Trying to learn more about the latter years of Captain John L Shackford. In 1847 he was master of the Brig Carryl which travelled from New York to the West Indies. By the 1860s he had moved from Maine to New York where he was listed in directories as a shipmaster. In Feb 1871 his wife Elizabeth S Clark Shackford filed for divorce stating that he had moved to St Thomas about three years earlier and had told acquaintances that he had married there and had at least one daughter. In Dec 1871 John L Shackford died in St Thomas (seems to be listed as Shuckford in that death record.) Looking for guidance on how to find out more about his shipping career and any thoughts on how to find the name of his wife in St Thomas and/or the names of their children. Specifically trying to learn if a John Lincoln Shackford (1872-1917) was his son who was possibly born after he died. Thanks for any help you may offer. Joanne Shackford Parkes