The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

III WAL VI icls, w I'th
he was wounded and retired on PEN
sion and lived on his farm in Rappa-
hammock county until his death at
eighty years of age. He had seven
daughters, only one of whom were
married. His widow was living on
this farm in 1861. Harriet never mar
ried. and died at "Clcavland" in 1876
Katherine married Rev. DR.. Hamilton
of Lancaster, Pa. Fanny married Cap
tain Cole. of the Revolutionary War,
who was given lands on the Ohio. OPP
posite Blennerhassett Island. Their
godson, Judge p. Il. Cole, was father of
Mrs. Cornelia Cole Fairbanks. wife of
Vice President OF the United States.
Benjamin. dr.. studied law, and
moved to Hopkinsville. Ky, and was
Judge Of the courts for thirty-fiv
years. His only son, DR.. William
Shackelford, died without issue in
Memphis in 1894,
John, eldest son OF Benjamin. and
Miss Jones, was lawyer and States
attorney from 1898 until his death in
1S4S; in 1882 he opposed George Stroth-
er for Congress. and was defeated by
one vote. Moses Gibson, of Rappahan-
mock county. father of his SON law.
Minor Gibson, being opposed to him
politically, voted against him.
Hon. John, born 1868, married first
Irene Newly, from whom ono daugh-
ter, Irene. who married James Green,
of Rappahannock county. her cousin:
issue, Colonel John Shackleford. of
sixth Virginia Cavalry. 1906;
pahannock; Mrs. Margaret Aldrdge
and Mrs. Charles Lewis. of Jefferson
county. John Shackleford married
second. in 1899. Lucy Tut. daughter of
Colonel Benjamin Tut, and Elizabeth
Pendletoa. daughter of Nathaniel Pen
dleton. and niece OF Hon. Edmund PEN
dleton. the statesman. Children were
Elizabeth P Mary Williams, Henry
Balou, Pierre, ATuscoe Livingston, John
| Lyme, Martha Frances and BENJAMIN
Howard.
!. Elizabeth P. born 1900: married
Minor VIM Gibson. 1919, of Kappa
hammock county, Va; Issue. Lucy T.,
Mrs. James NJ. Porter Martha l., Rev.
Isaac, Mrs. Ellis Porter. DR.. john st.
Pierre. James Green and Moses Glib
son, of Louisville, Ky
2. Mary Williams married Colonel
Jonathan Catlett Gibson, Culpeper
county. Issue: Mrs. John Bucker,
Rappahannock county; Mrs Mary Fitz-
hugh, of Prince William; Captain
: fierre, killed 1862: Colonel j. Catlett.
Forty-ninth Virginia. c. S. A.: Mrs.
Ann WEIGH. Alabama: Susan Mildred
Hon. Eustace. West Virginia; Bette,
and Edwin. famous scout of Colonel
John S. Mosby. known as Ned. Glib
son.
3. Hon. Henry, judge of Circuit Court
Tor eighteen years, married Elizabeth
, boss. Issue: May George. married
Colonel Catlett Gibson: Lucy J.. mar.
IroI
ond. Mons. lie Grand. of New York, anG
|, Paris; Shirley. married Rev. DR.. Davis
OF New York.
4. Hon. Barlow, judge in Wisconsin
married Miss Dotey. Issue: Collin, ant
Amelia, wife of Colonel Sullivan, OF
Chicago Post.
g. Or. Pierre. married Miss Elvirs
!, Gibson. of valley View" daughter Of
Colonel William Gibson. No Issue.
6. Captain Muscoe Livingston. U. S
A.. commanded third battery in siege
of Vera Cruz Mexico; aide to Genera
Scott; wounded at Moline del Rel ant
. died in City Of Mexico. Unmarried.
, T. Hon. John Lynn. chief clerk. Sec
!, ond Auditors office, Virginia, from 1856:
, to 19o1--fifty years.
, s. Martha Francis. married Richart
Thornton Spotswood. great-grandsol
: VI IoNclHbl fAleSalucI SpolS"OOu
Issue: Lucy-Mrs. Bland S. Smith-an,
Colonel Muscoe Livingston. of Rich
q mond, Va.
0. Hon. Benjamin Howard, married
n Rcbecca Beverly Green, daughter o
G jones Green. OF FauQuier county, Va
, Issue: Rev. James Green. BENJAMIN
t Howard, Jr., Hon. George Scott. o
/, Orange; Mrs. Lucy Walker. of Rich
c mend. Va; Mrs. Annie Smithey. o
: Ashland, Va, and Muscoe Livingston
: of Fremont, Ohio.
Singular to state, although Renjami
# Shackelford. 1881, had three sons, an
= John Shackelford. 1868. had six son.
there are to-day living but five NAL
representatives of tho surname. Hor
George Scott and his sons-Virginiu
Randolph. George Scott. Jr., and How
ard Green. of Orange county, an
Muscle Livingston, of Fremont, Obi
all descendants of Benjamin Howar
and Rebecca Green.
BENJAMIN Shackelford 1881, who wa
six feet six inches; all OF his thre
sons We're full six feet. and all Of tn
sons of his son John We're full 81
feet; OF the living representatives., nc
one measures under fve feet min
inches.
The Hon. Benjamin Shackelford, {
Kentucky, thirty-tlve years judge. wa
the first man on this continent to ir
struct a jury to find against tho Stat
in a case of assault and battery--ir
structing them that Damned lie we
ar equal assault as a blow" This hc
since been ingrafted in the law Of tt
whole country.
While there are SO few male repre-
sentatives living named Shackelfor
tot,
almost every State in the West, &
Fearing the names of other men VIII
married the daughters of this distr
guished family of early Colonial days
Cole. Alexander Gibson. Buckner Fit
hugh, Spotswood. ETC. M. G.
Dreedcn
Editor Tho Times-Dispatch: