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Lurenda Jane Shanks 1795 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1795

Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1878

Death Location: Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Shanks

Mother: Armelia Williams

Spouse(s): John Smith

Children(s): Lucinda Smith

The story of Lurenda Jane Shanks began in 1795 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Lurenda Jane Shanks married John Young Smith, and had children including Lucinda Ann Smith. Lurenda Jane Shanks passed away in 1878 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lurenda Jane Shanks began in 1795 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lurenda Jane Shanks married John Young Smith, and had children including Lucinda Ann Smith.
  • Lurenda Jane Shanks passed away in 1878 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shanks
1774 – 1804
Birth Location: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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Armelia Williams
1777 – 1852
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
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Spouses(s)

John Smith
1793 – 1865
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Lucinda Smith
1839 – 1884
Birth Location: Watertown, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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Lurenda Shanks's Ancestors

Self
Lurenda Shanks
1795 – 1878
Birth Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Shanks
1774 – 1804
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Armelia ("Milly") Williams
1777 – 1852
Mecklenburg, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
Grandparents
John Shanks
1739 – 1792
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Lydia Dickey
1728 – 1803
Wilsons, Dinwiddie, Virginia, British Colonial America, United States
James Williams
1751 – 1802
Wilson Town, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Martha Wilkins
1752 – 1817
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Baynard
1686 – 1729
Susannah Pardo
1686 – 1736
Arabella Smith
1718 – 1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1664 – 1697
Sarah Coale
1660 – 1697
Arabella Smith
1694 – 1758

Lurenda Shanks's Descendants

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Lurenda (Jane) Shanks (Dec 1795 – 15 Jul 1878) m. John (Young) Smith (21 Jan 1793 – 1 Mar 1865)
  1. 1. Lucinda (Ann) Smith (abt 1839 – abt 1884) m. Thomas (Amzi) Bass (1838 – 1862)
    1. 1. Lykirkas (Alonza Amzi) Bass (18 Jan 1859 – 28 Sep 1937) m. Martha (Frances) THOMPSON (07 Mar 1859 – 14 Oct 1939)
      1. 1. Laura (Ophelia) bass m. John (David) bailey
        1. 1. Ina (Delma) bailey m. William (Marcus) Knight

Lurenda Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1795
Dec 1795
Birth of Lurenda Jane Shanks in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
1878
15 Jul 1878
Age 83
Death of Lurenda Jane Shanks in Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1795
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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