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Jacob William Shank 1840–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1840

Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Sep 1926

Death Location: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia

Father: George SHANK

Mother: Catherine Wendel

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Jacob William Shank was born in 1840 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, the child of George Washington Shank And Catherine A Wendel. Jacob William Shank passed away in 1926 in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Jacob William Shank was born in 1840 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, the child of George Washington Shank And Catherine A Wendel.
  • Jacob William Shank passed away in 1926 in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia.

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Jacob Shank's Ancestors

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Jacob Shank
1840–1926
Birth Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
George Washington SHANK
1819–1900
Virginia
Catherine (A.) Wendel
1816–1906
Virginia
Grandparents
Jacob Shank
1790–1857
New Jersey, USA
Margaret (Ann) Smoot
1790–1870
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Shank
1770–1815
Katharine Summers
1770–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Shank
1737–1856
Caroline Hertzog
1806–1814

Jacob Shank's Timeline

2 Records

1840
6 Mar 1840
Birth of Jacob William Shank in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
1926
13 Sep 1926
Age 86
Death of Jacob William Shank in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia
Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1840
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1926
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia

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