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Mary Emily Shanks

Mary Emily Shanks

Female 1825 - 1892  (67 years)

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  • Name Mary Emily Shanks  [1, 2] 
    Birth 27 Feb 1825  Washington County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Aug 1892  Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial St. Agnes RCC Cemetery, Uniontown, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8187  1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Family 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: Martha Anne Shanks 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1851  Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Minerva Mildred Gough,   b. 25 Apr 1852, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1889, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    ▻ John W. Brown  m. 26 Oct 1875

    ▻ John W. Brown  m. 26 Oct 1875
     2. Alice Frances Gough,   b. 12 Dec 1854, Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1885 (Age 30 years)
    ▻ George Benjamin Gough  m. 24 Nov 1874

    ▻ George Benjamin Gough  m. 24 Nov 1874
     3. William Beverly Gough,   b. Feb 1856, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1919, Rock Lake, Spokane County, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)

     4. Henry Sherman "HS" Gough,   b. 15 Nov 1858, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1932, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    ▻ Mary Cordelia Gough  m. 23 Jan 1883;   Mary Ann Mackey  m. 8 Apr 1901

    ▻ Mary Cordelia Gough  m. 23 Jan 1883;   Mary Ann Mackey  m. 8 Apr 1901
     5. James Madison Gough,   b. 10 Sep 1861, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1937, Little Sisters of the Poor in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    ▻ Josephine Amanda Jones  m. Abt 1890

    ▻ Josephine Amanda Jones  m. Abt 1890
     6. Sarah Legwellin "Ella" Gough,   b. 15 Dec 1863, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1931, Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    ▻ John M. Beaven  m. 23 Apr 1888

    ▻ John M. Beaven  m. 23 Apr 1888
     7. Alfred Edward Gough,   b. 13 Jan 1866, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1887 (Age 21 years)
     8. George Joseph Gough,   b. 3 Dec 1867, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1939, Memphis, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    ▻ Cora Ophelia Pickard  m. 4 May 1893

    ▻ Cora Ophelia Pickard  m. 4 May 1893
     9. Ida Martin Gough,   b. 1871, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1944, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    ▻ Charles Ignatius Beaven  m. 1898

    ▻ Charles Ignatius Beaven  m. 1898
    Family ID F2015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Union County, Kentucky Census
      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Mary E. Alvey F 25 KY
      Mary E. Alvey F 12 KY (step daughter)
      William T. Alvey M 10 KY (Step son)
      T. A. Alvey F 6 KY
      John R. Alvey M 4 KY
      George L. Alvey M 1 KY
      John Gough M 45 KY (the brother of Joseph Gough)
      Thomas Shanks M 71 MD (Mary Emily's Father)
      M. Shanks F 63 KY (Mary Emilys' step-mother)

      According to a shanks relative; Jame Duke, Teresa had two children and died shortly after the second:

      Subject also referred to as Mary Amelia and Mary Emelia.b.27 FEB 1825,d.16 AUG 1892. She m to George Alvey,24 or 29 AUG 1842,Union Co. Marriage Book AA pp 218-175. Children; Teresa Ann b.8 AUG 1843 and James George b.12 JUL 1848. There may be others. George Alvey died 17 MAR 1848. He had previously been married to Teresa Bright b.26 OCT 1820, d. 13 OCT 1839. They had two children;Mary Elizabeth Alvey b.7 FEB 1838 and Peter Alvey b. 8 OCT 1839. Teresa died one week(5 days) after Peter's birth. Mary Emily Shanks Alvey then m(2) Thomas Gough. Children of this marriage believed to be (from various sources) Minerva b.1852, Francis b.1854, William b.1857, Henry Sherman b.1858, James Madison b.1861, Alfred and Ida (twins) b.1866. There may be others. Family states nine children. Was there a Herman? The missing two may be John Joseph and Francis Elizabeth (twins )born to Martha A. Shanks from illicit union. Martha was daughter of Charles and Lydia Shanks. In my geneology I have a Charles Shanks. He married Lydia Wethington. I know they had at least one child, Martha Ann Shanks, b. 1824. She was married in Union Co. Ky, on 29 Dec. 1851. My info is from sketchy notes from baptism records, marriages,census and from other researchers---maybe incomplete---but what I show should be good. I hope to see most of you at the MD/KY reunion at end of this month. Best Regards, James L. Duke

      Another geneologist found these children in Mary Emily's household in 1850. The math works. Its probably not a big deal but it might be an anwer to someone's unsolved myster.

      Posted by: Maura (ID *****6105) Date: June 08, 2002 at 10:01:26
      In Reply to: Looking for Mary Ellen Shanks wife of Thomas Gough by Mike Gough of 22425

      Hi. I found Mary E. Alvey, on the 1850 Union Co. census. Listed was Mary E. Alvey 25, Mary E. 12, William 10, L.A. (female) 6, John R. 4, George 1. Also in her household was John Gough 45, Thomas Shanks 71, M. Shanks(female) 63. I have a marriage CD, that goes up to 1850, so her marriage to Thomas Gough wasn't listed, but I did find her marriage to George Alvey, 8-29-1842. He first married Teresa Bright, in Union 6-4-1837. So the first two children listed, were her step-children. Next door to Mary, was an Ann Alvey 65, born Md. and daughter Polly 37. Next to them, was a John Alvey 34. Poss. mother and siblings to George Alvey. Also, nearby was a Joseph Gough 55, Elizabeth 57, Anne 30, Thomas 29, Dolly 23, Charles 23, Edward 21, John 17, A.E. (female) 3. Hope this helps some.

      "Mary Emily Shanks (25 February 1825-16 August 1892 Union County, KY) was named for her oldest sister who died just prior to her birth. She married on 29 August 1842 1) George Alvey, son of John Floyd and Henrietta Ann (Clements) Alvey; he was born on 11 September 1817 in Union County where he died on 17 March 1848. They were the parents of three children: Teresa Ann who died at age eight, John Richard who married Mary Melvina Edwards, and George Thomas who married Mary Ann Girten. Widowed, Mary Emily married 2) Thomas Gough in 1850; born on 8 February 1821 in Springfield, KY, he was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Walker) Gough and died in Union County on 30 May 1879. Mary Emily and Thomas Gough were the parents of nine children: Minerva Mildred who married John Brown, Frances Alice who married George Benjamin Gough, William Beverly who married a woman named Katherine and settled in Rock Lake, WA, Henry Sherman who married 1) Mary Cordelia Gough and 2) Mary Ann Mackey, James Madison who married Josephine Amanda Jones, Ella S. who died at 18, Alfred Edward who died at 21, George Joseph who married Cora Ophelia Pickard and settled in Jackson, TN; and Ida Martin who married Charles Ignatius Beaven and settled in Kansas City, KS."

  • Sources 
    1. [S299] 1880 Union County, KY Census.

    2. [S259] 1870 Union County Kentucky Census.

    3. [S3569] Cornelius Brothers.FTW.
      Date of Import: Feb 16, 2004