Clawson

Descendants of
Garrett Sr. and Mary Clawson

    1. Garrett Clawson, Sr. was born Abt. 1735 in Holland, and died Abt. 1781 in Prob. Greene, PA. He married Mary Abt. 1756. She was born Abt. 1735 in Holland, and died in Poss. OH.


Generation No. 1
Children of Garrett Clawson and Mary are:
2 i. Peter Clawson, born 1758; died August 1836.

    3 ii. Garrett Clawson, Jr., born 25 December 1759; died 14 August 1830.

+ 4 iii. Mary Clawson, born Abt. 1762 in PA; died Abt. 1805 in Washington Twp., Montgomery, OH.

    5 iv. John Clawson, born Abt. 1764; died Aft. 1806.

    6 v. Thomas Clawson, born 12 August 1768; died 18 September 1836.

    7 vi. Josiah Clawson, born 14 May 1775; died 14 June 1827.


Generation No. 2

    4. Mary Clawson (Garrett1) was born Abt. 1762 in PA, and died Abt. 1805 in Washington Twp., Montgomery, OH. She married Joseph Shanks, Sr. Abt. 1786 in PA. He was born 26 October 1760 in Kent, DE, and died 05 October 1855 in Muncie, Deleware, IN.

Children of Mary Clawson and Joseph Shanks are:
+ 8 i. John Shanks, born 1789 in PA; died 04 September 1871 in Lathrop, Clinton, MO.

+ 9 ii. Eleanor Shanks, born Abt. 1784 in PA; died Bef. 1852.

    10 iii. Joseph Shanks, Jr., born 1794 in Prob. OH; died Aft. 1855 in Prob. Rock Island, IL.

+ 11 iv. Peter Shanks, born 15 August 1795 in Cincinnatti, Hamilton, OH; died 11 April 1887 in Miami, OH.

+ 12 v. Elizabeth Shanks, born 1799 in prob Hamilton, OH; died Aft. 1855 in Prob. Deleware, IN.

+ 13 vi. Benjamin Shanks, born Abt. 1802 in Montgomery, Hamilton, OH; died December 1845 in Moline, Rock Island, IL.

+ 14 vii. Mary Shanks, born Abt. 1803 in Prob. Hamilton or Montgomery, OH; died Bef. 1842 in Fountain, IN.

+ 15 viii. Esther Hester Shanks, born Abt. 1804 in prob Montgomery, OH; died Aft. 1855.


Generation No. 3

    8. John Shanks (Mary2 Clawson, Garrett1) was born 1789 in PA, and died 04 September 1871 in Lathrop, Clinton, MO. He married (1) Elizabeth Gerrard 17 March 1810, daughter of Abner Gerrard and Martha Lloyd. She was born 1791 in PA or VA, and died 12 September 1851 in Hen Peck, Deer Creek, Carroll, IN. He married (2) Nancy Ball 09 November 1851 in White, IN. She was born 18 January 1804 in VA, and died 05 April 1854 in Hen Peck, Deer Creek, Carroll, IN. He married (3) Mary Ann 08 August 1854 in White, IN.

Children of John Shanks and Elizabeth Gerrard are:
16 i. Abner Shanks, born 27 December 1810 in Troy, Montgomery, OH; died 26 November 1902 in Stayton, Marion, OR. He married (1) Anna Lenon 14 November 1833 in Carroll, IN; born 17 July 1816 in PA; died 15 February 1852 in Deer Creek, Carroll, IN. He married (2) Elizabeth Cline 22 July 1852 in Carroll, IN; born 05 November 1831 in Carroll, IN; died 18 September 1894 in Turner, Marion, OR.

    17 ii. Mary Polly Shanks, born 11 May 1812 in Montgomery, OH; died 18 February 1899 in Carroll, IN. She married (1) Daniel Lenon 17 November 1831 in Prob. Carroll, IN; born 1789 in Dauphin, PA; died 06 July 1854 in Panora, Guthrie, IA. She married (2) Aaron Cline 25 November 1856 in Carroll, IN; born 30 August 1792 in Tick Creek, Shelby, KY; died 30 September 1873 in Carroll, IN.

