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Benjamin Harrison Shanks 1851–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 February 1851

Birth Location: Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1933

Death Location: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Shanks

Mother: Mary Baldree

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In 1851, Benjamin Harrison Shanks entered the world in Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA, born to Robert Matthew Shanks And Mary Jane Baldree. Benjamin Harrison Shanks passed away in 1933 in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Benjamin Harrison Shanks entered the world in Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA, born to Robert Matthew Shanks And Mary Jane Baldree.
  • Benjamin Harrison Shanks passed away in 1933 in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA.

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Benjamin Shanks's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shanks
1851–1933
Birth Place: Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Parents
Robert Matthew Shanks
1800–1879
Cedar Srings, Abbyville, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Baldree
1822–1884
Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
James Shanks
1763–1828
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Jane (Elizabeth) Dale
1764–1834
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Sr.
1740–1823
Ann Wilson
1748–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shanks
1725–1797
Clarissa Deall
1724–1814

Benjamin Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1851
26 February 1851
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Shanks in Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1933
12 Jan 1933
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Harrison Shanks in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1851
    Event Place: Mount Willing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1933
    Event Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA

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