Joseph G. Shands and Clarissa Walton

Husband Joseph G. Shands
           Born: Abt 1813 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died:  - St. Louis, Missouri ¹ ²
         Buried: 10 Nov 1864 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
       Marriage: 3 Jan 1839 - St. Louis, Missouri ³
Wife Clarissa Walton
           Born: Abt 1822 - Missouri or Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jun 1896 - Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York ⁴ ⁵
         Buried: 13 Jun 1896 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
         Father: Joseph Walton (1777-1856)
         Mother: Anne Delaney (Abt 1781-1862)
Children
1 F Annie Theophania Shands
           Born: Abt 1843 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 25 Jun 1916 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
2 M Thomas J. Shands
           Born: 1845 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 1900 ⁷
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cem., Kirkwood, St. Louis Co., Missouri
3 F Clara Walton Shands
           Born: Abt 1847 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 16 Oct 1933 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
4 F Caroline Virginia Shands
           Born: 1848 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 1925 ⁹
         Buried: 28 Nov 1925 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
         Spouse: Joseph M. Fitzroy (1843-1895)
5 M William W. Shands
           Born: 1850 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 1917 ¹⁰
         Buried: 2 Jan 1918 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
6 F Mary Eliza Shands
           Born: Abt 1853 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Nov 1886 - St. Louis, Missouri ¹¹
         Buried: 4 Nov 1886 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
7 M Oliver G. Shands
           Born: 1854 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 1913 ¹²
         Buried: 25 Feb 1913 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
8 F Effie May Shands
           Born: 15 May 1858 - St. Louis, Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Nov 1895 ¹³
         Buried: 23 Nov 1896 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
9 M Edward S. P. Shands
           Born: Abt 1862 - Missouri
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jul 1898 ¹⁴
         Buried: 12 Jul 1898 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri
General Notes: Husband - Joseph G. Shands

CENSUS:

<pre>1840 St. Louis Co., Missouri, St. Louis Township
J. G. Shands 00022 -- 0002; 4 slaves; 1 in commerce, 3 in manufactures and trades
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
2 15-20 2
2 20-30
30-40 </pre>

<pre>1850 St. Louis Co., Missouri, the 2nd Ward of St. Louis; Aug 10
861/1166
J. G. Shands 37 M Va $8000 O'Fallon mill
Clarisa " 26 F Mo
Ann T. " 7 F Mo
Thomas W. " 6 M Mo
Clara W. " 3 F Mo
Caroline " 2 F Mo
Lisette Witte 26 F Germany </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he does not own any slaves.

<pre>1860 St. Louis Co., Missouri, 2nd Ward City St. Louis, p.o. St. Louis; June 15; pg 78
331/711
Joseph T. Shands 46 MW Oh $16000/$3000 Miller retired
Clarisa " 36 FW Il
Anna " 18 1/2 FW St. Louis
Thomas " 16 MW St. Louis
Clara Walton " 13 FW St. Louis
Caroline " 11 FW St. Louis
William " 9 MW St. Louis
Oliver " 5 MW St. Louis
Effy " 2 FW St. Louis
Joseph Ganger 19 MW St. Louis (Orphan adptd.) servant
Catharine Miller 34 FW Lippe Detmold Serv. girl </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he does not own any slaves.

<pre>1870 St. Louis Co., Mo, 6th Ward St. Louis, p.o. St. Louis; June 16; pg 54
353/342
Clarissa Shands 48 FW Mo $--/$3000 Keeps house
Anna T. " 25 FW Mo At home
Clara W. " 22 FW Mo At home
C. V. Fitzroy 20 FW Mo At home
T. J. Shands 26 MW Mo Clerk on Steam Boat
M. E. " 16 FW Mo At School
Effie M. " 12 FW Mo At School
O. G. " 16 MW Mo Clerk in Office
W. W. " 19 MW Mo Clerk in Store </pre>

<pre>1880 St. Louis Co., Missouri, City of St. Louis, ED 131; June 12; pg 42
311/387 2616 Clark Ave.
Mrs. J. G. Shands 56 widow Wd Mo Pa Pa Keeping house
Annie T. " 37 dau S Mo Va Mo at home
Clara W. " 33 dau S Mo Va Mo at home
Wm. W. " 29 son S Mo Va Mo Clerk Store
Mary E. " 27 dau S Mo Va Mo School Teacher
O. G. " 25 son S Mo Va Mo Shipping Clerk
E. P. " 17 dau S Mo Va Mo a school
Margret Clark 41 servant S Ire Ire Ire Servant </pre>

