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Hester Shanklin

Female circa 1855 -


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  • Name Hester Shanklin 
    Nickname Hettie 
    Born circa 1855  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Notes 
    • She is almost certainly not the Hattie SHANKLIN who shows up on the 1900-1930 censuses, the mother of Emma, Forest & Arthur AYERS.
      Evidence:
      - She was 23 when she married Wm. R. CLOUD, so not likely to have been married to SHANKLIN previously.
      - 1880 census, Stillwell, Prairie, AR, she is Hester CLOUD, was 25 and born IN, her parents were born OH, IN.
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      * The AR marriage index lists Hattie THOMAS m. Wm. N. SHANKLIN Dec. 1881 in Carroll cty, AR. See 1870 and 1880 censuses below that show she did not marry until after 1880.
      * The mother of Forest & Arthur AYERS was the daughter of Samuel THOMAS.  She first married Wm. N. SHANKLIN Dec. 1881 in Carroll cty, AR. He died 1884 and she then married Robt. AYRES 1887.
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      - 1870 census Harriet C. THOMAS is living in Tippecanoe, IN with her parents.
      - 1880 Harret C. THOMAS is living in Carroll cty, AR with her parents.
      - 1900 census of Monroe, Carroll cty, AR, Hattie SHANKLIN is 47 (Dec 1853), divorced and the mother of Emma SHANKLIN (Jun. 1884), Forest (Jan. 1889) and Arthur (Dec. 1890) AYRES.  Both her parents were b. VA.
      - 1910 census, again in Monroe, Carroll, AR, she is 59 (1851), children Forest & Arthur AYERS and both parents b. VA.
      - 1920 again in Monroe, Carroll, AR, her parents b. WV.
      - 1930 census, again in Monroe, Carroll, AR, both her parents v. VA.
    Person ID I202813  mykindred
    Last Modified Nov 4, 2015 

    Family William R. Cloud, Jr.,   b. circa 1855, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d.
    Married Apr 21, 1878  Stillwell, Prairie county, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Wm. R. CLOUD, groom and Hettie SHANKLIN, bride, bith of Stilwell, Prairie county, Arkansas obtained a marriage license Mar. 25, 1878 in Prairie county and were married on Apr. 21, 1878 in Prairie county.
    Family ID F68310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4238] Arkansas County Marriage Records, 1837-1957.

    2. [S4151] Arkansas Marriages 1851-1900.