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William Shanks 1774 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1804

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Shanks

Mother: Lydia Dickey

Spouse(s): Armelia Williams

Children(s): Lurenda Shanks

In 1774, William Shanks entered the world in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA, born to John Shanks and Lydia Dickey. William Shanks married Armelia "Milly" Williams, and had children including Lurenda Jane Shanks. William Shanks passed away in 1804 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1774, William Shanks entered the world in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA, born to John Shanks and Lydia Dickey.
  • William Shanks married Armelia "Milly" Williams, and had children including Lurenda Jane Shanks.
  • William Shanks passed away in 1804 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shanks
1739 – 1792
Birth Location: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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Lydia Dickey
1728 – 1803
Birth Location: Wilsons, Dinwiddie, Virginia, British Colonial America, United States
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Spouses(s)

Armelia Williams
1777 – 1852
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Allemagne
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Children(s)

Lurenda Shanks
1795 – 1878
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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William Shanks's Ancestors

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William Shanks
1774 – 1804
Birth Place: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Shanks
1739 – 1792
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Lydia Dickey
1728 – 1803
Wilsons, Dinwiddie, Virginia, British Colonial America, United States
Grandparents
William ((2nd G GF)) Baynard
1686 – 1729
Talbot, Maryland, United States
Susannah Pardo
1686 – 1736
Third Haven MM, Talbot, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1664 – 1697
Sarah Coale
1660 – 1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pardoe
1640 – 1716
Sarah
1641 – 1697
Joseph Coale
1636 – 1670
Sarah Watson
1640 – 1704

William Shanks's Descendants

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William Shanks (1774 – 20 Feb 1804) m. Armelia ("Milly") Williams (1 May 1777 – 26 Aug 1852)
  1. 1. 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

William Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of William Shanks in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
1804
20 Feb 1804
Age 30
Death of William Shanks in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1804
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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