Person:James Shankland (5)

According to 'Descendants of William Shankland', James and Isabelle had 8 children: Matilda J., 1828, m. David Shankland; Thomas Edgar 1830; Minerva A. 1832; Albert Lawson 1835; William Austin, 1835; James Oswald Monroe, 1840-1929; Sylvester Dallas, 1843; and Emily M., 1845.

  In the 1840 census for Nicholas Co., Kentucky, James H. Shankland has 2 males 0-5 [Albert & William], 1 males 10-16 [Isaac], 1 male 20-30 , 1 male 30-40 [James]and 1 female 5-10 [Minerva], 1 female 10-15 [Matilda], 1 female 30-40 [Isabel]. {p.58, Line 28, USGenWeb census Archives, <www.rootsweb.com/census>}
  In the 1850 census for Nicholas Co., Kentucky, James H. Shankland is a farmer, age 47 from Kentucky.  His wife Isabel is 42 from Virginia.  Their children are Isaac N., 20; Matilda J., 21; Minerva A., 17; Albert L., 14; William A., 11; James O., 9; Sylvester D., 6; and Emily M., 5 -- all born in Kentucky.  {p. 468a, line 31, house number 291, Nicholas Co. Kentucky 1850 Census, <www.rootsweb.com>}
 According to the research of Albert Shankland, James Harvey and family moved to California, [Moniteau Co.] Missouri.
 In the 1860 census for Pleasant Mount p.o, Saline township, Miller Co., Missouri, J. H. Shankland is a farmer, age 57 from Kentucky, with $2000 real estate, $1,100 personal.  His wife Isabel is 55 from Virginia. Their children are Isaac N., 27, wagon maker; Minerva, 25; William A., 21; James A., 19, farmer; Sylvester D., 16; and Emily M., 14 -- all born in Kentucky. {M653, roll 633, p.471}