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Submitted: 8/24/08 • Approved: 6/11/21 • Last Updated: 7/5/21 • R47171-G47170-S3
Slim 12 Sept 1900 - 23 Apr 1973
Ruth 17 Feb 1906 - 07 Feb 1961
Marriage: 17 Aug 1928 Sharp County, Arkansas*
Wilford Samuel "Slim" Shanks son of Alfred Fox Shanks and Byrdella "Birdie" E (Davis) Shanks. Ruth Lee (Grey) Shanks daughter of George Hale Gray and Estella (Horn) Gray.
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: Wilford S Shanks
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Residence Place: Marshfield, Webster, Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Spouse's Name: Ruth Grey
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Residence Place: Williford, Sharp, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1928
Marriage Place: Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original): , Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date: 17 Aug 1928
Contributed on 8/24/08 by denise.bratcher63
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