Shankle
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Zedekiah Ledbetter — So Many Questions
This journey begins with Oney Ledbetter Raiford Shankle. Initially, I don’t know much about Oney. She was mentioned in the will of George Shankle as his beloved wife. He left to her one cow and calf, one negro by the name of Snip, her dowry of land one hundred and twenty five acres known by Continue reading
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Seven Ancestors Ago–George Shankle (52 Ancestors)
This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.nostorytoosmall.com. According to George Shankle’s Revolutionary War Pension Application of 1832, he was born in North Carolina in 1754. According to the application, he lived in North Carolina in that part of Anson county which was later Montgomery County on the Continue reading
Chasing the Past 