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Frances Elizabeth "Eliza" Shanks

Frances Elizabeth "Eliza" Shanks

Female 1845 - Aft 1916  (> 72 years)

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  • Name Frances Elizabeth "Eliza" Shanks  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 8 Mar 1845  Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Christening Mar 27, 1845 St. Vincent, Union Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1916  Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Stephen Gough,   b. Abt 1630, County Gloucester England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 22 Oct 1700 and 2 Jan 1701, St. Bernards, Newtown Hundred, St Mary's Co., Md. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather) 
    Martha Anne Shanks,   b. Abt 1826, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1912, Daviess County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I8183  1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father Thomas Gough,   b. 8 Feb 1821, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1879, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Other Partners: Mary Emily Shanks  m. 3 Mar 1851  
    Mother Martha Anne Shanks,   b. Abt 1826, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1912, Daviess County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F2016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Valentine Austin Girten,   b. Abt 1838, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1890, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1867  Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. William Virgil Girten,   b. 16 Dec 1868, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1934, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    ▻ Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Gough  m. 11 Feb 1899

    ▻ Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Gough  m. 11 Feb 1899
     2. John Melton "Milty" Girten,   b. 25 Sep 1870   d. Yes, date unknown
    ▻ Susanna Furstel  m. 16 Jun 1914

    ▻ Susanna Furstel  m. 16 Jun 1914
     3. James Girten,   b. Abt 1872   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Joseph Merritt Girten,   b. 19 Sep 1873, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1932, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)

     5. Jack M. Girten,   b. Abt 1874   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Bernard Girten,   b. Abt 1876   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Mary Girten,   b. Abt 1876   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Benedict Joseph "Richard" Girten,   b. 11 Aug 1876   d. Mar 1951 (Age 74 years)
    ▻ Mary Ina Langston  m. 24 Jul 1907

    ▻ Mary Ina Langston  m. 24 Jul 1907
     9. Francis Dillon Girten,   b. 19 Mar 1879, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1956, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)

     10. Charles Raymond Girten,   b. 15 Jul 1882   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Louis Howard Girten,   b. 4 Jul 1885   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Sylvester Huston Girten,   b. 12 Apr 1887, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1944, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    ▻ Mattie Clark  m. 16 Feb 1909;   Orrilla LNU

    ▻ Mattie Clark  m. 16 Feb 1909;   Orrilla LNU
    Family ID F1638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Census 1860: Morganfield PO, Union co., KY

      Girten, Charles, 1819.FTW]

      Source: Volume 20, Union County Kentucky Geneology and Vol 20-B St. Agnes Cemetery Records, 1911-1927.

      Robert L Alvey wrote:

      >Mike,
      >
      >I'll go over your chart in detail but for the moment I just want to say that I have the same information you have regarding Frances Elizabeth Shanks and her twin brother John Joseph Shanks being illegitimate, Martha's mother Lydia was eh sponser for Joseph and mostly likely Martha's sister Elizabeth Shanks was the sopnser for Frances.. But in Peton Heady's abstract he leaves that fact out and implies they are Gough's, children of Thomas Gough. I know at one time you told me that they were illegitimate and I had the microfilm on permanent loan at the Santa Monica Family History Center and while I don't have a comment to myself in the Thomas Gough file, I'm almost sure that when I saw the original entry it did mention that the two children were illegitimate. I've never found a marriage of Thomas Shanks to Martha Anne Shanks.
      >
      >Also, Thomas Gough was living at home with his parents in the 1850 Union Co, KY census, John Joseph and Elizabeth Frances were listed as Shanks and living with their mother Martha and grandmother Lydia and others in the 1850 census. I show that.
      >
      >Actually my records were all screwed up here. I had Frances Elizabeth Gough listed as the illegitimate daughter of the above and also had her listed as Elizabeth Frances Shanks with no parents and married to James Valentine Austin Girten. I have corrected that error. Not sure why it had not come up earlier, all my notes do not support what I was showing. I had my notations in my notes that I just cut and pasted and put in this e-mail to you. but I'm very grateful for your bringing it up so I can get things right.
      >
      >Bob

  • Sources 
    1. [S5754] Union County, Kentucky Marriages 1854 -1870, 27.

    2. [S259] 1870 Union County Kentucky Census, 1984.

    3. [S299] 1880 Union County, KY Census, 1952.

    4. [S4186] Girten, Charles, 1819.FTW.
      Date of Import: Oct 18, 2002

    5. [S5164] Marriages, 1854 - 1870, Union County, Kentucky, 27.