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Mary Ellen Shanks 1903–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1903

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1954

Death Location: Freestone, Texas, USA

Father: Julious Shanks

Mother: Lula Draper

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Mary Ellen Shanks began in 1903 in Texas, USA. Mary Ellen Shanks passed away in 1954 in Freestone, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ellen Shanks began in 1903 in Texas, USA.
  • Mary Ellen Shanks passed away in 1954 in Freestone, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Julious Shanks
1867–1961
Birth Location: Freestone, Texas, USA
JS
Lula Draper
1882–1969
Birth Location: Freestone, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Shanks's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shanks
1903–1954
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Julious Alver Shanks
1867–1961
Freestone, Texas, USA
Lula (May) Draper
1882–1969
Freestone, Texas, USA
Grandparents
George (Hemphill) Shanks
1846–1934
Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Martha ("Mattie" Willard) Wells
1848–1928
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wells
1825–1886
Sarah Kerley
1824–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wells
1782–1865
Elizabeth Livingston
1790–1846
Arthur Kerley
1770–1835
Sarah Barrett
1790–

Mary Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1903
17 Sep 1903
Birth of Mary Ellen Shanks in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1954
18 Mar 1954
Age 51
Death of Mary Ellen Shanks in Freestone, Texas, USA
Freestone, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1903
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1954
    Event Place: Freestone, Texas, USA
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