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Winnie “Winny” <I>Brush</I> Shankle

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Winnie “Winny” Brush Shankle

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
9 Feb 1883 (aged 68)
Shankleville, Newton County, Texas, USA
Burial
Shankleville, Newton County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Born into slavery, Winnie and her husband, Jim, along with friend and former slave Stephen McBride were the founders of Shankleville Community after Emancipation. She is buried in Jim Shankle Cemetery, named for her husband.

Sh is an ancestor of athlete and TV host Michael Strahan and his life is discussed on the episode "Freedom Tales" S05E05 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. aired on PBS on 5 Feb 2019.
Born into slavery, Winnie and her husband, Jim, along with friend and former slave Stephen McBride were the founders of Shankleville Community after Emancipation. She is buried in Jim Shankle Cemetery, named for her husband.

Sh is an ancestor of athlete and TV host Michael Strahan and his life is discussed on the episode "Freedom Tales" S05E05 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. aired on PBS on 5 Feb 2019.


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  • Created by: VOdom-Foster
  • Added: Feb 9, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196734931/winnie-shankle: accessed ), memorial page for Winnie “Winny” Brush Shankle (10 Mar 1814–9 Feb 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 196734931, citing Jim Shankle Cemetery, Shankleville, Newton County, Texas, USA; Maintained by VOdom-Foster (contributor 49870770).