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Shelby (Shell) Banks 1905–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Letcher Co. Kentucky

Death Date: 25 JUL 1943

Death Location: Franklin Co. Indiana

Father: John Sr

Mother: Cornelia Adams

Spouse(s): Susan Adams

Children(s): Robert Banks

The story of Shelby (Shell) Banks began in 1905 in Letcher Co. Kentucky. Shelby (Shell) Banks married Susan Francis Adams, and had children including Henry David Banks, Robert Lee Banks. Shelby (Shell) Banks passed away in 1943 in Franklin Co. Indiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Shelby (Shell) Banks began in 1905 in Letcher Co. Kentucky.
  • Shelby (Shell) Banks married Susan Francis Adams, and had children including Henry David Banks, Robert Lee Banks.
  • Shelby (Shell) Banks passed away in 1943 in Franklin Co. Indiana.

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Shelby Banks's Ancestors

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Shelby Banks
1905–1943
Birth Place: Letcher Co. Kentucky
Parents
John L Banks Sr
1884–1964
Sackett, Kentucky, USA
Cornelia ("dobb") Adams
1886–1973
Letcher Co. Kentucky
Grandparents
William ("Black" Harrison) Banks
1854–1914
Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Millie (Ann) Combs
1863–1911
Smoot Creek, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cassandra Banks
1825–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johnson II
1785–1862
Mary Adams
1795–1872

Shelby Banks's Descendants

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Shelby ((Shell)) Banks (11 Apr 1905–25 JUL 1943) m. Susan (Francis) Adams (2 JAN 1904–10 APR 1970)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Banks 1934–2007

Shelby Banks's Timeline

2 Records

1905
11 Apr 1905
Birth of Shelby (Shell) Banks in Letcher Co. Kentucky
Letcher Co. Kentucky
1943
25 JUL 1943
Age 38
Death of Shelby (Shell) Banks in Franklin Co. Indiana
Franklin Co. Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Letcher Co. Kentucky
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1943; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1943
    Event Place: Franklin Co. Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1943; Roll: 08

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