    18 iii. Mearcy Martha Patsy Shanks, born 12 November 1813 in Montgomery, OH; died 09 May 1886 in Carroll, IN. She married (1) Daniel Blue 20 February 1832 in Carroll, IN; born Abt. 1810. She married (2) Isaiah William Campbell 16 January 1845 in Carroll, IN; born 1828 in OH; died 13 October 1887 in Carroll, IN.

    19 iv. Joseph Shanks, born 11 April 1815 in Miami, OH; died 20 July 1892 in Deacon, Cass, IN. He married Elizabeth Crockett 24 December 1835 in Carroll, IN; born 26 September 1816 in Montgomery, OH; died 02 November 1893 in Cass, IN.

    20 v. Catherine Shanks, born 1817.

    21 vi. John Shanks, born 1817.

    22 vii. Elizabeth Shanks, born 1819.

    23 viii. Moses Shanks, born 26 January 1822 in Miami, OH; died 06 September 1890 in Carroll, IN. He married (1) Emily Blue 16 October 1845 in Carroll, IN; born 22 August 1827 in Prob. Fayette, Boone, IN; died 15 July 1875 in Carroll, IN. He married (2) Frances Harmon 15 March 1886 in Carroll, IN; born Abt. 1825.

    24 ix. Marten Shanks, born 1824.

    25 x. Lucinda Ann Shanks, born 03 April 1826 in Miami, OH. She married Ingram Campbell 03 December 1846; born 12 June 1826 in OH; died 08 August 1904.

    26 xi. Henry Shanks, born 12 July 1829 in Butler, OH; died 19 December 1912 in Caroll, IN. He married Mary Blue 30 October 1851 in IN; born 17 February 1834 in PA; died 15 November 1902 in Deer Creek, Carroll, IN.

    27 xii. Thomas Jefferson Shanks, born 02 July 1832 in Carroll, IN; died 08 October 1860 in Panora, Guthrie, IA. He married Isabelle Peterson 01 January 1852 in IN; born 08 March 1832 in OH; died 19 January 1890 in Panora, Guthrie, IA.

    28 xiii. Robert Shanks, born 01 November 1833 in Hen Peck, Deer Creek, Carroll, IN; died 10 March 1920 in Lathrop, Clinton, MO. He married Joanna Mowdy 08 February 1856 in Logansport, Cass, IN; born 10 May 1839 in OH; died 25 October 1923 in Lathrop, Clinton, MO.

    9. Eleanor Shanks (Mary2 Clawson, Garrett1) was born Abt. 1784 in PA, and died Bef. 1852. She married Ephraim Covault Abt. 1812 in OH, son of Abraham Covault and Lois Pendelton. He was born 1782 in Bedford, PA, and died September 1859 in Van Buren Twp., Fountain, IN.

Children of Eleanor Shanks and Ephraim Covault are:
29 i. Ephraim Covault, born Abt. 1810.

    30 ii. Jonathan Covault, born Abt. 1812.

    31 iii. Elizabeth Covault, born Abt. 1817 in PA. She married Thomas McConnel 09 June 1842 in Vigo, IN; born Abt. 1809 in OH.

    32 iv. Bethuel Covault, born 1820; died 13 November 1870 in Fountain, IN.

    33 v. Benjamin Covault, born Aft. 1820. He married Nancy Hill 29 February 1844 in Fountain, IN; born Abt. 1820.

    34 vi. Peter Covault, born 1823. He married Rhoda Kellogg 09 November 1843 in Fountain, IN.

    35 vii. Mary Ann Covault, born 01 January 1826 in Prob. Miami, OH; died 25 May 1904 in Fountain, IN. She married Ephraim Kellogg 25 March 1842 in Fountain, IN.

