James Alexander Shanks (1831-1881) - Find a Grave Memorial

James Alexander Shanks

Birth

20 Nov 1831

Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA

Death

3 May 1881 (aged 49)

Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA

Burial

Cotton Gin Cemetery

Cotton Gin, Freestone County, Texas, USA Add to Map

Plot

M2-022

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James, son of Robert Mathew Shanks & Martha Baldree, married Rebecca Shelton 9 May 1863. ***** James was a Private during the Civil War serving with Company "I", 12th Texas Infantry.

Gravesite Details

Married Rebecca Shelton

Family Members

Parents

Robert Matthew Shanks

1799–1880

Spouse

Rebecca Shelton Shanks

1835–1929 (m. 1863)

Siblings

Margaret F Shanks Goodwin

1824–1898
Rufus Jordon Shanks

1840–1897
George Hemphill Shanks

1848–1934
Benjamin Harrison Shanks

1852–1933
Susana C Shanks

1854–1867

Children

John Thomas Shanks

1866–1955
Mary Ida Shanks Anglen

1869–1958
Anna Isabell Shanks Draper

1873–1927
Annice Molene Shanks Henderson

1875–1956
James Ila "Ollie" Shanks Cooper

1879–1976
Rebecca Shanks

1880–1929

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Geneanet Community Trees Index
Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
1880 United States Federal Census
1870 United States Federal Census
Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019

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James Alexander Shanks

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Robert Matthew Shanks

Rebecca Shelton Shanks

Margaret F Shanks Goodwin

Rufus Jordon Shanks

George Hemphill Shanks

Benjamin Harrison Shanks

Susana C Shanks

John Thomas Shanks

Mary Ida Shanks Anglen

Anna Isabell Shanks Draper

Annice Molene Shanks Henderson

James Ila "Ollie" Shanks Cooper

Rebecca Shanks

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