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David McKinley Shanks 1878–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1878

Birth Location: Freestone, Texas, USA

Death Date: 07 Nov 1961

Death Location: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA

Father: George Shanks

Mother: Martha Wells

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In 1878, David McKinley Shanks entered the world in Freestone, Texas, USA, born to George Hemphill Shanks And Martha Mattie Willard Wells. David McKinley Shanks passed away in 1961 in Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, David McKinley Shanks entered the world in Freestone, Texas, USA, born to George Hemphill Shanks And Martha Mattie Willard Wells.
  • David McKinley Shanks passed away in 1961 in Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA.

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David Shanks's Ancestors

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David Shanks
1878–1961
Birth Place: Freestone, Texas, USA
Parents
George Hemphill Shanks
1846–1934
Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Martha ("Mattie" Willard) Wells
1848–1928
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Westmoreland) Wells
1825–1886
Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Ellen) Kerley
1824–1906
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1782–1865
Elizabeth Livingston
1790–1846
Arthur Kerley
1770–1835
Sarah Barrett
1790–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1753–1833
Sarah Westmoreland
1765–1839
F Livingston
1755–1802
Susannah Moorehead
1755–

David Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1878
27 May 1878
Birth of David McKinley Shanks in Freestone, Texas, USA
Freestone, Texas, USA
1961
07 Nov 1961
Age 83
Death of David McKinley Shanks in Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1878
    Event Place: Freestone, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1961
    Event Place: Wellington, Collingsworth, Texas, USA

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