Family Groups


Husband: William (Alonzo) Myers
        Born: September 6, 1852 in Cold Springs, TX
        Died: June 3, 1895 in DeWitt County, TX
        Buried: TX
              Father: Samuel Alva Myers
              Mother: Mary (Polly) Rankin
        Married: 1. November 18, 1870 in Clinton, DeWitt County Texas 2. Mary (Jane) Neel March 11, 1877 in Clinton, DeWitt County, TX

1. Wife: Mary (Susan) Clay

     Born: 1850 Texas (Probably Victoria)
     Died: November 15, 1874 in DeWitt County, TX
     Buried:
           Father: Roderick Clay
           Mother: Susan ___________

Children:
     1. William Alonzo Myers, Jr.
        Born: November 23, 1871
        Died: 1944 in Refugio, TX
        Buried:
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     2. Anslem Ragland Myers
        Born: May 24, 1874 in Nursery, DeWitt County, TX
        Died: December 1, 1932, Citrus Grove, Matagorda County, TX
        Buried:
        Spouse: Ella Mardell Shanks

2. Wife: Mary (Jane) Neel

     Born: February 1856
     Died: October 4, 1937
     Buried:
           Father: Richard Tidwell
           Mother: Eliza Perry

Children:
     3. Samuel (Richard) Myers
        Born: February 23, 1880
        Died: November 4, 1952
        Buried:
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     4. Mary Cornelia Myers
        Born: December 21, 1881
        Died: March 16, 1962
        Buried:
        Spouse:

     5. James Hollis Myers
        Born: October 13, 1888
        Died:
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     6. Idabelle Myers
        Born: September 18, 1893
        Died: April 27, 1955
        Buried:
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Husband: Anslem Ragland Myers
        Born: May 24, 1874 in Nursery, DeWitt County, TX
        Died: December 1, 9132 in Citrus Grove, Matagorda County, TX
        Buried:
              Father: William (Alonzo) Myers
              Mother: Mary (Susan) Clay
        Married: July 9, 1896 in DeWitt County, TX

Wife: Ella Mardell Shanks

     Born: July 8, 1877 in Eastland County, TX
     Died: November 23, 1958 in Kingsville, Kleberg County, TX
     Buried: Kingsville Cemetery, Kingsville, TX
           Father: John Thomas Shanks
           Mother: Ardelia Elizabeth Burns

Children:
     1. John (Lewis) Myers
        Born: March 11, 1898, DeWitt County, TX
        Died: December 27, 1953, Kingsville, TX
        Buried: Rest Haven Cemetery, Kingsville, TX
        Spouse: Ora Mason ______________

     2. Delia Elizabeth Myers
        Born: January 14, 1900, Burns Station, DeWitt County, TX
        Died: March 1994, Kerr County, TX
        Buried: Rest Haven Cemetery, Kingsville, TX
        Spouse: Farland George Roper      3. William Anslem Myers
        Born: December 4, 1903 Burns Station, DeWitt County, TX
        Died: February 20, 1965, Corpus Christi, TX
        Buried:
        Spouse: Minnie Evy Adams


Husband: John Thomas Shanks
        Born: December 20, 1856 in Ennis, Ellis County, TX
        Died: September 14, 1924 in Thomaston, DeWitt County, TX
        Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, TX
              Father: Joseph Evans Shanks
              Mother: Martha Palmer
        Married: 1. October 2, 1877 in DeWitt County, TX 2. Jessie ___________

1. Wife: Ardelia Elizabeth Burns

     Born: March 14, 1856 in DeWitt County, TX
     Died: May 24, 1911 in DeWitt County, TX
     Buried: Hillside Cemetery in Cuero, TX
           Father: Joseph Columbus Burns
           Mother: Mary Ann DeMoss

Children:
     1.
Ella Mardell Shanks
        Born: July 8, 1877, Eastland County, TX
        Died: November 23, 1958, Kingsville, Kleberg County, TX
        Buried: Kingsville Cemetery
        Spouse: Anslem Ragland Myers

     2. Joseph Columbus Shanks
        Born: 1879 in DeWitt County, TX
        Died: July 22, 1932
        Buried:
        Spouse:

     3. Francis R. Shanks
        Born: September 1881
        Died: 1932
        Buried:
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     4. Annie Shanks
        Born: June 1883
        Died: 1912
        Buried:
        Spouse: Ed Buchanan

     5. May Shanks
        Born: June 1885
        Died:
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     6. Lizzie Shanks
        Born: March 1887
        Died: Abt. 1913
        Buried:
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     7. John Shanks
        Born: May 1889
        Died: September 1966, Houston, TX
        Buried:
        Spouse: Lela Carr

     8. Roberta Shanks
        Born: April 4, 1895
        Died: July 16, 1946
        Buried:
        Spouse: Ed Buchanan


Husband: Joseph Evans Shanks
        Born: Abt 1826 in TN
        Died:
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              Father:
              Mother:
        Married: October 5, 1852 in Victoria, TX 2. Jessie ___________

Wife: Martha Palmer

     Born: Abt. 1837 in IN
     Died:
     Buried:
           Father: George Palmer
           Mother: Anna ________

Children:
     1. Mattie Shanks
        Born: 1853
        Died: 1901
        Buried:
        Spouse: 1. ____ Reed 2. James Moore

     2. George W. Shanks
        Born: 1855
        Died:
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     3. John Thomas Shanks
        Born: December 20, 1856, Ennis, Ellis County, TX
        Died: September 14, 1924 in Thomaston, TX
        Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, TX
        Spouse: 1. Ardelia Elizabeth Burns 2. Jessie ______

     4. Mary E. (Lizzie) Shanks
        Born: Abt. 1844
        Died: 1924
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     5. Dora (Medora) Shanks
        Born: 1859
        Died:
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     6. Francis R. Shanks
        Born: 1862
        Died: Abt. 1936 in Coppell, TX
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     7. Nellie Shanks
        Born: 1864
        Died: November 11, 1918
        Buried:
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     8. Joseph William Shanks
        Born: 1865
        Died:
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