b. 8 July 1840, Putnam Co., TN
d. 8 October 1906, St. John, Stafford Co., KS
Wife: Nancy Jane Howard md 1 January 1856
Father: William Simon Shanks
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Maddux
Buried: Fairview Park Cemetery, St. John, Stafford Co., KS
See William Simon Shanks
Sleep on, Sleep on
and take thy rest.
God called thee home
He thought it best.