    11. Peter Shanks (Mary2 Clawson, Garrett1) was born 15 August 1795 in Cincinnatti, Hamilton, OH, and died 11 April 1887 in Miami, OH. He married (1) Leah J. Schenck 10 May 1821 in Montgomery, OH. She was born Abt. 1795, and died 13 May 1839 in Or died 22 August 1843. He married (2) Martha J. McCarr 06 December 1858. She was born Abt. 1824, and died 27 April 1861.

Children of Peter Shanks and Leah Schenck are:
36 i. Joseph Shanks, born 24 February 1823 in Prob. Miami, OH; died 13 May 1839 in Prob. Miami, OH.

    37 ii. Daniel Shanks, born 1826 in Miami, OH; died 10 July 1882 in Brown Twp., Miami, OH, or 30 March 1886. He married (1) Jane Yates 04 February 1847 in Miami, OH; died 17 January 1862 in Miami, OH. He married (2) Charlotte B. Gaskill 14 July 1864 in Miami, OH; born Abt.
1845 in OH.

    38 iii. Thomas M. Shanks, born Abt. 1828 in Prob. Miami, OH. He married Martha Dyer 12 September 1848 in Miami, OH.

    39 iv. Phoebe Ann Shanks, born Abt. 1830 in Miami, OH. She married Samuel S. Yates 09 March 1851 in Miami, OH.

    40 v. Lydia Shanks, born 1833 in Prob. Miami, OH. She married John Carroll Abt. 1852.

    41 vi. Mary Ann Shanks, born Abt. 1834 in Prob. Miami, OH. She married Peter Miller 11 March 1856 in Miami, OH.

    42 vii. Infant Shanks, born Abt. 1837; died Abt. 1837.

    43 viii. Infant Shanks, born Abt. 1838 in abt 1838.

Children of Peter Shanks and Martha McCarr are:
44 i. Elizabeth Shanks, born October 1859 in Miami, OH.

    45 ii. Infant Shanks, born Abt. 1860 in Prob. Miami, OH; died Abt. 1860 in Prob. Miami, OH.

    12. Elizabeth Shanks (Mary2 Clawson, Garrett1) was born 1799 in prob Hamilton, OH, and died Aft. 1855 in Prob. Deleware, IN. She married Abraham Buckles 03 September 1818 in Montgomery, OH, son of John Buckles and Mary Brooks. He was born 26 August 1799 in Warren, OH, and died 09 October 1878 in Muncie, Deleware, IN.

Children of Elizabeth Shanks and Abraham Buckles are:
46 i. Joseph S. Buckles, born 29 July 1819 in Springfield, Clark, OH. He married Catherine H. Williams Abt. 1840 in Prob. OH; born 1819; died September 1888.

    47 ii. Thomas Newton Buckles, born 04 April 1825 in Prob. Miami, OH; died 29 November 1903 in Solano, CA. He married Rechel Graham 04 July 1844 in Deleware, IN; born 01 December 1825 in Licking, OH.

    48 iii. John S. Buckles, born 1830 in OH; died in Genosee, IL. He married Alzina Cady in Genosee, IL.

    49 iv. Mary Buckles, born 1832 in OH. She married Robert Goble 22 September 1853.

    50 v. Ellen Eleanor Buckles, born 1837 in IN/OH; died 1872 in Yorktown, Deleware, IN. She married David Campbell 06 October 1864 in Deleware, IN.

    13. Benjamin Shanks (Mary2 Clawson, Garrett1) was born Abt. 1802 in Montgomery, Hamilton, OH, and died December 1845 in Moline, Rock Island, IL. He married Rebecca J. Ennis 02 December 1826 in Montgomery, OH, daughter of John Ennis and Elizabeth Armstrong. She was born 24 December 1811 in Sugar Creek Township, Green, OH, and died 05 October 1876 in Adams, Gage, NE.

