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Jacob Shank 1764–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1815

Death Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Father: Johannes Shank

Mother: Magdalena Hertzog

Spouse(s): Catherine Weiss

Children(s): Samuel Shank, Peter Shank, Michael Shank, Susannah Shank

The story of Jacob Shank began in 1764 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob Shank married Catherine Weiss, and had children including Michael Shank, Peter Shank, Samuel Shank, Susannah Shank. Jacob Shank passed away in 1815 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Shank began in 1764 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jacob Shank married Catherine Weiss, and had children including Michael Shank, Peter Shank, Samuel Shank, Susannah Shank.
  • Jacob Shank passed away in 1815 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Shank
1740–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Magdalena Hertzog
1734–1795
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Weiss
1765–1836
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Samuel Shank
1806–1848
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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Peter Shank
1790–1865
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Michael Shank
1798–1848
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Susannah Shank
1794–1854
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Jacob Shank's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Shank
1764–1815
Birth Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johannes Georgius Schenck Shank
1740–
Pennsylvania, USA
Magdalena Hertzog
1734–1795
York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Andreas (W Schenck) Shank
1709–1762
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Rosina Biehlmajer
1708–1769
Weidelbach, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany
Johann (Georg) Hertzog
–1771
Germany
Anna (Maria) Ranspergerin
1713–1771
Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Great-Grandparents
Peter Schenck
1654–
Johann Biehlmajer
1716–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Schenck
1617–
Michael Buhlmayer
1650–1714
Margaretha
1644–1700

Jacob Shank's Descendants

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Jacob Shank (1764–14 May 1815) m. Catherine Weiss (1765–1836)
  1. 1. Samuel Shank 1806–1848 m. Mary (Polly) May 1809–1867
    1. 1. Levi (Morgan) Shank 1843–1916 m. Mary (Matilda) Hicks 1845–1915
      1. 1. Charles (Raymond) Shank 1879–1952 m. Effie (May) Terry 1883–1961
        1. 1. Charley (Virgil) Shank 1922–1987 m. Dorothy Hart 1925–2002
    2. 2. Jacob (Harvey) Shank 1828–1903
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Shank 1830–1889
    4. 4. Frances Shank 1834–1912
    5. 5. Eliza Shank 1841–1843
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Shank 1846–1935
    7. 7. Daniel (K) Shank 1832–1904
    8. 8. Hannah Shank 1836–1907
    9. 9. Infant Shank 1848–
  2. 2. Peter Shank 1790–1865 m. Ann (Mary) Hulvey 1792–1878
  3. 3. Michael Shank 1798–1848 m. Catherine Whitesell 1802–1829
  4. 4. Susannah Shank 1794–1854 m. John Showalter 1793–1875

Jacob Shank's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Jacob Shank in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1815
14 May 1815
Age 51
Death of Jacob Shank in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1815
    Event Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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