ST. LOUIS CITY DIRECTORIES:

Prior to 1840 no one named Shands is in a city directory. In Charles Keemle's 1840-41 St. Louis Directory Joseph Shan is a bricklayer. He lives on Morgan between 7th & 8th. In Chambers and Knapp's 1842 St. Louis Directory Joseph G. Shands and Wm. O. Shands are bricklayers and live on Morgan between 7th & 8th. In Green's 1845 directory John Shands, carpenter, and Augustus Shands, bricklayer, board with J. G. Shands, bricklayer, who lives on the north side of Morgan west of 7th. W. O. Shands, bricklayer, lives nearby on the east side of 8th north of Morgan and has an office at 115 Pine. In 1847 Joseph G. and William O. are bricklayers living at 203 Morgan and 161 N 8th, respectively.

MILLER:

http://www.mohistory.org/files/archives_guides/Guide_to_the_Archival_Collections_S-Z.doc.pdf

A2343
Shands, J.G.
Letter to his sister, Mrs. M.A.T. Aldridge, 1849 Jan 24. 1 item
Letter signed J.G. Shands [Joseph G. Shands?], St. Louis, to his sister, Mrs. M.A.T. Aldridge, Stony Creek Warehouse, Sussex County, Virginia, January 24, 1849. He writes about the O'Fallon Mill that he built in St. Louis the previous year; mentions his partner Jno. W. Robertson; mentions that the mill is producing first-rate flour; and discusses his bright business prospects. He provides news of family members, including William, Caroline, John, Ned, and Augustus, and describes his children: Anne, Thomas, Clara, and Caroline.
Cite as: J.G. Shands Letter to His Sister, Mrs. M.A.T. Aldridge, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.

Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database:

1854
Name: City of St. Louis vs. Shands, Joseph
Cause of Action: Violation of City Ordinance
Case Summary: Shands was indicted for selling 50 barrels of flour without inspection. He was fined $100. Supreme court reversed, ruling that the ordinance did not include flour manufactured within St. Louis.

"The Operative Miller", Vol 15, page 579:

Mr. Alex H. Smith, an old time miller of St. Louis, familiarly known as "Uncle Alex", at a recent gathering of the St. Louis Millers' Club gave a few reminiscences of the city, including a history of the old time mills:

The O'Fallon Mill, at the junction of Fourth and Fifth streets, now Broadway, was built and torn down and rebuilt by Joseph G. Shands, and operated under several succeeding owners until bought with other properties by the Gould railways for right-of-way to connect the Iron Mountain and Pacific roads by surface tracks, but the city refusing the necessary grant, the connection was not made; meantime, however, the mill was torn down.
General Notes: Wife - Clarissa Walton

DEATH:

"Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910", ancestry.com:

State of New York Transit Permit -- Yonkers, County of Westchester
Permission is hereby given to remove the remains of Clarissa Waltin Shands, aged 74 years, who died at 215 S. Birrey, Yonkers on the 10th day of June 1896, the cause of death being Apoplexy and a Transit Permit being asked for burial at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis in the State of Missouri.

BURIAL of CHILDREN:

All of Clarissa's 9 children except Thomas are buried in the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis in the same plot as their parents and Walton grandparents (Block 86 Lot 603). Based on Find-a-Grave only Caroline, William, Oliver, and Effie have individual markers. Their parents and grandparents do not have individual markers.

Oliver's wife and two of his children are buried in the plot and have individual markers. Caroline's husband is buried in the same plot and has a marker. Cemetery records show that 14 Shands, 8 Fitroys, 2 Waltons, 1 Holmes, 1 Moore, and 1 Crutsinger are buried in Block 86 Lot 603. George Crutsinger is a son of Eliza Walton and her husband George Crutsinger.

Click on "Burial Search" at the website of the Bellefontaine Cemetery Association and enter '603' as the 'Lot #'. Click on any of the persons buried in lot 603 and you will see a map of the plot.

Sources

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171946632.

2 St. Louis, Missouri, Death Records, 1850-1902, Vol L, pg 7, County Library RDSL 8, Missouri Archive C 10366, SLGS Rolls 307. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 , Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

4 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171946530.

5 Missouri, Death Records, 1850-1931, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

6 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 17347862.

7 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 67157277.

8 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171946420.

9 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171949054.

10 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171946945.

11 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171947088.

12 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171946775.

13 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 171948669.

14 "Find-a-Grave," Memrial # 171947215.

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