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Shirley Hankins 1939–2017

✓ Public Tree Person

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Birth Date: November 4, 1939

Birth Location: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA

Death Date: October 22, 2017

Death Location: Uniondale, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Ida Hawkins

Spouse(s): Dean Gephart

Shirley Hankins was born in 1939 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA, the child of Howard Hankins And Ida Hawkins. In 1940, Shirley Hankins resided in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. Shirley Hankins married Dean Ronald Gephart, Robert Leroy Myers, and had children including David Joe Gephart, Dean Ronald Gephart Ii, Greg Myers, Jeff Meyers, Joey Myers, Joseph Vincent Myers, Lisa Kay Myers, Rick Myers. Shirley Hankins passed away in 2017 in Uniondale, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 3 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 3 trees
Death year and location consistent across 3 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Ida Hawkins
1918–1999
IH

Spouse(s)

Dean Gephart
1938–2022
DG

Children

Biography

Early Life

Shirley Hankins was born in 1939 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA, the child of Howard Hankins And Ida Hawkins.

In 1940, Shirley Hankins resided in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States.

Family

Shirley Hankins married Dean Ronald Gephart, Robert Leroy Myers, and had children including David Joe Gephart, Dean Ronald Gephart Ii, Greg Myers, Jeff Meyers, Joey Myers, Joseph Vincent Myers, Lisa Kay Myers, Rick Myers.

Later Years

Shirley Hankins passed away in 2017 in Uniondale, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America.

Sources

  1. 1
    Census 1940 United States Federal Census
  2. 2
    Census 1950 United States Federal Census
  3. 3
    Birth Records Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
  4. 4
    Death Records Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  5. 5
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
  6. 6
    Newspaper U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
  7. 7
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
  8. 8
    Record Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001
  9. 9
    Marriage Records Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005

Life Timeline

1939
Born in Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States of America
1939
Born in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
1940
Resided in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
1950
Resided in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
2017
Died in Fort Wayne
2017
Died in

Related Records

IH
Ida Hawkins
1918–1999 · Parent
DG
Dean Ronald Gephart
1938–2022 · Spouse
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