisconsin d. 31 Mar 1980 in Divine Savior Hospital, Portage, Wisconsin
(3) Marian Jane Fleming b. 6 Mar 1900 in Caledonia Township, Wisconsin d. 17 Nov 1981 in Madison, Wisconsin
(4) Thomas T Fleming Major b. 12 Jan 1902 in Caledonia Township, Wisconsin d. 26 Nov 1975 in Baraboo, Wisconsin
(5) John Edward (Jack) Fleming b. 9 Jul 1903 in Caledonia Township, Wisconsin d. 26 Feb 1970 in Caledonia Township, Columbia County, Wisconsin.