Ellen Beulah (Griffin) Shanks (1880 - 1946)

Born 29 Apr 1880 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of John William Griffin and Eliza Ann (Ward) Griffin

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1946 at age 66 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Ellen Beulah (Griffin) Shanks was born on April 29, 1880 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States. Her parents were John William Griffin (1844 - 1927) and Eliza Ann (Ward) Griffin (1845 - 1940).

Her siblings were...

1. James Clinton Griffin (1867 - 1959)
2. Joseph Franklin Griffin (1869 - 1938)
3. Eliza Bell (Griffin) Sappenfield (1872 - 1950)
4. Theodore Griffin (1874 - 1930)
5. Mary Ann (Griffin) Vanosdol (1877 - 1952)

Ellen married Henry Shanks (1889 - ).

Their daughter was Nelda Shanks (~1916 - ).

Ellen married John D Buchanan (~1866 - ).

Their children were...

1. Elmer E Buchanan (1896 - )
2. Graham D Buchanan (~1898 - )
3. Alma Marie (Buchanan) Bedwell (1907 - 1996)
4. Russell Henry Shanks (1918 - 1953).

In 1880, Ellen was living in Milton, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.

Eula, daughter of John Wm Griffin & Lydia Ward, died (age 66) on 4 June 1946 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.^[1]

She is buried in Floral Park Cemetery, Marion, Indiana, United States.

DNA Records

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Lisha (Shanks) Lambert and Marc Griffin, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Griffin and Eliza Ward, the great great grandparents of both Lisha (Shanks) Lambert and Marc Griffin. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 2x removed, based on sharing 214 cM across 12 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1946; Roll: 07
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #1675804 (accessed 25 July 2023)
   Eula E Shanks death 4 Jun 1946 (born 29 Apr 1880), daughter of John Wm Griffin & Lydia Ward, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

See also:

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: T625_441; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 113

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0219; FHL microfilm: 2340351

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 September 2020), memorial page for Ellen Eula Shanks (29 Apr 1880–4 Jun 1946), Find a Grave Memorial no. 169136257, citing Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 April 2020, 07:58), entry for Ellen Eula Griffin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJ24-SZF); contributed by various users.