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Albert Wilson Shank 1850–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 DEC 1850

Birth Location: Putnam Co., VA

Death Date: 6 MAY 1928

Death Location: Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVA

Father: Isaac Shank

Mother: Elizabeth Thornton

Spouse(s): Martha Walker

Children(s): Linnie Shank, Isaac Shank, Albert Shank, Hattie Shank, Charles Shank, Lilah Shank

Albert Wilson Shank was born in 1850 in Putnam Co., VA, the child of Isaac Rowland Shank And Elizabeth E Thornton. Albert Wilson Shank married Martha Ellen Walker, and had children including Albert Walker Shank, Charles Shank, Hattie A Shank, Isaac Edgar Shank, Lilah B Shank, Linnie W Shank. Albert Wilson Shank passed away in 1928 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVA.

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Biography

  • Albert Wilson Shank was born in 1850 in Putnam Co., VA, the child of Isaac Rowland Shank And Elizabeth E Thornton.
  • Albert Wilson Shank married Martha Ellen Walker, and had children including Albert Walker Shank, Charles Shank, Hattie A Shank, Isaac Edgar Shank, Lilah B Shank, Linnie W Shank.
  • Albert Wilson Shank passed away in 1928 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Shank
1823–
Birth Location: Mason Co., VA
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Elizabeth Thornton
1824–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Walker
1850–1892
Birth Location: Bracken Co., KY
MW

Children(s)

Linnie Shank
1876–
Birth Location: –
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Isaac Shank
1879–1962
Birth Location: Buffalo, Putnam Co., WVA
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Albert Shank
1882–1962
Birth Location: Buffalo, Putnam Co., WVA
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Hattie Shank
1887–
Birth Location: –
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Charles Shank
1889–
Birth Location: –
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Lilah Shank
1892–
Birth Location: –
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Albert Shank's Ancestors

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Albert Shank
1850–1928
Birth Place: Putnam Co., VA
Parents
Isaac Rowland Shank
1823–
Mason Co., VA
Elizabeth (E.) Thornton
1824–
Grandparents
Jacob (Beckner) Shank
1796–1859
, of Botetourt, VA
Mary Rowland
1797–
VA
Great-Grandparents
Christian \
1764–1834
Catherine Beckner
1746–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johanne Schenk
1717–1791
Mary Yeeny
1695–
Nicholas Beckner
1729–1812

Albert Shank's Descendants

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Albert (Wilson) Shank (3 DEC 1850–6 MAY 1928) m. Martha (Ellen) Walker (1850–22 JUL 1892)
  1. 1. Linnie (W.) Shank 1876– m. William (Francis) Mcfadden 1874–
  2. 2. Isaac (Edgar) Shank 1879–1962 m. Maud (Cameron) Shomaker 1889–1967
    1. 1. Infant Shank 1912–1912
    2. 2. Martha (Virginia) Shank 1914–
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Shank 1917–
  3. 3. Albert (Walker) Shank 1882–1962 m. Margaret (E.) Shomaker 1888–1919
    1. 1. William (Walker) Shank 1908–
  4. 4. Hattie (A.) Shank 1887–
  5. 5. Charles Shank 1889–
  6. 6. Lilah (B.) Shank 1892–

Albert Shank's Timeline

2 Records

1850
3 DEC 1850
Birth of Albert Wilson Shank in Putnam Co., VA
Putnam Co., VA
1928
6 MAY 1928
Age 78
Death of Albert Wilson Shank in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVA
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1850
    Event Place: Putnam Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1928
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVA
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