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Willie Gertrude Shanks Young 1898–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1985

Death Location: Tarrant County, Texas, USA

Father: JAMES SHANKS

Mother: Mary Shanks

Spouse(s): Andrew Young

Children(s): Gwinn Young, James Young, Elizabeth Young, Andrew Young, Joyce Young, Mary Young

Willie Gertrude Shanks Young was born in 1898 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA, the child of James Walter Shanks And Mary Elizabeth Shanks. Willie Gertrude Shanks Young married Andrew Hurley Young, and had children including Andrew Everett Young, Elizabeth Young, Gwinn Layton Young, James Campbell Young, Joyce Young, Mary Ellen Young. Willie Gertrude Shanks Young passed away in 1985 in Tarrant County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Gertrude Shanks Young was born in 1898 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA, the child of James Walter Shanks And Mary Elizabeth Shanks.
  • Willie Gertrude Shanks Young married Andrew Hurley Young, and had children including Andrew Everett Young, Elizabeth Young, Gwinn Layton Young, James Campbell Young, Joyce Young, Mary Ellen Young.
  • Willie Gertrude Shanks Young passed away in 1985 in Tarrant County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES SHANKS
1856–1914
Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama
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Mary Shanks
1875–1945
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Young
1886–1944
Birth Location: Stubbs, Kaufman county, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Gwinn Young
1930–2016
Birth Location: Texas
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James Young
1924–1991
Birth Location: Texas
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Elizabeth Young
1924–
Birth Location: Texas
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Andrew Young
1913–1984
Birth Location: Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
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Joyce Young
1917–
Birth Location: Texas
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Mary Young
1932–2004
Birth Location: Texas
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Willie Young's Ancestors

Self
Willie Young
1898–1985
Birth Place: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA
Parents
JAMES WALTER SHANKS
1856–1914
Pike County, Alabama
Mary (Elizabeth) Shanks
1875–1945
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Young's Descendants

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Willie (Gertrude Shanks) Young (5 Mar 1898–7 May 1985) m. Andrew (Hurley) Young (15 Apr 1886–8 Nov 1944)
  1. 1. Gwinn (Layton) Young 1930–2016 m. Betty (Joyce) Clark 1929–2015
  2. 2. James (Campbell) Young 1924–1991
  3. 3. Elizabeth Young 1924–
  4. 4. Andrew (Everett) Young 1913–1984
  5. 5. Joyce Young 1917–
  6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Young 1932–2004

Willie Young's Timeline

2 Records

1898
5 Mar 1898
Birth of Willie Gertrude Shanks Young in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA
1985
7 May 1985
Age 87
Death of Willie Gertrude Shanks Young in Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Tarrant County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1985
    Event Place: Tarrant County, Texas, USA
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