Carroll-Cass County IN Archives Biographies.....Shanks, David T. 1867 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

DAVID T. SHANKS.

   David T. Shanks, farmer, rural route No. 2, Camden, Indiana, was born on
August 12, 1867, in Deer Creek township, Cass county, Indiana, and is a son of
Henry and Mary (Blue) Shanks. His youth was spent in Cass county, where he
attended the district schools during the winters and assisted his father on the
farm during the summer seasons, until he was twenty-four years of age, when he
began farming for himself on a rented place, which he cultivated for eight
years, and then bought his present fine farm consisting of one hundred and
eighty-six and one-half acres, situated in Rock Creek and Jackson townships,
this county, known as "Plain View Farm."

   Mr. Shanks has always been an ardent supporter of Democratic policies, and
has been active in local politics, officiating as a member of the advisory board
of the township. Religiously, he is an attentive member of the Baptist church at
Camden, Indiana, and his fraternal alliance is with Camden Lodge No. 332,
Knights of Pythias, of which he has been trustee. Mr. Shanks has made the most
of what he now owns, unaided. He has improved his place in every possible way,
including good drainage and two sets of modern buildings of all kinds, all of
which has placed his property in the list of well-kept and up-to-date farms of
the county.

   Henry Shanks, father of the subject of this sketch, was a son of John Shanks,
and came from Cass county to Carroll county, Indiana, at an early date, and
lived in Washington township until his death. He was born in Ohio in 1829. He
was united in marriage with Mary Blue, daughter of Uriah Blue. This union was
blest with eleven children, nine of whom are living in 1915: L. P., Margaret,
who died in 1893; Alice A., John U.; Melvina, deceased; Sarah J.; William; David
T.; Mary F.; James O. and Nora B., L. P. lives in Washington township; Alice A.
is the wife of Jasper Fouts, of Washington township; John U. is mentioned
elsewhere in this volume; Sarah J. became the wife of Charles Snyder of
Carrollton township; William lives on a farm in Montana; Mary F. is married to
William McCloskey, of Deer Creek township, Cass county; James O. lives in
Washington township; Nora was married to John Hummel, of Cass county, Indiana.

   John Shanks, the paternal grandfather, was a native of Ohio, and was one of
the early settlers in Cass county, Indiana.

   Uriah Blue, the maternal grandfather, was an early settler in Carroll county,
where he served as a member of the board of county commissioners, and was a
prominent citizen of his time.

   David T. Shanks was united in marriage on December 29, 1891, with Artie M.
Houser, daughter of John and Margaret (Campbell) Houser. She was born on
December 27, 1872, and reared on a farm in Carroll county, her father dying when
she was a babe in arms. She was educated at the public schools of the district
To Mr. and Mrs. Shanks have been born four children: Elsie, died at the age of
two years; Ruby M., born on October 2, 1893, a graduate of the Camden high
school, afterward became a student of music at that city, and lives at home;
Raymond V. Shanks, born on February 27, 1895, is also a graduate of the Camden
high school, and is at present attending the North Manchester College; Ethel M.,
died at the age of four and one-half years.

   Mr. Shanks has blended his business interests with those of the
representative and leading interests of Camden, occupying some of the most
prominent offices, among them being director of the Camden Telephone Company,
and also director of the Farmers State Bank of Burrows, with the following
officers: Doctor Wagoner, president; M. J. McGreevy, vice-president; and E. E.
Shookman, cashier; the board of directors consisting of David T. Shanks, Samuel
Wasson, William J. Guckien and William Martin.


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Biographical Section of
HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana

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