Person:Kendall Shankland (2)

According to 'Descendants of William Shankland', Kendall and Sarah had 4 children: Thomas Jefferson, 1839-1839; Oscar David, 1840- ; Martha A., 1845- ; and Erastus Floyd, 1849- .

 In the 1840 census for Boone Co., Indiana, Kendel M. Shanklin has the following household: 1 male 30-40 yr [Kendall]; 1 female 20-30 [Sarah] and 1 female 60-70 [his mother Sally?].  {sheet 148, p. 16, USGenWeb, <www.rootsweb.com/census>}
 In the 1850 census for Boone Co., Indiana, Kendall M. Shankland is 44, a farmer from Delaware with $1,000.  His wife Sarah H. is 33 from Kentucky.  The children are Celina 15, born Kentucky [probably his niece by brother William]; Oscar, 9; born Indiana; Marthan Ann, 5; Indiana; and Erastus F., 1, born Indiana.  {District 7, p.79a}
 In the 1860 census for Lebanon, Boone Co., Indiana, Kendall M. Shankland is a farmer, age 54 from Delaware.  His wife Sarah is 42, born Kentucky.  The children are Oscar D., 19; Martha M., 16; Erastus, 11; and [probably his nephew by John H.] Orlando L., 8. {p 664} Next door are Salina [Shankland] and Alfred James.
 In the 1870 census for Lebanon, Center township, Boone Co., Indiana, 'K. M. Shanklin' is 64, a farmer from Delaware with $1800 in real estate and $1200 personal.  Wife Sarah K. is 53 from Kentucky and their children are O. D. 28, farm laborer; Martha, 22; Erastus, 21; and Ellen H., 2 [grandchild by Oscar]. {p. 44, dwelling 676, family 690}
 Probably the 'K. M. Shanklin' buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Boone Co., Indiana; "born May 11, 1806 - died December 8, 1875". {Boone Co. Indiana mailing list, 19 Mar 2002 by 'Hancock's', <www.rootsweb.com>}

1.   John N. Shankland. Descendants of William Shankland. (online at <www.shankland.name> as of 22 June 2004).