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Mahala Mariah Shanks
1. Mahala Mariah Shanks, born 1841 in Missouri; died January 31, 1911. She was the daughter of 2. William Shanks and 3. Hulda Taylor. She married (1) Philip Edmund Knowles 1858 in Smith Co., TX. He was the son of James Joseph Knowles and Anna Thomas.
Children of Mahala Shanks and Philip Knowles are:
ii. Millard Fillmore Knowles, born December 19, 1860; died 1951; married Mattie Kiser.
iii. Laura Anne Knowles, born 1864; married George Oller December 05, 1880.
iv. Clifton P. Knowles, born August 25, 1867; died March 29, 1883.
v. Rice Pettyman Knowles, born 1869; died 1916; married Luna Belle Harris.
vi. Julia Frances Knowles, born 1871; married Billy Gardner.
vii. Peter Shanks Knowles, born April 23, 1873; died 1904; married Florence Alberta Foster July 30, 1891.
viii. Mary Ida Knowles, born 1876; married Charles Parrish.
ix. Sophronia "Sarah"Jane Knowles, born 1878.