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Benjamin Franklin Shanks 1857–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1857

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 28 Dec 1932

Death Location: Ashland County, Ohio, USA

Father: John Shanks

Mother: Sarah Lewis

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Benjamin Franklin Shanks was born in 1857 in Ohio, the child of John L Shanks And Sarah Lewis. Benjamin Franklin Shanks passed away in 1932 in Ashland County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Shanks was born in 1857 in Ohio, the child of John L Shanks And Sarah Lewis.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shanks passed away in 1932 in Ashland County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shanks
1822–1903
Birth Location: Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Lewis
1824–1912
Birth Location: RICHLAND CO.,OHIO
SL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Shanks's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Shanks
1857–1932
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
John L Shanks
1822–1903
Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Lewis
1824–1912
RICHLAND CO.,OHIO
Grandparents
Matthew (M.) Shanks
1783–1859
Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (E.) Nicholson
1790–1836
Franklin Twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Archibald SHANKS
1750–1834
Catherine Garland
1760–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuell Shanks
1720–1806
Sarah Rapier
1726–1802

Benjamin Shanks's Timeline

12 Records

1857
13 Jul 1857
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shanks in Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio, USA
Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio, USA
1857
abt 1857
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shanks in Ohio
Ohio
1860
13 Jul 1860
Age 3
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shanks in Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio, USA
Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 3
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Mifflin, , Richland, Ohio, USA
Mifflin, , Richland, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Mifflin, , Richland, Ohio, USA
Mifflin, , Richland, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
1911
9 May 1911
Age 54
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Mansfield, Ohio, USA
Mansfield, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 63
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Ashland Ward 1, Ashland, Ohio, USA
Ashland Ward 1, Ashland, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 73
Benjamin Franklin Shanks resided here in Ashland, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA
Ashland, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA
1932
28 Dec 1932
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Franklin Shanks in Ashland County, Ohio, USA
Ashland County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland Ward 1, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: T625_1347; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 11
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Ohio; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341483
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M593_1261; Page: 227B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M653_1029; Page: 312; Family History Library Film:
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Mifflin, Ashland, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1857
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M593_1261; Page: 227B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mifflin, , Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M653_1029; Page: 312; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mifflin, , Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M593_1261; Page: 227B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mifflin, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 May 1911
    Event Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, News-Journal; Publication Date: 9 May 1911; Publication Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA; &terms=Benjamin_Franklin_Shanks

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ashland Ward 1, Ashland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ashland Ward 1, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: T625_1347; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 11

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ashland, Ashland, Ohio; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341483

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1932
    Event Place: Ashland County, Ohio, USA
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