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Cornelius Norman Shank 1811–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1811

Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Sep 1893

Death Location: Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Wilhelm Shank

Mother: Maria Shank

Spouse(s): Susanna Ransburg, Mary Bernard

Children(s): Clarinda Shank, Norman Jr, Charles Shank, Sylvester Shank, Lovella Shank, Edeth Shank, Morgan Shank, Peter Shank, Mary Shank, Edith Shank, John Shank, George Shank, Isabelle Shank, Laura Shank, Esther Shank, Mary Shanks

The story of Cornelius Norman Shank began in 1811 in Maryland, United States of America. In 1870, Cornelius Norman Shank resided in Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA. In 1880, Cornelius Norman Shank resided in Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA. Cornelius Norman Shank married Mary Rebecca Bernard, Susanna Henrietta Ransburg, and had children including Charles D Shank, Clarinda Josephine Shank, Edeth A Shank, Edith A Shank, Esther E Shank, George Shank, Isabelle Victoria Shank, John Shank, Laura A Shank, Lovella Shank, Mary Rebecca Shank, Mary Shanks, Morgan E Shank, Norman Cornelius Shank Jr, Peter Shank, Sylvester J Shank, Tabitha Shank. Cornelius Norman Shank passed away in 1893 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Norman Shank began in 1811 in Maryland, United States of America.
  • In 1870, Cornelius Norman Shank resided in Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, Cornelius Norman Shank resided in Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA.
  • Cornelius Norman Shank married Mary Rebecca Bernard, Susanna Henrietta Ransburg, and had children including Charles D Shank, Clarinda Josephine Shank, Edeth A Shank, Edith A Shank, Esther E Shank, George Shank, Isabelle Victoria Shank, John Shank, Laura A Shank, Lovella Shank, Mary Rebecca Shank, Mary Shanks, Morgan E Shank, Norman Cornelius Shank Jr, Peter Shank, Sylvester J Shank, Tabitha Shank.
  • Cornelius Norman Shank passed away in 1893 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilhelm Shank
1781–1850
Birth Location: WOODSBORO, FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND
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Maria Shank
1785–1850
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Ransburg
1812–1850
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Mary Bernard
1832–1921
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Clarinda Shank
1839–1922
Birth Location: Tiffin Seneca County, Ohio, USA
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Norman Jr
1846–1917
Birth Location: Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
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Charles Shank
1837–1913
Birth Location: Seneca, Seneca, Ohio
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Sylvester Shank
1844–1907
Birth Location: Seneca, Seneca, Ohio, United States
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Lovella Shank
1843–
Birth Location: Seneca County, Ohio
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Edeth Shank
1847–1847
Birth Location: SENECA COUNTY, OHIO
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Morgan Shank
1849–1849
Birth Location: SENECA COUNTY, OHIO
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Peter Shank
1837–1914
Birth Location: SENECA COUNTY, OHIO
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Mary Shank
1863–1933
Birth Location: Seneca, Ohio, USA
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Edith Shank
1856–1945
Birth Location: Steuben County, Indiana, USA
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John Shank
1866–
Birth Location: Indiana
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George Shank
1861–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Isabelle Shank
1853–1943
Birth Location: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
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Laura Shank
1856–1891
Birth Location: Indiana
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Esther Shank
1859–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Mary Shanks
1863–1913
Birth Location: Steuben County, Indiana
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Cornelius Shank's Ancestors

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Cornelius Shank
1811–1893
Birth Place: Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Wilhelm Shank
1781–1850
WOODSBORO, FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND
Maria Shank
1785–1850
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Shank's Descendants

