I am a direct descendant of Samuel Shoaf, of Rowan & Davisdon counties, NC, and I am looking for any credible links that connect him with his assumed father, Jacob Shoaf, Jr (1802-1840), grandson of John Henry Shoaf, Sr.
Unfortunately, the early census reports do not give sufficient data to clearly establish Samuel as Jacob's son and all I have is family history. Samuel apparently died before the 1850 census and his son, Robert Lindsey Shoaf (my g-grandfather), was given to an aunt, Margaret Shoaf Warren, to raise and they moved to Ashe County, NC. Samuel's wife, Elizabeth Brinkley, shows up in the 1850 census with some of the other children. I have a wealth of Samuel Shoaf descendant info to share.