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Jacob Reiff Shank 1793–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1793

Birth Location: Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 May 1879

Death Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry Bishop

Mother: Anna Reiff

Spouse(s): Frances Miller

Children(s): Jacob Jr.

The story of Jacob Reiff Shank began in 1793 in Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA. Jacob Reiff Shank married Frances Fannie Miller, and had children including Jacob Miller Schenck Shank Schenk Jr. Jacob Reiff Shank passed away in 1879 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Reiff Shank began in 1793 in Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA.
  • Jacob Reiff Shank married Frances Fannie Miller, and had children including Jacob Miller Schenck Shank Schenk Jr.
  • Jacob Reiff Shank passed away in 1879 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Bishop
1758–1836
Birth Location: Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony
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Anna Reiff
1762–1819
Birth Location: Upper Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
AR

Spouses(s)

Frances Miller
1793–1836
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jacob Jr.
1819–1889
Birth Location: Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
JJ

Jacob Shank's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Shank
1793–1879
Birth Place: Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Landis (Landes, Landers) Shank Bishop
1758–1836
Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony
Anna (Magdalena) Reiff
1762–1819
Upper Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Jacob) Reiff
1724–1778
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Henz) Garber
1725–1782
Bridgewater, Rockingham, Colonisl Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Shank's Descendants

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Jacob (Reiff) Shank (29 Jan 1793–29 May 1879) m. Frances ("Fannie") Miller (27 Oct 1793–18 Oct 1836)
  1. 1. Jacob (Miller Schenck (Shank) (Schenk)) Jr. 1819–1889 m. Barbara Beery 1824–1868
    1. 1. Isaac (S.) Shank 1863–1912 m. Sophia (Emma) Brenneman 1864–1952 m. Rebecca (Jane) Smith 1859–1884
      1. 1. Jake Shenk 1888–1960 m. Barbara Culp 1893–1963
        1. 1. Nellie (Christena) Shenk 1914–1985 m. Carl (H Heinrich) III 1909–1993
        2. 2. Roland (A) Shenk 1917–1948
        3. 3. Warren (Gordon) Shenk 1921–1994
        4. 4. Mary (Alice) Shenk 1918–2004 m. Vernon (N.) Hertzler 1917–2005
        5. 5. Merlin (Isaac) Shenk 1913–2005
        6. 6. Oral (Jacob) Shenk 1924–2013
        7. 7. Timothy (Laurel) Shenk 1926–2010
        8. 8. Esther (Jeanette) Shenk 1929– m. Milo (Jay) Bastian 1931–2019
        9. 9. Edward (Laverne) Shenk 1933–1998
        10. 10. Infant (Daughter) Shenk 1918–1918
        11. 11. Cretora (Odessa) Alexander 1928–2021 m. Roland (H Alexander) Jr 1925–
        12. 12. Lester (Eugene) Shenk 1929–2018
      2. 2. Susanna (Rebecca) Diller 1886–1972
      3. 3. Ira (A) Shank 1890–1983
      4. 4. Laura (A) Shank 1892–1989
      5. 5. Otto (B) Shank 1894–1977
      6. 6. Ellen (Irene) Shenk 1896–1988
      7. 7. E (C) Shenk 1898–1973 m. Lois (Eva) Griffith 1910–1995 m. Florence (Arvilla) Ehernman 1901–1988
        1. 1. Lucille (Irene) Shenk 1928–2013 m. Robert (Arnold) Busdiecker 1930–1969
      8. 8. Effie (M) Shank 1900–1967
      9. 9. Noah (Otis) Shenk 1905–1967
      10. 10. Timothy (Henry Schenck) (Shenk) 1908–1989
      11. 11. Elmer (Jane Schenck) (Shenk) 1884–1949
      12. 12. Rhuda (R) Shank 1902–1925
    2. 2. Amos (Hurr) Shank 1865–1940
    3. 3. Lydia Shank 1856–1898
    4. 4. Rebecca (Jane Schenck) (Shank) 1853–1914
    5. 5. Erasmus (Coffman) Shank 1861–1943
    6. 6. Jacob (Beery) Shenk 1858–1919
    7. 7. Anna (E. Schenck) (Shank) 1844–1868
    8. 8. Noah (Shank) Dr. 1847–1880
    9. 9. Margaret ((Mary) Magdalen) Shank 1849–1925
    10. 10. John Shank 1843–1845

Jacob Shank's Timeline

4 Records

1793
29 Jan 1793
Birth of Jacob Reiff Shank in Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1793
29 Jan 1793
Birth of Jacob Reiff Shank in Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1871
29 May 1871
Age 78
Death of Jacob Reiff Shank in Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1879
29 May 1879
Age 86
Death of Jacob Reiff Shank in Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Edom, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1871
    Event Place: Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1879
    Event Place: Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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