Person:James Shanklin (7)

James Shanklin

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Facts and Events

Name^[1]	James Shanklin
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`		Londonderry, Ireland
Immigration^[1]	Abt 1745	from Ireland to Virginia
Marriage		to Unknown
Death`^?`		Fincastle, Virginia, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Johnson, E. Polk. A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. (Chicago; New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1912)
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... James Shanklin, the father of Robert ... was born in Londonderry Ireland, of Scotch-Irish extraction, and he emigrated to America about the year 1745, settling in Virginia, where he became one of the pioneer surveyors of Fincastle county. ...