David Cary Shanks was the son of David Shanks and Hannah Sarah Morrison. He married Susan Johnston (1800 - 1875) the daughter of Dr. John W. Johnston and Elizabeth Bell Johnston on 11 Jan 1820 in Botetourt Co., Virginia.
Their marriage was recorded on p 44 of the Botetourt Co., Virginia Marriage Register, Film # 007578842, the 4th down from the top, "solemnized by Rev. William Shanks, David Shanks & Susan Johnston, married on Jan. 13, 1820." His older brother Rev. William Shanks married them (see photo).
David's younger siblings were Rev. Thomas Shanks, Cassandra Morrison Shanks Patton Anderson and George Washington Shanks.
David and Susan had 3 known Shanks children:
Eliza H, 28 Dec 1822 (John Benj Irwin Logan), below
David Cary, Jr., 16 Feb 1825 (Sarah Medora Boone), below
Mary Anne, 25 Apr 1827 (David Wade), below
David was on the 1820 Botetourt Co., Virginia census.
Unknown shared his birth in Botetourt Co. and death in Salem, Virginia. No documentation. Verify
His widow Susan Shanks, age 70, with $1K in personal property, was last found on the 1870 Salem, Roanoke, Virginia census, with her son in law, lawyer John B I Logan, 59, with $5K in real estate; daughter Eliza H Logan, 47.
David Cary Shanks was the son of David Shanks and Hannah Sarah Morrison. He married Susan Johnston (1800 - 1875) the daughter of Dr. John W. Johnston and Elizabeth Bell Johnston on 11 Jan 1820 in Botetourt Co., Virginia.
Their marriage was recorded on p 44 of the Botetourt Co., Virginia Marriage Register, Film # 007578842, the 4th down from the top, "solemnized by Rev. William Shanks, David Shanks & Susan Johnston, married on Jan. 13, 1820." His older brother Rev. William Shanks married them (see photo).
David's younger siblings were Rev. Thomas Shanks, Cassandra Morrison Shanks Patton Anderson and George Washington Shanks.
David and Susan had 3 known Shanks children:
Eliza H, 28 Dec 1822 (John Benj Irwin Logan), below
David Cary, Jr., 16 Feb 1825 (Sarah Medora Boone), below
Mary Anne, 25 Apr 1827 (David Wade), below
David was on the 1820 Botetourt Co., Virginia census.
Unknown shared his birth in Botetourt Co. and death in Salem, Virginia. No documentation. Verify
His widow Susan Shanks, age 70, with $1K in personal property, was last found on the 1870 Salem, Roanoke, Virginia census, with her son in law, lawyer John B I Logan, 59, with $5K in real estate; daughter Eliza H Logan, 47.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF
DAVID SHANKS
who departed this life
12 December 183_ (3 or 8)
in the 41st year of his life
(seven line epitaph is not legible)
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