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Oscar Douglas Shanks 1908–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1908

Birth Location: Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 October 1996

Death Location: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Alfred Shanks

Mother: Nannie Huffman

Spouse(s): Nancy Graham, Hallie Watts

Children(s): James Sr

The story of Oscar Douglas Shanks began in 1908 in Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA. Oscar Douglas Shanks married Hallie Marie Watts, Nancy Belle Graham, and had children including James Stanley Shanks Sr. Oscar Douglas Shanks passed away in 1996 in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Oscar Douglas Shanks began in 1908 in Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.
  • Oscar Douglas Shanks married Hallie Marie Watts, Nancy Belle Graham, and had children including James Stanley Shanks Sr.
  • Oscar Douglas Shanks passed away in 1996 in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Oscar Shanks's Ancestors

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Oscar Shanks
1908–1996
Birth Place: Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Alfred Lee Shanks
1888–1937
Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
Nannie (Laura) Huffman
1888–1961
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
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Oscar Shanks's Descendants

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Oscar (Douglas) Shanks (13 Sep 1908–5 October 1996) m. Nancy (Belle) Graham (3 May 1910–) m. Hallie (Marie) Watts (6 October 1905–26 April 1976)
  1. 1. James (Stanley Shanks) Sr 1935–2000 m. Phyllis (Ann) Clevenger 1942–2010

Oscar Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1908
13 Sep 1908
Birth of Oscar Douglas Shanks in Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1996
5 October 1996
Age 88
Death of Oscar Douglas Shanks in Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1996
    Event Place: Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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