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James Joseph Shanks 1937–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1937

Birth Location: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 2013

Death Location: Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA

Father: Joseph Shanks

Mother: Elsie Pettigrew

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Children(s):

The story of James Joseph Shanks began in 1937 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA. In 1940, James Joseph Shanks resided in E P 64, El Paso, Colorado, USA. James Joseph Shanks passed away in 2013 in Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Joseph Shanks began in 1937 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA.
  • In 1940, James Joseph Shanks resided in E P 64, El Paso, Colorado, USA.
  • James Joseph Shanks passed away in 2013 in Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shanks's Ancestors

Self
James Shanks
1937–2013
Birth Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
Parents
Joseph D Shanks
1906–1990
Schell City, Vernon, Missouri, USA
Elsie (Mary) Pettigrew
1907–1980
El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Nicolas) Shanks
1869–1948
Belle, Maries, Missouri, USA
Lulu (Mae) Livesay
1881–1947
Richfield, Adams, Illinois, USA
James (Joseph) Pettigrew
1855–1933
New York, USA
Anna DeBarry
1869–1946
Colorado, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lyman Livsey
1845–1920
Mary Haun
1849–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Livesay
1797–1855
Lydia Fitzgerald
1807–1898

James Shanks's Timeline

8 Records

1937
17 Mar 1937
Birth of James Joseph Shanks in Colorado, USA
Colorado, USA
1937
17 Mar 1937
Birth of James Joseph Shanks in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
James Joseph Shanks resided here in E P 64, El Paso, Colorado, USA
E P 64, El Paso, Colorado, USA
1951
1951-1952
Age 14
James Joseph Shanks resided here in Colorado
Colorado
1958
1958
Age 21
James Joseph Shanks resided here in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
1993
1993
Age 56
James Joseph Shanks resided here in Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
1996
1996
Age 59
James Joseph Shanks resided here in Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
2013
24 Dec 2013
Age 76
Death of James Joseph Shanks in Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
Alma, Park, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1937
    Event Place: Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: El Paso, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00462; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 21-79
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 3 Jan 2014; Publication Place: Bailey, Colorado, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1937
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E P 64, El Paso, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: El Paso, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00462; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 21-79

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1952
    Event Place: Colorado
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2013
    Event Place: Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James J. Shanks 2013

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alma, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colorado Springs
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 3 Jan 2014; Publication Place: Bailey, Colorado, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 2013
    Event Place: Alma, Park, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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