Children of Benjamin Shanks and Rebecca Ennis are:
51 i. Joseph Shanks, born 1827 in Montgomery, OH; died 26 July 1845 in Rock Island, IL.

    52 ii. Elizabeth Jane Ann Shanks, born 1829 in Montgomery, OH; died 1857 in Davenport, Scott, IA. She married Thomas Van Tyle 1849 in Rock Island, IL; born Abt. 1829; died 1882 in Moline, Rock Island, IL.

    53 iii. Mary Shanks, born 22 December 1834 in IN; died 23 August 1898 in Humboldt, Richardson, NE. She married (1) Lewis Edwards 1849 in Mercer, IL; born in Wales; died 1852. She married (2) John Elwell 1854; died 1858. She married (3) James W. Gavitt Abt. 1866; born
03 April 1836; died 01 August 1889 in Nemaha Twp., Nemaha, NE.

    54 iv. Hester J. Shanks, born 1835 in Fayette, Boone, IN; died 19 December 1912 in Seattle, King, WA. She married (1) George W. Drown 1853 in Gage, NE; born Abt. 1835; died 09 February 1900 in NE. She married (2) James (CW) Sykes 07 October 1867 in Gage, NE; born Abt. 1833 in England; died 1896.

    55 v. Ellen Nellie Shanks, born 20 September 1837 in Joliet, Joliet, IL; died 20 September 1917 in Seattle, King, WA. She married (1) George Allen 1854 in Rock Island, IL. She married (2) Lyman Wood 1865; born Abt. 1837; died 1923 in Seattle, King, WA.

    56 vi. Absolom CWV Shanks, born 08 May 1839 in Port Byron, Moline, Rock Island, IL; died 16 December 1907 in Alliance, Box Butte, NE. He married Sarah Clenda Tuttle 09 July 1867 in Eastport, Fremont, IA; born 28 May 1853 in Rippon, WI; died 22 March 1926 in Comstock, Custer, NE.

    57 vii. Margaret Shanks, born 1842 in Moline, Rock Island, IL; died 1925 in Seattle, King, WA. She married (1) Iverson Pepper Robinson Abt. 1855; born Abt. 1842. She married (2) Lucius Oren Stephens 1856.

    58 viii. Rebecca Shanks, born 10 March 1844 in Zuma Twp., Rock Island, IL; died 03 June 1910 in Vancouver, Clark, WA. She married (1) James Robert Wood 27 August 1859 in Mercer, IL; born 22 June 1836 in Rush, IN; died 15 February 1905 in Vancouver, Clark, WA. She married (2) Adam Orewiler 08 March 1906 in Clark, WA; born Abt. 1841 in OH.

    59 ix. Jane Shanks, born Abt. 1845; died Abt. 1850.

    60 x. Benjamin Franklin Shanks, born 16 July 1846 in Moline, Rock Island, IL; died 24 July 1907 in Comstock, Custer, NE. He married Harriett Hattie Emiline Curtiss 03 November 1868 in Gage, NE; born 14 May 1844; died 1904 in Comstock, Custer, NE.

    14. Mary Shanks (Mary2 Clawson, Garrett1) was born Abt. 1803 in Prob. Hamilton or Montgomery, OH, and died Bef. 1842 in Fountain, IN. She married Price Ferguson 24 April 1824 in Montgomery, OH. He was born Abt. 1800.

Children of Mary Shanks and Price Ferguson are:
61 i. Joseph Ferguson, born Bef. 1834.

    62 ii. Elizabeth Ferguson, born Bef. 1834. She married Kellogg.

    15. Esther Hester Shanks (Mary2 Clawson, Garrett1) was born Abt. 1804 in prob Montgomery, OH, and died Aft. 1855. She married Philip Michael 12 August 1824 in Montgomery, OH.

Children of Esther Shanks and Philip Michael are:
63 i. Male Michael, born 1825.

    64 ii. Female Michael, born 1826.

    65 iii. Male Michael, born 1835.

    66 iv. Female Michael, born 1836.

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