Third child of John Shawhan and Margaret "Peggy" McCune — sibling of Daniel "Cashier Dan" Shawhan (direct line, Gen 5), not herself part of the traced direct line to Spencer. Direct ancestor of Bob Francis, one of this source document's own two compilers. Married (1) Nicholas Smith, (2) her own first cousin and sister Margaret's widower, William Reading.
Life events
- 9 Oct 1799Born, Bourbon County, Kentucky
- 12 Jan 1816Married (1) Nicholas Smith, Bourbon County, Kentucky
- 24 Nov 1834Husband Nicholas Smith died
- (date not captured) — Married (2) William Reading, her widowed sister Margaret's husband and her own first cousin
- 14 Dec 1882Died, Bourbon County, Kentucky, age 83
- 6 Mar 1999Bob Francis, a descendant, locates and excavates her gravestone (broken, buried face down) near Shawhan, Kentucky, reading "READING / Born Oct. 9, 1799 / Died Dec. 14, 1882" — matching her known birth/death dates and confirming the burial site
Sources
- History and Genealogy of the Shawhan and Related Families.