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Lineage of William T. Shanklin Sr.



William T. Shanklin Sr.
Born: March 30, 1846 in Bedford, Tennessee
Died: November 15, 1902 in Nashville, Tennessee

Mother: Sara Frances Moore
Born: February 15, 1818 in Virginia
Died: December 6, 1895 in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee


Father: Leonard Castle Shanklin
Born: 1805 in Montgomery, Virginia
Died: September 9, 1869 in Coffee, Tennessee

Wife: Laura Melissa Hollis
Born: 1852 in Cannon, Tennessee
Died: July 27, 1887 in Coffee, Tennessee

Married: November 16, 1879 in Coffee, Tennessee

Seven (7) Children:
1-Elizabeth Shanklin
Born: 1871 in Coffee, Tennessee
Died: ???

2-May Shanklin
Born: 1874 in Coffee, Tennessee
Died: ???

3-Tommie Shanklin
Born: 1877 in Coffee, Tennessee
Died: ???

4-Emma Shanklin
Born: August 12, 1880 in Coffee, Tennessee
Died: 1966 in Paris, Lamar, Texas

5-William Thomas Shanklin Sr.
Born: July 3, 1882 in Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee
Died: May 7, 1946 in Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky

6-Laura Melissa Shanklin
Born: September 30, 1884 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee
Died: November 12, 1913 in Nashville, Tennessee

7-James Lawson Shanklin
Born: April 29, 1887 in Nashville, Tennessee
Died: May 8, 1929 in Alburquerque, New Mexico