Résumé

Principal, George H. Shanley, Architect, Great Falls, MT, c. 1920.

Relocation

George H. Shanley, Sr., was born in Burlington, VT, (according to his MT death certificate), the third son of Barney Shanley and Mary. In 1880, the Shanleys continued to live in Jericho, and had three boarders in the house, James Breene (born c. 1846). Patrick Breene (born c. 1858 in VT) and John Breene (born c. 1858 in VT), all of whom were carpenters, who may have worked with Barney. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 1343; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 078, accessed 04/07/2023.)

The Shanleys had moved to Fargo, ND, no later than 1887 (more likely by c. 1885), where Barney developed a construction business. In 1900, he dwellied in a residence at 602 1/2 3rd Street North in Fargo with his parents and siblings Mary, Alec, Gregory and Nellie. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Fargo Ward 6, Cass, North Dakota; Roll: 1227; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1241227, accessed 04/07/2023.)

In 09/1918, Shanley lived with his wife at 916 3rd Avenue North in Great Falls, MT. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Montana; Registration County: Cascade County Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 03/24/2023.)

Parents

His father, Bernard F. "Barney" Shanley (born c. 05/1857 in VT) worked in 1880 as a carpenter in Jericho, VT. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 1343; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 078, accessed 04/07/2023.) He became a building contractor in Fargo, ND, twenty years later.

Mary Ann Flynn (born 06/21/1846 in Worcester, MA-d. 01/10/1903 in Kalispell, MT), George's mother, was ten years older than her husband, and had had eight children by 1900, six of whom remained alive in that year. She moved to VT in about 1852 with her family, and met and married Barney Shanley there. She died in Kalispell, where she had moved c. 1901 of Bright's Disease, which she had had for a number of years. (See Findagrave.com, "Mary A Flynn Shanley," accessed 04/07/2023.)

His surviving siblings included Martin Thomas Shanley (born 1872 in MA-d. 1873 in Worceter, MA), Frederick Shanley, Mary Shanley (born c. 09/1875 in MA), and Albert "Aleck" Shanley (born 09/19/1879 in VT-d. 11/19/1945 in Great Falls, MT), Gregory Shanley (born 09/07/1881 in Jericho, VT-d. 12/04/1944 in Burlington, VT) and Nellie Shanley (born c. 09/1887 in ND).

Martin Thomas Shanley died as an infant of "lung fever" in Worcester, MA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911, accessed 04/07/2023.)

Gregory served in World War I, according to his VT death certificate, and was, in 1920, a building contractor like his father. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont, USA; User Box Number: PR-01778; Roll Number: S-31220; Archive Number: M-2024177, accessed 04/07/2023 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont Source Information Ancestry.com. Vermont, U.S., Marriage Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, accessed 04/07/2023.)

Spouse

He wed Inez Margaret Boland (born 09/11/1884-d. 05/04/1969 in Cascade County, MT), who went by her middle name, wed Shanley on 02/11/1907 in Great Falls, MT.

Children

Margaret and George had four sons: George H. Shanley, Jr., (born 12/27/1907 in Butte, MT-d. 05/13/1939 in Great Falls, MT), Maurice Boland Shanley, Sr., (born 04/03/1909 in Butte, MT-d. 05/03/1997 in Great Falls, MT), Frank Bernard Shanley (born 12/10/1910 in Great Falls, MT-d. 04/16/1984 in Great Falls, MT), and Gerald Joseph Shanley (born 03/02/1916 in Great Falls, MT-d. 05/04/1992 in Great Falls, MT).

Biographical Notes

His World War I draft registration card of 09/10/1918 described Shanley as Caucasian, with blue eyes and sandy hair and of medium height and stout build. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Montana; Registration County: Cascade County Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 03/24/2023.)