Clarissa  Schanck  Lisk  McCoy


Clarissa Schanck born January 18, 1799, New Jersey; died August 24, 1886, Shelby Co., Indiana.  The daughter of Caboucka Schanck  and  Catherine Conover.  Married 1st  Willet Lisk, December 11, 1816, Middlesex, New Jersey.  Married 2nd  David McCoy, September 06, 1832, Shelby Co., Indiana.  Children of Willet and Clarissa were  Catherine,  John,  Ann Elizabeth,  and  Martha Jane Lisk  and Child of  David and Clarissa was  David McCoy.

The back of her photo reads:
They drove through in a Prairie Schooner from New Jersey to Indiana.
Miss Clarissa Schanck married first Mr. Lisk, second Mr. McCoy.
Grandmother McCoy born 1799 Jan 18 - New Jersey.  Came to Ind 1818, was 19 years old, had a young baby 2 months at time.

Submitted by Daryl Johnson, St Peters, MO

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