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Matthew Shanks Jr 1779–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Cedar Springs (Abbeville County), Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 December 1857

Death Location: Palmyra, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Matthew Shanks

Mother: Ann Wilson

Spouse(s): Nancy Shanks

Children(s): Rosanna Shanks, Robert SHANKS, Mathew SHANKS, James SHANKS, William SHANKS, Martha SHANKS, Margaret Shanks

Matthew Shanks Jr was born in 1779 in Cedar Springs (Abbeville County), Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Matthew M Shanks And Ann Martha Wilson. Matthew Shanks Jr married Nancy Shanks, and had children including James Shanks, Margaret Shanks, Martha Shanks, Mathew Shanks, Robert Shanks, Rosanna Shanks, William W Shanks. Matthew Shanks Jr passed away in 1857 in Palmyra, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Shanks Jr was born in 1779 in Cedar Springs (Abbeville County), Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Matthew M Shanks And Ann Martha Wilson.
  • Matthew Shanks Jr married Nancy Shanks, and had children including James Shanks, Margaret Shanks, Martha Shanks, Mathew Shanks, Robert Shanks, Rosanna Shanks, William W Shanks.
  • Matthew Shanks Jr passed away in 1857 in Palmyra, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Matthew Jr's Ancestors

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Matthew Jr
1779–1857
Birth Place: Cedar Springs (Abbeville County), Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Matthew M. Shanks
1740–1815
Ireland
Ann (Martha) Wilson
1748–1767
, Ireland
Grandparents
James ("Ulster Scot") Shanks
1725–1797
Ireland
Clarissa (Jane) Deall
1724–1774
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Jr's Descendants

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Matthew (Shanks) Jr (1779–2 December 1857) m. Nancy Shanks (1785–5 December 1857)
  1. 1. Rosanna Shanks 1818–1914 m. Henry (Bates) Baldree 1828–1908
    1. 1. Soprano (Snow) Baldree 1847–1880 m. John Tisdale 1844–1903
      1. 1. William (Alfred) Tisdale 1873–1920 m. Martha (Eleanor) Key 1877–1952
        1. 1. William (Henry) Tisdale 1897–1959 m. Charlie (Wilson "Willie") Teer 1899–1989
        2. 2. John (Owen) Tisdale 1899–1977
        3. 3. David (M) Tisdale 1902–1977
        4. 4. Eva (Ruth) Tisdale 1905–1983
        5. 5. Etta (Pearl) Tisdale 1907–1916
        6. 6. Martha (Fay) Tisdale 1909–
        7. 7. Rufus (Earl) Tisdale 1914–1975
        8. 8. Juanita Tisdale 1918–1984
        9. 9. Vera (M) Tisdale 1903–
      2. 2. Margarette (Elizabeth) Tisdale 1866–
      3. 3. James (H) Tisdale 1870–1905
      4. 4. George (F) Tisdale 1875–
      5. 5. Andrew (Ervin) Tisdale 1879–1958
      6. 6. Thomas Tisdale 1867–
    2. 2. Orinda Baldree 1851–1936
    3. 3. Laura Baldree 1849–1906
    4. 4. Samuel (Albert) Baldree 1853–1938
    5. 5. Martha (Yawn) Baldree 1855–1924
    6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Baldree 1857–1893
    7. 7. William (M.) Baldree 1859–1933
    8. 8. Margaret (Catherine) Baldree 1861–
  2. 2. Robert SHANKS 1808–1884
  3. 3. Mathew SHANKS 1806–1884
  4. 4. James SHANKS 1813–1881
  5. 5. William (W.) SHANKS 1815–1890
  6. 6. Martha SHANKS 1820–1826
  7. 7. Margaret Shanks 1814–1893

Matthew Jr's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Matthew Shanks Jr in Cedar Springs (Abbeville County), Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Cedar Springs (Abbeville County), Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
1857
2 December 1857
Age 78
Death of Matthew Shanks Jr in Mount Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
Mount Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Cedar Springs (Abbeville County), Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1857
    Event Place: Mount Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palmyra, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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