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Frances Martin 1779–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1779

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1861

Death Location: Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio, USA

Father: David Martin

Mother: Barbara Herr

Spouse(s): Henry Shank

Children(s): Susanna Shank

The story of Frances Martin began in 1779 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Frances Martin married Henry Shank, and had children including Susanna Shank. Frances Martin passed away in 1861 in Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Martin began in 1779 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Frances Martin married Henry Shank, and had children including Susanna Shank.
  • Frances Martin passed away in 1861 in Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Martin
1691–1784
Birth Location: Bern, Schallenberg, Switzerland
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Barbara Herr
1702–1742
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
BH

Spouses(s)

Henry Shank
1777–1831
Birth Location: Manchester, York, Pennsylvania
HS

Children(s)

Susanna Shank
1809–1880
Birth Location: Springhill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
SS

Frances Martin's Ancestors

Self
Frances Martin
1779–1861
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
David Martin
1691–1784
Bern, Schallenberg, Switzerland
Barbara Herr
1702–1742
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Herr
1660–
Manor, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hans Herr
1639–1725
Elizabeth Kendig
1644–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Martin's Descendants

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Frances Martin (10 Jan 1779–8 Feb 1861) m. Henry Shank (6 Oct 1777–17 Oct 1831)
  1. 1. Susanna Shank 1809–1880 m. Uriah Newcomer 1810–1873
    1. 1. Francis (S) Newcomer 1837–1924 m. George Berkey 1830–1918
      1. 1. Clara (N) Berkey 1873–1960 m. Charles (Ulysses) Link 1869–1938
        1. 1. Edna (Francis) Link 1893–1991 m. Truman (Villemonte) Jones 1894–1973
        2. 2. Forest (Elmer) Link 1891–1973 m. Beatrice Wilson 1895–1977
        3. 3. Oscar (Ray) Link 1895–1987 m. Mary (Violet) Newton 1895–1988
        4. 4. Elden (Wallace) Link 1897–1995 m. Margaret Rice 1898–1990
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Link 1904–1998 m. Dwight (Hawthorne) Coursey 1900–1970
        6. 6. Mabel (Ruth) Link 1901–1902
      2. 2. Samuel (N) Berkey 1862–1959 m. Lucinda (S) Inks 1867–1942
        1. 1. Kenneth (Ray) Berkey 1890–1924 m. Mayette (L) Gervot 1886–
        2. 2. Vera (Hope) Berkey 1886–1976 m. Walter (Schuyler) Schamel 1882–1914 m. Frank (J) Bruggner 1891–1972
        3. 3. Hazel (Fay) Berkey 1888–1982 m. Clinton (Charles) Brown 1887–1941
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Berkey 1864–1953 m. Jacob (Henry) Lehman 1857–1928
        1. 1. Walter (Ray) Lehman 1886–1967 m. Ella Clark 1889–1975
        2. 2. Floyd (Nelson) Lehman 1890–1969 m. Mary (Maude) Stewart 1892–1921 m. Pearl (Mary) Culp 1902–1996
        3. 3. Roscoe (Ellsworth) Lehman 1894–1971 m. Ruth (C.) Long 1894–1988
        4. 4. Earl (H) Lehman 1900–1994 m. Verna (Faye) Berkeypile 1902–1990
        5. 5. Forest (G) Lehman 1904–1986 m. Sarah (Ellen) Murton 1909–1995
      4. 4. Jesse (Nelson) Berkey 1872–1958 m. Winnifred (B) Grady 1884–1962
        1. 1. Carol (Louise) Berkey 1907–1997 m. Butch Anderson 1888–1962 m. Mark (Nelson) Hebner 1917–2004
        2. 2. Robert (William) Berkey 1916–1986 m. Elizabeth (Franklin) Howard 1922–2003
      5. 5. Hugh (Thomas) Berkey 1878–1980 m. Sylvia (Luedith) Diehl 1888–1910 m. Sara (C) White 1886–1946
        1. 1. Mary (Angela) Berkey 1914–2010 m. Edward (Thomas) Schele 1903–1990
      6. 6. William Berkey 1857–1911
      7. 7. Uriah (Calvin) Berkey 1858–1923 m. Dora (O.) Vanderhoof 1862–1926
        1. 1. Howard (Hammond) Berkey 1885–1964 m. Agnes (Theresa) Kolonoskie 1887–1973
        2. 2. Wood (G) Berkey 1881–1962 m. Helen (Marie) Beck 1886–1981 m. Mary (Esther) Santee 1882–1959
      8. 8. John (Franklin) Berkey 1860–1875
      9. 9. Tillie Berkey 1865–1956 m. John (Eli) Miller 1865–1954 m. Henry (C) Witmer 1858–1946
        1. 1. Wilma (Viola) Witmer 1885–1970 m. Walter (Marion) Price 1883–1948
        2. 2. Alma (L) Witmer 1887–1970 m. Arley (Oder) Arnold 1884–1966
      10. 10. Ulysses Berkey 1870–
    2. 2. Henry Newcomer 1836–1893 m. Malinda King 1839–1894
    3. 3. Mary (M) Newcomer 1839–1923 m. Isaac Barkey 1836–1919
      1. 1. Uriah (Newton) Barkey 1868–1946 m. Clara (May) Postlewaite 1875–1959 m. Maggie (May Della) Wisner 1872–1910
      2. 2. Sarah Barkey 1876–1880
      3. 3. Frances (E) Barkey 1870–1959 m. Finley (F) Harman 1865–1931
      4. 4. Martha Barkey 1879–1971 m. Albert (Joseph) Lehner 1877–1920 m. John (Randolph) Tucker 1893–1959 m. William (Hiram) Beckett 1880–1966
      5. 5. Susan (Eretta) Barkey 1859–1945 m. Conrad Parker 1856–1935
      6. 6. Leander Barkey 1861–1949 m. Margaret (Edna) Hughes 1880–1953 m. Julia King 1874–1912
      7. 7. Laura (Ellen) Barkey 1865–1947 m. Reuben (A) Pfouts 1858–1944
      8. 8. Jacob (Sherman) Barkey 1864–1949 m. Opal Pfouts 1869–1921 m. Nell Smith 1886–1950 m. Estella (May) Tanner 1873–1941
      9. 9. Frances Barkey 1867–1880
      10. 10. Joseph (W) Barkey 1872–1927 m. Nellie (Almeda) Patterson 1879–1974
      11. 11. Mary (Amanda) Barkey 1874–1960 m. David (Paige) Ballard 1876–1949
      12. 12. Henry (Yates) Barkey 1877–1963 m. Latia (F) Munroe 1885–1911 m. Edna (May) Woodward 1885–1970
      13. 13. Walter (G) BARKEY 1882–1900
      14. 14. Frances (E.) Barkey 1866–1947
    4. 4. Elizabeth Newcomer 1841–1858
    5. 5. Jacob (Shaun) Newcomer 1843–1910 m. Clara H 1852–1912

Frances Martin's Timeline

2 Records

1779
10 Jan 1779
Birth of Frances Martin in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1861
8 Feb 1861
Age 82
Death of Frances Martin in Winesburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA
Winesburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1779
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Prob; Birth state: VA
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Paint, Holmes, Ohio; Roll: M653_989; Page: 239; Image: 37; Family History Library Film: 803989

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1861
    Event Place: Winesburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1779; Birth city: Prob; Birth state: VA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winesburg, Holmes County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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