Joseph G. Shands
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1813 - Virginia Christening: Death: in St. Louis, Missouri 1 2 Burial: 10 Nov 1864 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, Missouri Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Clarissa Walton (Abt 1822 - 10 Jun 1896) Marriage: 3 Jan 1839 - St. Louis, Missouri 3 Children: 1. Annie Theophania Shands (Abt 1843-1916) 2. Thomas J. Shands (1845-1900) 3. Clara Walton Shands (Abt 1847-1933) 4. Caroline Virginia Shands (1848-1925) 5. William W. Shands (1850-1917) 6. Mary Eliza Shands (Abt 1853-1886) 7. Oliver G. Shands (1854-1913) 8. Effie May Shands (1858-1895) 9. Edward S. P. Shands (Abt 1862-1898)
Notes
General:
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.
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.
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