hmtl5 Ethel Verde Shanks b. 14 May 1890 Illinois d. 11 Oct 1970: Gritton Genealogy

Ethel Verde Shanks

Female 1890 - 1970  (80 years)


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  • Name Ethel Verde Shanks 
    Born 14 May 1890  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the 1920 US census the Schaffer household is listed with Ethel Schaffer, widow, as head of holdhouse with four children: Ruth, Esther, Frederick and Herman. And with boarder, Ernest Schaffer, divorced, working in the coal mines.
    Census 1940  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the 1940 US census, Ethel Card, is listed as single and head of household. Occupation: seamstress.
    Occupation seamstress  [3
    Died 11 Oct 1970  [2
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I200  Gritton
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2019 

    Father William Shanks,   b. 13 Feb 1863, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1952  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Mary A. Chestnut,   b. 11 Dec 1867, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1925, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1886  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Family ID F100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ernest Gustaf Schafer,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1946, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Divorced Bef 1920 
    Children 
     1. Ruth Lucille Schafer,   b. 13 Jul 1907, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 2000, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. Herman Clifford Schafer,   b. 19 Aug 1913, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1997  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Charles Card,   b. Abt 1894, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 May 1890 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1900 US census.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S12] Illinois Marriages.