Question

What was the source of the information that Cary Shanks suffered for 3 yrs. and 8 mos.?

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Good question.... I hope it is answered here.

Answer 1

I would presume it would be found in the Herald of the Valley (Newspaper, Fincastle, VA from 1820-1823) source that was recorded in the profile. The only place I can find a copy of this article is in the Genealogy Bank website. Unfortunately, I don't have a subscription to retrieve the article.

It looks like a number of libraries also have copies, but I'd have to go to a library version of Ancestry to look those up. I'm sure there's a way to read a copy, but I'm drawing a blank.

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Found it...

http://archiver.roosweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VACRAIG/2002-04/1019001212

Not sure what he died of, but it didn't sound very pleasant...

Answer 2

I looked on GenealogyBank...it isn't there. You might also try this link:

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83026162/

and/or try the profile manager

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I found the article  need to make it more legible Cary died on the 25th and his parents on the 28th.  

 

update No clue  of what he suffered from.http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/The_Clark_Profile_Images-431