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Cornelius (Norman) Shank (15 Jul 1811–3 Sep 1893) m. Susanna (Henrietta) Ransburg (24 Jan 1812–29 Jun 1850) m. Mary (Rebecca) Bernard (Mar 1832–1921)
  1. 1. Clarinda (Josephine) Shank 1839–1922 m. Samuel (Harmon) Collins 1836–1879
    1. 1. Samuel (Harmon) Collins 1879–1959 m. Katherine (Gertrude) Klag 1880–1942
      1. 1. Francis (J) Vick 1906–1989 m. Benjamin (Christian) Vick 1904–1971
        1. 1. James (Collins) Vick 1926–
        2. 2. Robert (Alvin) Vick 1928–2002 m. Patricia (Arlene) South 1928–2000
        3. 3. Edward (William) Vick 1931–2016 m. Shirley (Marlene) Giles 1932–1997
        4. 4. Carolyn (Jo) Vick 1935–2000 m. Richard (O'Dell) Bronson 1927–1995
      2. 2. Harmon (Douglas Collins) Jr. 1911–1957 m. Bernice (Ruth) Larcom 1914–2004
        1. 1. Kenneth (L) Collins 1935–2025
      3. 3. Robert (Edwin) Collins 1915–1958 m. Alice (Edith) Bresewska 1918–2004 m. Josephine (A) Galliers 1918–2001
      4. 4. Sherman (Allan) Collins 1913–1966 m. Ruby (Mildred) Peterson 1915–1999 m. Marion (B) Mccoy 1922–2000
      5. 5. Melvin (Arthur) Collins 1917–1996 m. Lucille (C) Schmidt 1917–1994 m. Helen (Marie) Collins 1919–2003
      6. 6. William (Wesley) Collins 1907–1957 m. Lucille (M) Bonilla 1920–1978
        1. 1. Wesley (Francis) Collins 1940–2023
        2. 2. Richard (Allen) Collins 1941–2013
        3. 3. Melvin (Douglas) Collins 1946–2000
      7. 7. Mary (Alice) Collins 1909–1978 m. Lyle (Amos) Kelley 1921–2001
      8. 8. Edna (Louise) Collins 1923–1980 m. Frederick (Lynn) Hedger 1903–1990
      9. 9. Katherine (Dorothy) Collins 1904–1958 m. Frederick (Lynn) Hedger 1903–1990
    2. 2. Victor (Grant) Collins 1869–1888
    3. 3. Frances (H) Collins 1858–1935 m. Eli (Avery) Sutton 1860–
    4. 4. Livonia (Ella) Collins 1861–1953 m. John Koester 1860–1921
    5. 5. Sherman (Tecumseh) Collins 1864–1933 m. Jessie (Mae) Reynolds 1873–1938
      1. 1. Calista (C) Collins 1894–1985 m. Harold (James) Kittle 1892–1978
        1. 1. Sherman (Edward) Kittle 1919–1967
      2. 2. Florence (Henrietta) Collins 1893–1997 m. Harvey (C) Zimmerman 1891–1971
        1. 1. Jessie (Ann) Sickles 1917–2009
      3. 3. Alice (Naomi) Collins 1914–1997 m. Raymond (Wilson) Dorcas 1917–2019
  2. 2. Norman (Cornelius Shank) Jr 1846–1917 m. Emma (Adelpha Davis) Shank 1858–1906
    1. 1. Cecil (David) Shank 1886–1951
  3. 3. Charles (D) Shank 1837–1913 m. Lovilla Shanks 1842–
  4. 4. Sylvester (J) Shank 1844–1907 m. Persis (Mary) Shanks 1853–1906
    1. 1. Claude (Lawrence) Shanks 1876–1911
  5. 5. Lovella Shank 1843–
  6. 6. Edeth (A.) Shank 1847–1847
  7. 7. Morgan (E.) Shank 1849–1849
  8. 8. Peter Shank 1837–1914
  9. 9. Mary (Rebecca) Shank 1863–1933
  10. 10. Edith (A.) Shank 1856–1945 m. Harvey Ryan 1856–1943
  11. 11. John Shank 1866–
  12. 12. George Shank 1861–
  13. 13. Isabelle (Victoria) Shank 1853–1943
  14. 14. Laura (A) Shank 1856–1891
    1. 1. Audra (A) Doudt 1888–
  15. 15. Esther (E) Shank 1859–
  16. 16. Mary Shanks 1863–1913

Cornelius Shank's Timeline

4 Records

1811
15 Jul 1811
Birth of Cornelius Norman Shank in Maryland, United States of America
Maryland, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 59
Cornelius Norman Shank resided here in Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 69
Cornelius Norman Shank resided here in Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
1893
3 Sep 1893
Age 82
Death of Cornelius Norman Shank in Steuben County, Indiana, United States of America
Steuben County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1811
    Event Place: Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Steuben, Indiana; Roll: 312; Page: 273D; Enumeration District: 002
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Steuben, Indiana; Roll: M593_359; Page: 82A; Family History Library Film: 545858
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Steuben, Indiana; Roll: M593_359; Page: 82A; Family History Library Film: 545858

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Steuben, Indiana; Roll: 312; Page: 273D; Enumeration District: 002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Cornelius Norman Shank 3 Sep 1893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1893
    Event Place: Steuben County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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