1. Frederick Shanks  was born in Oct 1858 in Germany. He died before 1910 in Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

1900 Census states he immigrated in 1868.

Frederick married Anna R.  about 1885. Anna was born in Apr 1864 in Pommern, Germany.

They had the following children:
 

               2 M        i.  William F. Shanks  was born in Feb 1886 in Wisconsin. He died in 1957. He was buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

William married Hattie Marie W. Kieper  daughter of Ernest A. A. Kieper and Wilhelmina C. Dorothea "Minnie" Flemming about 1916 in Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin. Hattie was born on 16 Feb 1893 in Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin. She died on 21 Jan 1968. She was buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin.
 

               3 F         ii.  Ella N. Shanks  was born in Mar 1891 in Wisconsin.
 

               4 M       iii.  Emil C. Shanks  was born in May 1893 in Wisconsin.

Emil married Amanda J. Koch  before 1919 in Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin. Amanda was born about 1896 in Wisconsin.