Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

About

Pendleton County, Kentucky, carpenter and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy T. Shanks. Carpenter in Pendleton County in 1860. Corporal in the 9th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.).

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pendleton County, Falmouth, p. 9.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0134.

Citation

Shanks, Obediah M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207744 (November 12, 2026).

Network

The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as Obediah M. Shanks (Pendleton County, Kentucky, carpenter). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (1)

Petition
Sopha Knor to Beriah Magoffin
1861-07-29

People

Organizations

Places

Loading network...

Network Visualized

How to use the visualization

CWGK’s network visualization brings the edition’s documents to life. The network on this page centers around Shanks, Obediah M.. Click on the light blue dot to see the documents in which the entity appears. You can also click on the dark orange dots to see other people linked to Shanks, Obediah M., a light orange dot to see the places connected to Shanks, Obediah M., or dark green dots to see organizations linked to Shanks, Obediah M..

Additionally, the lines between the dots add additional information. The light green lines demonstrate direct connections between Shanks, Obediah M. and another person, place, or organization. The light pink lines highlight that the dots appear in the same document.