Chapter 6 - The Ancestry Continues!

 

The chart that follows is a little more simplified and shows the direct descendants of Moses Shanks, my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather. I find this chart most interesting and it is especially easy to read.

DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF MOSES SHANKS

1. MOSES SHANKS b. ABOUT 1750 d. Unknown

m. Unknown

2. NICHOLAS SHANKS b. 1775 d. 1838

m. Rosanna (Rosey) Graham b. Unknown d. 1840

1. Jane Shanks b. Unknown d. Unknown

2. Mary Shanks b. Unknown d. Unknown

3. Nancy Shanks b. Unknown d. Unknown

4. Rebecca Shanks b. Unknown d. Unknown

5. Silas Carrick Shanks b. Jun 3, 1799 d. Unknown

6. Moses Shanks b. Jul 28, 1809 d. Sep 1889

7. Susannah Shanks b. Unknown d. Unknown

* Total 12 children - 7 Girls 2 Boys 3 Sex unknown

* The names of 2 Girls & the 3 Sex Unknown are missing

3. SILAS CARRICK SHANKS b. Jun 3, 1799 d. Unknown

m. Elizabeth Milburn b. 1802 d. Unknown

1. Lucinda Shanks b. Oct 26, 1821 d. Dec 15, 1902

2. Luisa J. Shanks b. 1827 d. Unknown

3. Nancy A. Shanks b. 1830 d. Unknown

4. William Milburn Shanks b. Apr 13, 1833 d. Nov 14, 1901

5. Walter Emerson Shanks b. 1834 d.. Unknown

6. Elbert Kelly Shanks b. Dec 4, 1835 d. Jul 31, 1903

7. Jonathan W. Shanks b. 1839 d. Unknown

8. Silas Carrick Shanks b. Jul 10, 1841 d. Mar 30, 1917

9. Asbery Milton Shanks b. 1843 d. Unknown

4. ELBERT KELLY SHANKS b. Dec 4, 1835 d. Jul 31, 1903

m. Mary E. Fraker b. May 30, 1841 d. Apr 12, 1868

1. Joseph Asbury Shanks b. Oct 18, 1866 d. Aug 28, 1928

m. Mary A. Basket b. Mar 18, 1844 d. Jun 18, 1892

2. Ida Shanks b. Jun 12, 1870 d. Unknown

3. Thomas W. Shanks b. Jan 16, 1872 d. Jul 9, 1893

4. Effie M. Shanks b. Jul 9, 1873 d. Jun 7, 1908

5. Edgar Shanks b. Nov 20, 1875 d. Jun 28, 1876

6. Lulu Shanks b. May 9, 1877 d. Unknown

7. Lena Shanks b. Jan 19, 1879 d. May 3, 1887

8. William Garfield Shanks b. Feb 2, 1881 d. 1929

9. Bertie E. Shanks b. Feb 21, 1883 d. 1956

10. Elmer J. Shanks b. Feb 19, 1885 d. 1960

11. Silas Luther Shanks b. Aug 26, 1889 d. Nov 6, 1956

m. Mary J. Brown b. Jul 18, 1853 d. Nov 13, 1917

12. Elbert Ruble Shanks b. Dec 26, 1897 d. Dec 29, 1963

5. ELBERT RUBLE SHANKS b. Dec 26, 1897 d. Dec 29, 1963

m. Letha O'Dell Williams b. Sep 8, 1900 d. Nov 17, 1991

1. A. J. (Andy) Shanks b. Aug 24, 1921 d. Aug 14, 1966

2. Thelma Nadine Shanks b. Apr 30, 1923

3. William Glen Shanks b. Feb 2, 1925

4. Carroll Dean Shanks b. Dec 3, 1927

5. Donald Mike Shanks b. Sep 28, 1934

6. Elbert Wayne Shanks b. Jul 27, 1936

6. DONALD MIKE SHANKS b. Sep 28, 1934 d.

m. Betty Lee Keys b. Dec 17, 1933 d.

1. Michael Lee Shanks b. Jan 4, 1954

2. Donna Lynn Shanks b. Dec 18, 1958

3. Charles Robert Shanks b. Oct 6, 1960