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James Alexander Shanks 1829–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1829

Birth Location: , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 03 May 1881

Death Location: Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Shanks

Mother: Martha Baldree

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In 1829, James Alexander Shanks entered the world in , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, born to Robert Matthew Shanks And Martha Baldree. James Alexander Shanks passed away in 1881 in Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1829, James Alexander Shanks entered the world in , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA, born to Robert Matthew Shanks And Martha Baldree.
  • James Alexander Shanks passed away in 1881 in Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA.

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James Shanks's Ancestors

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James Shanks
1829–1881
Birth Place: , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Matthew Shanks
1800–1879
Cedar Srings, Abbyville, South Carolina, USA
Martha Baldree
1808–1845
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
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

James Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1829
20 Nov 1829
Birth of James Alexander Shanks in , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1881
03 May 1881
Age 52
Death of James Alexander Shanks in Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA
Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1829
    Event Place: , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1881
    Event Place: Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA

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