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William Shanks

Male 1863 - 1952  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Shanks was born on 13 Feb 1863 in Illinois; died on 7 May 1952; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: laborer, coal fields
    • Census: 1900, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67482856/william-f_-shanks

    photo of stone on Find a Grave shows that William shares the same stone with his parents Leonidis and Margaret Shanks.

    William married Mary A. Chestnut on 19 Aug 1886 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of John Wesley Chesnut and Matilda A. Juvenall) was born on 11 Dec 1867 in Illinois; died on 23 Jun 1925 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 25 Jun 1925 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Winona Estella Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1887 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Oct 1964; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Ethel Verde Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1890 in Illinois; died on 11 Oct 1970; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Edna Venton Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1890 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Nellie Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1891 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1985; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. 6. John Clifford Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1894 in Illinois; died on 12 Feb 1930 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Feb 1930 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Winona Estella Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 6 Mar 1887 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Oct 1964; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93371611/winona-estella-lappin

    Family/Spouse: Oscar Lappin. Oscar was born on 5 Sep 1881 in Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 3 Jan 1957; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ethel Verde Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 14 May 1890 in Illinois; died on 11 Oct 1970; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: seamstress
    • Census: 1920, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Census:
    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:
    In the 1940 US census, Ethel Card, is listed as single and head of household. Occupation: seamstress.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83623740/ethel-verde-schafer

    photo fo stone on Find a Grave shows that Ethel shares the headstone with her mother, Mary.

    Family/Spouse: Ernest Gustaf Schafer. Ernest was born on 14 Aug 1886 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Mar 1946 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 8 Mar 1946 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Ruth Lucille Schafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1907 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Apr 2000 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 8. Herman Clifford Schafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1997; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Card. Charles was born about 1894 in Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Edna Venton Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in May 1890 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71317491/edna-v_-mahoney

    Edna married John Mahorney in 1906 in Champaign County, Illinois. John was born on 5 Mar 1886 in Illinois; died on 2 Mar 1910; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Harry Venton Mahorney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1907 in Illinois; died on 6 Mar 1912; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Edna married Oswald Chambers about 1919. Oswald was born on 26 Jul 1889 in Darlington, Montgomery County, Indiana; died on 10 Jun 1951; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Nellie Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 31 Mar 1891 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1985; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97829684/nellie-irene-spangler

    Nellie married Fred Spangler on 27 Jun 1908 in Fountain County, Indiana. Fred was born on 30 Apr 1893 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Mar 1953; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  John Clifford Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 12 Aug 1894 in Illinois; died on 12 Feb 1930 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Feb 1930 in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: brick kiln foreman

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83594683/john-c-shanks

    John married Florence Hires in 1921 in Champaign County, Illinois. Florence was born about 1894 in Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Ruth Lucille Schafer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ethel2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Jul 1907 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Apr 2000 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105495687/ruth-lucille-hoshauer

    Family/Spouse: Isaac H. Hoshauer. Isaac was born in 1903 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died in 1966; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  Herman Clifford Schafer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ethel2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1997; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: operator of gasoline fueling station
    • Census: 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93654158/herman-c_-schafer

    Family/Spouse: Bernice Bowen. Bernice was born on 20 Dec 1916 in Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Oct 1998 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Lawrence H. Schafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1938 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 May 1967; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  3. 9.  Harry Venton Mahorney Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edna2, 1.William1) was born on 11 Nov 1907 in Illinois; died on 6 Mar 1912; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7334459



Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Lawrence H. Schafer Descendancy chart to this point (8.Herman3, 3.Ethel2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Apr 1938 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 May 1967; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93654159/lawrence-h_-schafer



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