This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: EliseAdams15 Surnames: Adams, Thomas, Shanks Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.linn/573.0.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I know the Shanks (NOah and his father, Adam) can be traced back to NW Missouri (Ray Co). Adam Shanks, born abt 1796 in Virginia married an ancestor of mine, Catherine Thomas-Adams (her first husband, James Adams, born in TN in abt 1800) Is this the Adams you are researching? Either way I am trying to find out more about the Shanks to see if they may know about my Adams! :) Elise Adams Overmire, MN Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.